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From: dorl@vms.macc.wisc.edu (Michael (NMI))
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Subject: Re: Two Residential Phones; Same Address and 'Owner'; One Bill?
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Date: 10 Oct 90 13:30:22 GMT
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In article <13164@accuvax.nwu.edu>, henry@garp.mit.edu (Henry Mensch)
writes...

>I get two bills for my home phones.  It seems pointless (I mail the
>payments in the same envelope, etc).  It seems reasonable to ask NET
>to bill them together.  Any reasons why I shouldn't do this?  Any
>reason why they wouldn't do this?

I ordered a second line for my home the other day and was confronted
with the same situation.  The agent asked if I wanted one bill or two.
I replied that I did not care.  She then asked what kind of service I
wanted.  I told her I wanted 60 calls (our other phone is unlimited)
and she said in that case, the two bill plan would be cheaper.  I
suspect that if I had ordered the same kind of service they would have
combined the bills.  Our phone book has a very good explanation of
rates but no mention of this anomaly is included.

Makes about as much sense as the $0.01 refund check my daughter got
from Wisc Bell last week with $0.45 postage.


Michael Dorl              (608) 262-0466  fax (608) 262-4679
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