Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!accuvax.nwu.edu!nucsrl!telecom-request From: John Higdon Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Make Sprint Put it in Writing! Message-ID: <11570@accuvax.nwu.edu> Date: 31 Aug 90 07:57:17 GMT Sender: news@accuvax.nwu.edu Reply-To: John Higdon Organization: Green Hills and Cows Lines: 49 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 610, Message 11 of 11 "Jeff A. Duffel" writes: > 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. I didn't "jump" on him, I was simply asking. There is a difference. I have examined my Sprint bill and have found the phrase "COMMERCIAL DIAL 1 SERVICE" at the top of each page. I had never noticed that before and certainly had never set the account up that way. First, it's a residence account, and second, it is a secondary "casual dial" account. Perhaps the "commercial" designation happened when they took it over from US Telecom. > >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. Every one of my friends has or has had a Sprint account. Every one of them was billed by Sprint. Many of my clients have Sprint accounts. All of them are billed by Sprint. Of at least twenty accounts, I know of no one who pays from their Pac*Bell bill. This is hardly a parochial observation and in light of that I think that my questions were valid. No one's comments on this forum (including mine, the Moderator's or anyone else's) are the revealed word of God. When someone makes a catagorical statement that differs from imperical evidence, questions with the attendant claifications are in order. I'm sorry if you took offense at my questions; apparently the original poster did not and answered them to my satisfaction. That, for your information, is what this whole exercise is all about. John Higdon | P. O. Box 7648 | +1 408 723 1395 john@bovine.ati.com | San Jose, CA 95150 | M o o ! [Moderator's Note: Speak for yourself, John! Did I see my name taken in vain above? I rely exclusively on Rev. Bob Dobbs for my truth. If he says its true, then I print it here in the Digest. :) PAT]