NTT Phone Line

[OLLITROP]

When I was stationed in Japan and lived off-base I "bought" a phone line from another service member. When I moved on base I never re-sold the rights to that line.

I am trying to find a phone number for NTT East so I can inquire about getting proof of that phone line so I can re-sell it. The problem is the only number the have posted is a toll free number (0120), so I can't call it from the US.

Does anyone know of another number I can use to contact their English customer service department?

The phone number they have listed now is: 0120-364-463 (9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday)

[FG Lurker]

When I was stationed in Japan and lived off-base I "bought" a phone line from another service member. When I moved on base I never re-sold the rights to that line.

I am trying to find a phone number for NTT East so I can inquire about getting proof of that phone line so I can re-sell it. The problem is the only number the have posted is a toll free number (0120), so I can't call it from the US.

Does anyone know of another number I can use to contact their English customer service department?

The phone number they have listed now is: 0120-364-463 (9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday)

Unfortunately you're screwed. NTT rents lines now so no one buys them anymore. NTT also dramatically lowered the price of the lines (they may be free by now actually) and of course paid no compensation to anyone who paid the ~75,000yen price.

[Yokohammer]

Unfortunately you're screwed. NTT rents lines now so no one buys them anymore. NTT also dramatically lowered the price of the lines (they may be free by now actually) and of course paid no compensation to anyone who paid the ~75,000yen price.

I've been wondering how they managed to get away with that. No matter how I figure it, it comes out as a scam of monumental proportions.

[FG Lurker]

I've been wondering how they managed to get away with that. No matter how I figure it, it comes out as a scam of monumental proportions.

TIJ... Japanese people just rolled over and took it up the ass. Incredible scam, just one more reason why I hate NTT.

[james]

i also have no use for ntt. bought my line, used, about 10 years ago when i had my school built, i think i paid about 6 man for it and it's of course absolutely worthless now.

since having gotten a fibre connexion for internet i don't even need it for dsl access anymore, so i'm finally going to cancel my service and d/c my land line. it's not a major expense but i have a keitai, so people can call me on that and i see no need to continue giving them money for something i'm not using.

i make very few outgoing calls. also, it's become something of a serious pain in the ass to have people calling me, often telemarketers, and having to get up and go to the phone when i'm busy when i have the keitai on me already.

[GomiGirl]

Is there any benefit to having a home phone line?

[Taro Toporific]

Is there any benefit to having a home phone line?

A land line provides a separate and slightly better phone connection during natural disasters.

Also the NTT land line has a separate DC power source (with huge UPS batteries) that's different from the electric power company which tends to survive ice storms and typhoons much better than TEPCO.
(Back home in Colorado, we keep a land line just to "borrow" the 48V DC power of the telephone when the electric grid goes down.)

[OLLITROP]

Thanks for the replies. That does sound like a huge scam. Oh well. Thanks again!

[Mike Oxlong]

I remember buying a line from one of the discount companies that popped up about 10 years ago, and then having some three-way call with NTT and my ISP to get everything hooked up. For some reason the NTT rep on the line couldn't find my info, and said there was no way I even had a line, as they couldn't be bought for the paltry sum of three man yen. Everything got sorted in the end, but looking back now, even that bargain seems like highway robbery...

[rooboy]

As I was when I bought an NTT line as a newbie and was gipped by a cunt of an American. He was my first boss and as Amricans say he nickeled and dimed me. I laughed when his school went under after I left.

I got back at NTT buy not paying bills until they cut me off which didn't fucking matter because I had a mobile.

[Coligny]

A land line provides a separate and slightly better phone connection during natural disasters.

Also the NTT land line has a separate DC power source (with huge UPS batteries) that's different from the electric power company which tends to survive ice storms and typhoons much better than TEPCO.
(Back home in Colorado, we keep a land line just to "borrow" the 48V DC power of the telephone when the electric grid goes down.)

Yeah... wouldn't bet on that kind of safety for too long... Effectively, before... all phones switches and hardware were 48V, and every piece of equipment was backed up with 4 automobile batteries (12v) allowing them to run for an average of 1 week. Also requiring special electrical certification for the technician (voltage over 24V). We got a biblical storm in France for the year 2000 and even in Paris some of the relays used nearly all their backup power before something could be done.

Nowadays... with all them voice over IP migration happening in the background (not the good word, can't remember the one I want)... Basically you got some HP/Compaq Proliant with Cisco stickers and dark grey paint scheme doing all the stuff (under windows 200x no less)... Beside, in Japan, in case of quake... you can be sure that a good number of the exposed phone wires will be destroyed...