Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!wuarchive!texbell!vector!telecom-gateway From: pyrdc!lighthouse!lighthouse.com!rock@uunet.uu.net (Roger Rock Rosner) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Residential 800 Service? Message-ID: Date: 17 Sep 89 17:32:34 GMT Sender: news@vector.Dallas.TX.US Organization: Lighthouse Design, Ltd. Lines: 18 Approved: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 384, message 5 of 5 In article clements@bbn.com writes: >This has been bothering me for a few days now. Could someone please explain >why in the world one would want an 800 number in one's home? >[Moderator's Note: Depending on the time of day and other circumstances, >an 800 number is less expensive than an incoming call on a Calling Card. In fact, it can be significantly cheaper. My company has found Sprint 800 service compares very favorably with daytime direct dial rates, and furthermore installation of the service is free until next month (however there is a $10/month fee). Thus for families with members widely dispersed, the personal 800 number makes a lot of practical sense. rrr P.S. I have no business connections with Sprint...