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Subject: Re: Interesting use of 900 Service
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Date: 21 Mar 90 04:19:45 GMT
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 10, Issue 189, Message 6 of 10


>Lotus Corporation has announced a 900 number for technical assistance
>for its PC based product 1-2-3. 

Yeah, sure... I can imagine me placing a 900 call from my office phone
to a service like this. We've already gotten threatening memos about
calling 900 or 976 numbers. (Every call we make causes a printer to
print the extension it came from and the telephone # called, along
with date/time.)

My employer will be convinced I'm calling up Dan Quayle's Nintendo Tip
Line.

I hope other vendors don't use this scheme or if they do, still offer
other maintenance arrangements.


Ken Weaverling - Systems Administrator |  Internet: weave@sun.acs.udel.edu
Delaware Technical & Community College |  Voice:    +1 302 573 5460