Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!accuvax.nwu.edu!nucsrl!telecom-request From: lars@salt.acc.com (Lars J Poulsen) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: GTE vs Pac*Bell (Was: How Do I Rotary?) Message-ID: <1938@accuvax.nwu.edu> Date: 7 Dec 89 17:39:23 GMT Sender: news@accuvax.nwu.edu Reply-To: Lars J Poulsen Organization: Advanced Computer Communications, Santa Barbara, California Lines: 50 Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 9, Issue 560, message 3 of 7 In article <1810@accuvax.nwu.edu>, lars@salt.acc.com (Lars J Poulsen) writes: >> I am amazed that people put up with such rip-offs, and THEN talk about >> how bad GTE is. In article <1896@accuvax.nwu.edu> john@zygot.ati.com (John Higdon) writes: >Yes, but what do you pay monthly for a phone? I'll bet it's higher >than my rate. Of course, I probably actually pay more because I have >Commstar (home Centrex) which you can't get on unmeasured lines. Neah! I pay $23.50/month for two lines, one tone service with 1+ provided by ATT, and one which is supposed to be pulse-only, with 1+ dialing disabled. The two lines busy-forward to each other. This includes unlimited local calling (but not 6% sales tax). I have considered replacing the second line with a 3002 leased circuit to my place of work (my wife works there too); GTE offered at no extra cost to make the line end-to-end metallic. The distance is 3.2 miles (served by same CO) and I think I could run 56kbps on that circuit. The main reason I'm not doing it, is that I'd have to pay for a terminal server port card on the receiving end (system manager says "all ports are taken"). The cost of such a leased line would be about $150 to install and $23.50/month. I find these rates very reasonable. Especially when I read in TELECOM Digest about people that pay over $35/month for a single residential line. And I have no desire to get CommStar. I'd MUCH rather install a KX-308. I have: - one phone in the kitchen - one cordless in the master bedroom - one more in the master bedroom because my wife hates the sound quality on the cordless (Radio Shack alarm clock radio phone combo). - one phone in my study connected to the main number - one phone in the study connected to the modem line - two modems (one on each line) - an answering machine serving both lines With a Centrex service I'd have to have at least 6 lines to get what I want. That's 4 more than I have now. Even where GTE offers measured service, this would be at least $40/month. That would buy me a PBX in a year. / Lars Poulsen (800) 222-7308 or (805) 963-9431 ext 358 ACC Customer Service Affiliation stated for identification only My employer probably would not agree if he knew what I said !!