Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!accuvax.nwu.edu!nucsrl!telecom-request From: "Jeff A. Duffel" Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Make Sprint Put it in Writing! Message-ID: <11507@accuvax.nwu.edu> Date: 30 Aug 90 08:31:53 GMT Sender: news@accuvax.nwu.edu Organization: Sacramento Public Access Unix, Sacramento, Ca. Lines: 38 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 607, Message 3 of 11 In article <11386@accuvax.nwu.edu> John Higdon writes: >Er -- excuse me. My Sprint bill, which includes all calls made on all >of my lines, plus all calls made with my F(O)ON card appears to be >laser-printed on Sprint letterhead, is sent from an out-of-state >address and bears no mention of Pacific Bell. In addition, the bill >envelope is usually stuffed with slick Sprint promotional stuff -- and >again no mention of Pacific Bell. Don't be so quick to jump on him, as a matter of fact, most residential US Sprint subscribers including 1+ dialing and 'Easy Access' dialing (Pac*Bell coined that phrase, I prefer 'Equal Access') are billed through Pac*Bell. However, phone card and business customers are billed directly through Sprint. Since 800-877 is FGD, I don't see how they can tell the difference between the calls, whether they are EA or FON card. They billed a bunch of phreaks about two years ago for using the 'Sprint Backdoor' where phreaks would call 800-877 (and some other 800-xxx's) and simply hold down the pound sign and dial their number and they did this thru Pac*Bell from what I understand. This was when they were first installing the poundable hangup feature which was obviously buggy. >Are you SURE Pac*Bell does the billing for Sprint? I have received a >bill directly from Sprint since my account was absorbed from US >Telecom, previous to which time I received a bill directly from THEM. >The only Sprint calls I am aware of that are billed by Pac*Bell are >those made by customers who don't have a Sprint account. Of course he's sure, do you think he dreamed it all up? Not everyone's case is exactly like yours. Jeff Duffel @ SAC-UNIX Sacramento, California Internet: jad@sactoh0.SAC.CA.US UUCP: ames!pacbell!sactoh0!jad