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From: jjwcmp@ultb.isc.rit.edu (Jeff Wasilko)
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Subject: Re: Cell Phone Roaming/Daily Activation Fee
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Date: 17 Aug 90 21:21:42 GMT
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Peter B. Hayward asked about avoiding the $3/day roaming charge...

One possible solution is a feature called MSNR (Mobile Subscriber Non
Resident), that is generally available on Ericsson switches.

This feature maps your home city number to a local number. So, when
you are in the other city, you can receive calls to your 'other city'
number normally. Placing calls generally involves a slightly different
dialing pattern (ten digits for local calls and eleven digits for LD).
Since you are essentially a customer of the 'other city', you'd need
to make arrangements for billing. This way, you avoid the roaming
charge and high per minute rates.

While most Ericsson switches provdies this feature, I haven't found
many companies that offer it. It never hurts to ask...


Jeff

Disclaimer: I used to be a CS rep for a cellular company.

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