Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!snorkelwacker!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!mailrus!accuvax.nwu.edu!nucsrl!telecom-request From: john@bovine.ati.com (John Higdon) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Radio Shack CT-102 Message-ID: <9658@accuvax.nwu.edu> Date: 11 Jul 90 08:47:25 GMT Sender: news@accuvax.nwu.edu Reply-To: John Higdon Organization: Green Hills and Cows Lines: 26 Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 10, Issue 478, Message 2 of 13 Lars Poulsen writes: > (1) Is the CPUC ruling a "state law" ? > (2) When the "service commitment does not apply", which price applies ? For practical purposes the CPUC ruling is law. RS cannot require you to sign up for service when you buy the unit. > If I can buy the phone for $299 with no strings attached, I might > spring for it, just to be able to take it with when travelling. (Would > I be eligible for roamer service if I did not have a subscription > active at home ? What is the cheapest base subscription anywhere in > the country if I needed a "phantom home" ?) You must have service from someone somewhere before you can roam. This is necessary for your unit to have a unique telephone number that isn't on a reject list. Besides price, be sure that your "token" home system has roaming agreements with the carriers you want in the areas you want. For instance, I have been told that LA Cellular has roaming agreements with almost no one. This can make roaming a real chore outside of the greater LA area. John Higdon | P. O. Box 7648 | +1 408 723 1395 john@bovine.ati.com | San Jose, CA 95150 | M o o !