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From: cambler@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (Fubar's Carbonated Hormones)
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Subject: Re: *Long* Phone Calls -- What Does Ma Think?
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Date: 13 Nov 90 09:48:59 GMT
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John Higdon <john@bovine.ati.com> recently informed us:

>"Andrew M. Boardman" <amb@ai.mit.edu> writes:
>>   - Since some uucp sites have so much traffic that they can
>>     spend days on one call anyway, has anyone ever heard of
>>     previous telco complaints in this area?

>I have never heard of this happening. I am familiar with some larger
>sites in the area, and while the modems may be off hook a major
>portion of the time, it is never with one call.  The longest UUCP
>calls last on the order of 20 minutes. Besides, a business would be
>measured and telco couldn't care less -- the meter would be running.

Well, I run a Usenet carrying BBS. The incoming line is measured
service residential, and the outgoing line is flat-rate residential. I
told the telco-order-taking-being that the measured service number
would be for a *HOBBY* BBS (read: not business), and would never be
called out on. Fine.  I even got a personalized number (54-FUBAR...
waited a year for the previous "occupant" to "vacate" ... even offered
him $50 to swap ... but I digress).  The outgoing line is for UUCP
connections at 2400MNP (4800). While I don't carry a full feed, the
calls HAVE been known to go up to 30 hours a shot.  At one point, I
can recall a transfer that went for three days (had been down for a
while, and news was queueing up as fast as I could get it). This was
all GTE, and I have since moved to San Luis Obispo, where we have
Pac*Bell.  Longest call here has been on the order of eight hours. But
I can forsee such long calls again.

On another aspect, my feed has told me that if I buy a pair of
telebits, he'll run SLIP for me ... so I *WOULD* be on the phone 99%
of the time ... but remember, this is all a hobby. I take no money
for my BBS ... so what do you think the phone*co would say?


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