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From: dciem!gandalf!oheare@cs.utexas.edu (David O'Heare)
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Subject: Re: A Look at Moderator's Phone Bill
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Pat:

In the look at your phone bill, you say:

> I own all my telephones with the exception of one 2-line single turn
> button set (lift the left plunger for hold) which belongs to AT&T. So
> I get a bill every three months from AT&T Consumer Products, Inc. for
> the lease of that phone -- about $20.00. I should go buy a new two
> line phone from Radio Shack and give theirs back.

Is it possible to buy one of these phones? I assume it's a 500-style
set with a turn button -- I would dearly love to have one of those so
I could get rid of the poor-quality thing I've got.

Any ideas on where a poor Canadian might get one (Ma Bell's reps claim
to not know about them)?


Dave O'Heare    oheare@gandalf.ca   +1 613 723 6500


[Moderator's Note: AT&T is selling off quite a bit of their inventory
of phones and related stuff. I do not think they are selling the one
button, two-line phones. In fact I am almost positive you can only
lease them, and that you must be in the USA to do that.    PAT]