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From: 0002003441@mcimail.com (Paul Wilczynski)
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Subject: 800 Service May Not Be Best Deal
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Jerry Leichter (LEICHTER-JERRY@CS.YALE.EDU) <leichter@lrw.com> writes ...

>Another alternative I've considered is getting an 800 number and
>having the site I talk to poll me.  (They aren't able to pick up the
>costs of a direct call.)  The residential 800 services seem to be
>pretty cheap, but I'm not sure if they will work in-state, and if so
>how they would be billed.  Anyone know?

I don't know if the per-minute rates for residential 800 service are
different from those for business 800 service, but my AT&T service
costs $.25/minute for in-Massachusetts (less for other states).  At
that rate, it may not be your best deal.


Paul Wilczynski