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From: tel@cdsdb1.att.com (Thomas E Lowe)
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Subject: Re: Cheap Cellular Phones
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Date: 9 Nov 89 03:36:09 GMT
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I recently posted requests for people having experience with "Cheap
Cellular Phones" from Jersey Cellular.  I received one reply which is
below.

 From jgy@hrmso.att.com Wed Nov  1 09:34 EST 1989
 To: hound!tel
 Subject: re: jersey cellular (cheep phones)

Tom,

I bought the $288, NEC 3700 at jersey cellar yesterday and thought I'd
give you a few comments;

The total bill was $437; Price does not include installation (75-100)
or an antenna (50-100).

Rates went up at 4:30pm yesterday (right after I got mine), the
selection of plans were:

"Advantage": $29 per month AND 55 cents per minute PEAK, 35 NON-PEAK
"Alternate Heavy usage": $49 per month AND 40 cents per minute PEAK &
NON-PEAK "Alternate Off Peak": $15 per month AND 75 cents per minute
PEAK, 25 NON-PEAK

PEAK hours are 0700 - 2100 (yuck!)

They talked me into the advantage plan, on reflection the $14
difference would pay for 70 minutes of peak calling ( 1400 / ( 75 - 55 ) ).
You can change plans for $10.00

Finally, if you decide to get a phone from them consider the following
offer:

If I give them your name as a referral when you sign up they will give
me a $50.00 credit to my account, If you want to do this I'll give you
$25.00, fair ?

Once signed up you'll have the same opportunity of course.

John Young

p.s.
They said installation would take 45 minutes, it took an little over 1 hour.


Tom Lowe    tel@hound.ATT.COM or  att!hound!tel     201-949-0428
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