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From: motcid!sirakide@uunet.uu.net (Dean Sirakides)
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Subject: Re: Choosing No Long Distance Carrier (was: I Have no LDC)
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Date: 15 Jun 90 14:09:00 GMT
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In article <8173@accuvax.nwu.edu> brian@apt.bungi.com (Brian
Litzinger) writes:

>Well, the PacBell representative I spoke with disagrees.  He said that
>I must choose a default long distance carrier.  He even showed my the
>form he was filling out, and under long distance carriers was: AT&T,
>MCI, Sprint ... However, None, was nowhere to be found.  There wasn't
>even a blank line or other field.

I've signed up for service through Illinois Bell on two separate
occasions.  The first time was about three years ago. The account rep
asked all the usual questions about features and packages (one of
which was unmeasured service!) and then came to the "time to choose
your default LD carrier".  She claimed AT&T would be the "simple"
choice because the billing would be combined.  In any case, she said I
must choose a carrier.

I've recently (~4 wks) set up service again.  This time when we
reached the LD question I got a different response.  The rep said she
could not sign me up for a carrier. What she did do was read me a list
of the "biggies" and offered me the 800 number of which ever company I
wanted.  Consequently, since I have a hoard of calling cards, I have
no default LD carrier.

P.S. The set up cost me $55 and I was given three available numbers to
choose from (I was told only business lines can request numbers).  I
was also asked during the feature questions "if I had the phones with
the buttons or the dial!!!"


Dean Sirakides              |    Motorola Cellular Group    
 ...uunet!motcid!sirakide    |    Arlington Heights, IL
      Of course I speak for myself, not my employer...