>>4650
>Scenario 1. You're inside of a business phone network and need to dial out—on long distance.
Dial 9 to get an outside line, then dial 1 then the area code, then the number.
>Scenario 2. You're in a hotel and need to place a long-distance call but without incurring the hotel's long-distance tolls.
There are two non phreak options.
1. Dial 9 to get an outside line. Then dial the 1-800 number for the phone card you bought before leaving home and follow the prompts to place your call.
2. Dial 9 to get an outside line. Dial 0 to speak to an operator and place a collect call.
Collect calls were cool. We used to work out fake names as code to use payphones for free. So if your friend needed a ride they'd tell the operator their name was Harold Thompson. So then when you friend gets a call from the operator and she says,"This is an operator from MCI. You have a collect call from Harold Thompson, do you accept the charges?" He just says, "no, screw that asshole," and hops in his car to pick you up.
Also, both of the above could be circumvented with either a blue box or a well placed gold box. A well placed gold box can solve just about any phone problem.