# Calling Time and Weather **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 16, 2012, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-time-and-weather/613038 "2012-02-16T16:17:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![erasmus43](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bbce88/32.png) [@erasmus43](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erasmus43)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-time-and-weather/613038/1 "2012-02-16T16:17:48Z")
Months ago. in the 301 area code in Maryland,I could dial 301-TI4-2525 to hear the time or 301-WE6-1212 to hear a weather report. Those numbers no longer work for me. Have these telephone services really been dropped? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-time-and-weather/613038/2 "2012-02-16T16:22:42Z")
There was a lot of media coverage last year over Verizon’s decision to drop these free services, which they apparently have finally done. > **[Ask Liz: Verizon Time & Weather Services](https://www.nbcwashington.com/on-nbc4/as-seen-on/ask-liz-verizon-time-weather-services/2099611/)** > > When and why is the Verizon time and weather phone service disappearing? ---
**Author:** ![erasmus43](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bbce88/32.png) [@erasmus43](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erasmus43)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-time-and-weather/613038/3 "2012-02-16T16:35:03Z")
Cooking: Thanks for the so-rapid response. Very impressive. ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-time-and-weather/613038/4 "2012-02-16T23:53:39Z")
Well, I kept hearing about it, like it was news or something. In particular there was a very small company that provided the weather forecasts who probably went out of business as a result. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-time-and-weather/613038/5 "2012-02-16T23:56:23Z")
We had WE6-1212 (weather) and 844-1414 (time) in Milwaukee as well, but I don’t think they’ve been working for the last 5 or 10 years. ---
**Author:** ![StephenG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@StephenG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StephenG)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-time-and-weather/613038/6 "2012-02-17T02:21:55Z")
In the Boston area, dialing NERVOUS (637-8687, apparently?) would get you the time. I haven’t tried it in 20 years (since before 10-digit dialing!). ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-time-and-weather/613038/7 "2012-02-17T02:46:14Z")
> [@StephenG](#): > > In the Boston area, dialing NERVOUS (637-8687, apparently?) would get you the time. I haven’t tried it in 20 years (since before 10-digit dialing!). These days, I believe Norvus picks up and asks for a pint of blood. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-time-and-weather/613038/8 "2012-02-17T06:30:07Z")
My gosh, over here in my quadrant of the galaxy, we haven’t had dial-up time and weather like that for Og-knows how many years! (This is mostly AT&T territory.) I’m gafferblasted to read here that it has recently still existed anywhere.