I realize that this is a radio board, but over the past few weeks, the Verizon Weather Service @ 617.936.1212 has not been picking up with the latest weather forecast. It simply rings and rings and rings and........ Have they discontinued the weather service. I've also noticed that the audio on the Time and Temperature Service (617.637.1212) seems a little low, compared to the 10 second tone. Any ideas?
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Weather 617.936.1212, kaput?
- Thread starter pqgeorge
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I go right to WWV on the phone, for the time...
303-499-7111
303-499-7111
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musicman3355
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Wait... since when did Verizon have a weather service? Anyway, just get your weather at weather.gov... pretty accurate site.
Peter Q. George (K1XRB) said:
Perhaps Verizon could no longer find a vendor to staff it? WBZ still provides their Phone 4Cast at (617) 787-7372.
Weather - accuweather.com
animated radar, in real time, updated every 15 minutes
animated radar, in real time, updated every 15 minutes
More than about twenty years ago, the telephone time and weather services were reliable and infallible. They have declined over the past couple of decades since then. For a number of years, it has been difficult to get an answer on the weather service, or it sent you to the time service even though you dialed the weather. I wouldn't be surprised if Verizon finally discontinued the weather service, and is not properly maintaining the time service.
I worked for the phone company way back when it was NE Tel and Tel and part of my duties as a long distance operator was to record the weather forecast. It was updated every hour on the hour - 24/7/365 - back then the phone # was 617-936-1234 - that # just rings just like the 1212 # you are talking about. Not sure what the issue is with the time/weather #617-637-1212 - it is almost inaudible. Things just aren't the way they used to be!
Believe it or not, the 617.936.1212 number actually picked-up (around 2:15 PM) ...... BUT with a forecast dated June 30th at 9:00 PM. Tried again and it returned to the ringing with no pickup. Something tells me that the Weather Service has been discontinued. You'd think that they would have made some announcement. In Philly and LA, they did.
Oh well, progress..........
Oh well, progress..........
Peter Q. George (K1XRB) said:
Could be still working, but just very intermittent...
That's a shame. I used to use the old weather forecasts as a handy way of checking levels and/or nulls on my telephone hybrids at WZLY and WZBC.
FWIW, I think it was 617-936-XXXX and it could be any four digits that'd get you the weather forecast. I always just used 936-1234; I just tried that myself (from NY) and it gives the familiar "scratchy rings" that it always does, but as you say - nothing ever picks up.
FWIW, I think it was 617-936-XXXX and it could be any four digits that'd get you the weather forecast. I always just used 936-1234; I just tried that myself (from NY) and it gives the familiar "scratchy rings" that it always does, but as you say - nothing ever picks up.
aaronread said:
That was pretty much what I used the Weather Service or the Time Service for, in addition to their prime objectives. But even the Time Service (617.637.XXXX) has been failing at times, as well. The audio level is well below the the usual level that it used to be. Considering that Philadelphia and Los Angeles pulled their services a few years ago, I would not be surprised if Boston does the same. :/
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