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From: kabra437@athenanet.com (Ken Abrams)
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Subject: Re: Modem Leapfrog to Avoid Toll Charges
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Date: 12 Mar 90 22:28:14 GMT
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In article <4984@accuvax.nwu.edu> you write:

>Is it illegal to have two modems tied up to each other so that a person could
>call the one modem and bounce to another (3d) modem to avoid toll charges?

I doubt that this lash-up is illegal anywhere in the U.S.  It's
probably not worth the trouble to really find out.  If you think about
it for a few minutes, there are a couple of other (better) ways to
accomplish the same thing.  Redialers or call diverters are available
on the open market that will do what you want without the added cost
of the modems.

If the intermediate office in your example has call forwarding
available, it will also accomplish the same thing using only one line
instead of two.  The drawback of the above two options is that you are
locked into a single terminating number to call.  Guess your modem
option would allow you some flexibility.  The cost of two lines and
two modems seems a pretty high price to pay to avoid paying the
short-haul toll charges.


Ken Abrams                     uunet!pallas!kabra437
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