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From: bill@eedsp.gatech.edu (bill)
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Subject: McCaw "Nationlink" vs. Follow Me Roaming
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Date: 8 Nov 90 15:48:27 GMT
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Are Follow Me Roaming and McCaw's Nationlink the same thing?  I know
that they achieve the same effect for their member systems and users,
but are they in fact the same system?  If not, what organization
administers each and from where?

Also, if anyone has the time (or a scanner :-), a posting of the
cities to which Follow Me Roaming and Nationlink (respectively) is
available would be of interest to many here.  If it's a big listing,
perhaps our esteemed moderator would consider a special issue to post
it.

On a different note, I agree with PAT in that when people find out I
have a cellular phone they think I am rich or "hustle" on the side.  I
tell them that I am paying 18 dollars/month and 29 cents peak/22 cents
off-peak and then they understand that cellular isn't really so bad
(corporate rate from BellSouth in Atlanta).  I encourage others to
call their cellular provider to see if they qualify for scandalously
low rates by virtue of their working for a large employer (such as
U.S. or state gov't, or a big corporation).  Like our moderator, my
bill is RARELY over $40 and I use it at least twice a day.  


Bill Berbenich 
uucp: ...!{backbones}!gatech!eedsp!bill 
Georgia Tech, Atlanta Georgia, 30332 
internet: bill@eedsp.gatech.edu


[Moderator's Note: Like yourself, I get annoyed at people who see my
Radio Shack CT-301 handheld and ask me if I am (a) a seller of illicit
drugs or (b) a male prostitute on an outcall.  Whichever they ask me,
I usually tell them I am the other, and I always give them my 'direct
cell phone number' whenever they want to have a good time or buy
something from me: 911-6278.   PAT]