AnswerID: 279587 Submitted: Thursday, Jan 03, 2008 at 17:59
DIO
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Yeah, telephone directories on CD were even better than sliced bread. I always used the DTMS Australian Phone Disc. The most recent one ever made available was 2004 (I (stille) use it all the time) in conjunction with White Pages on the internet. As far as I know the reason given for stopping production was Telstra/White Pages enforced their copyright. Apparently the companies used to ship our telephone books o/seas, have them scanned/data entered and bring them back as a complete product. Really great too 'cause you could
search by number, partial number, post code, suburb, street, name, partial name etc etc. If you've got time or an office junior with little to do, you could try scanning the White Pages yourself. Could bve a tiring job though.
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FollowupID: 543787 Submitted:
Thursday, Jan 03, 2008 at 20:45
GaryInOz (Vic) posted:
It was ceased because of privacy concerns (ie being able to do a "reverse search" of a number and find out who owns it.) Also lost a bit of relevance with the introduction and subsequent widespread use of mobile numbers privately and for small businesses. Most major chains have a 1800 or 13/1300 number to cover
Australia.
Kenny Wilson, make a duplicate on a pocket drive/USB key ;-)
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FollowupID: 543794 Submitted:
Thursday, Jan 03, 2008 at 21:16
Member - JohnR (Vic)&Kath posted:
DIO, I still have a copy of that CD but don't use is often now it is getting more out of date. Yes it is still on the laptop and the desktop and helps sort out addresses.
GIO, it was Telstra taking the company to court that stopped them and they were given a date to desist by. They made sure that people knew about it so they would copy it and pass it on. The CD key was built in to default placing the key on the hard disk.
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