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From: allebrandi@inland.com (Tom Allebrandi)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: PRODIGY -----> Reviews wanted.....
Message-ID: <116.270c4547@inland.com>
Date: 5 Oct 90 08:33:11 GMT
References: <2062@unsvax.NEVADA.EDU> <90273.213159RFM@psuvm.psu.edu> <90274.131757JJL101@psuvm.psu.edu> <4466@apricot22.UUCP> <13219@leadsv.UUCP>
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In article <13219@leadsv.UUCP>, zech@leadsv.UUCP (Bill Zech) writes:
> Prodigy has "gone national" by hooking up with one of the common-
> carrier network companies.  So unless you live in the boonies, all
> calls should be local, in any of the 48 states. 

Which carrier? I know that you can get at Prodigy via Tymnet but that
doesn't mean you have local calls. None of the major data carrier
services - Tymnet, Sprintnet (aka Telenet), CompuServe - have local
numbers where I live. And I am only 40 miles outside of Chicago!

--- Tom
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