I moved to the hills in about 1974(?). There were enough lines and
phone numbers for everyone. Near the end of the 1970's, the BBS's
(bulleting board services) and garage ISP's arrived. Available phone
lines and numbers suddenly became scarce. In about 1994, the BBS and
garage ISP's moved into problem office buildings, which freed up quite
a few phone lines, which were immediately consumed by a student
population increase inspired by rapidly rising real estate costs. <https://www.biggestuscities.com/city/santa-cruz-california>
On 9/10/2026 10:46 AM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
I moved to the hills in about 1974(?). There were enough lines and
phone numbers for everyone. Near the end of the 1970's, the BBS's
(bulleting board services) and garage ISP's arrived. Available phone
lines and numbers suddenly became scarce. In about 1994, the BBS and
garage ISP's moved into problem office buildings, which freed up quite
a few phone lines, which were immediately consumed by a student
population increase inspired by rapidly rising real estate costs.
<https://www.biggestuscities.com/city/santa-cruz-california>
Dear Jeff,
Did you get a ...00 phone number for your landline?
Somehow, I managed
to get a home /landline/ number in Iceland that ends in 00, and you can
give me a call. As I don't live in Iceland anymore, this number is now >S.I.P. and I'll have to turn the "phone" on so give me some advance no-
tice before you attempt at calling me.
Alternatively, I can give you a call using my U.S. based S.I.P. number
and you'll merely have to tell me when is a good time to call you.
Best wishes, and happy phone numbers!--
On Fri, 25 Sep 2026 23:43:07 +0800, Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> wrote:
On 9/10/2026 10:46 AM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
I moved to the hills in about 1974(?). There were enough lines and
phone numbers for everyone. Near the end of the 1970's, the BBS's
(bulleting board services) and garage ISP's arrived. Available phone
lines and numbers suddenly became scarce. In about 1994, the BBS and
garage ISP's moved into problem office buildings, which freed up quite
a few phone lines, which were immediately consumed by a student
population increase inspired by rapidly rising real estate costs.
<https://www.biggestuscities.com/city/santa-cruz-california>
Dear Jeff,
Did you get a ...00 phone number for your landline?
No. I've had the same phone number since about 1974. It's in the
signature. However, it's no longer a "land line" using copper wires
from Ma Bell. It's been an Ooma VoIP number since Apr 2022. I use
Xfinity for internet connectivity. I've been retired since the end of
2020 and therefore do not need a reliable service. Best effort is sufficient.
Somehow, I managed
to get a home /landline/ number in Iceland that ends in 00, and you can
give me a call. As I don't live in Iceland anymore, this number is now
S.I.P. and I'll have to turn the "phone" on so give me some advance no-
tice before you attempt at calling me.
Ooma uses SIP (session initiation protocol). To make a SIP call, I
need to connect one of my SIP phones or adapters, and call direct.
However, I have ports 5060-5062 blocked because I got tired of having
my SIP phones probed and crashed.
Alternatively, I can give you a call using my U.S. based S.I.P. number
and you'll merely have to tell me when is a good time to call you.
At this time, I don't want to talk to anyone, especially if I need to reconstruct my SIP phone setup. I've been working on projects that
are going too slowly but which hopefully will end by November (or
December).
Best wishes, and happy phone numbers!
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