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From: drears@pica.army.mil (Dennis G. Rears (FSAC))
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Subject: Call Setup With Sprint
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Date: 10 Dec 90 17:30:04 GMT
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  I have been a subscriber to Sprint for about a year now.  I am
generally satisified with their service but I have been having trouble
with some things.  First, it takes so long to set up a call.  On calls
to Austrailia, It takes 40-60 seconds from the time the last digit is
dial until the connection is actually made.  On stateside calls maybe
a full 10 seconds.  Is this normal?  Also about 30% of the calls to
Austrailia, the quality is terrible; there is a terrible echo.  Is
this the fault of Sprint or Austrailia Telecom?  On bad calls, I hang
up immediatley and call the LD operator.  She reconnects me and the
sound is great.  How can the Sprint LD operator connect me so fast but
I can do it myself.

  On a unrelated note ... Is there anyway I can get the local phone
company (NJ Bell) or anyone to give me a list of all the unassigned
numbers for a particular prefix?  I actually need such a list for
three prefixes.  Failing that is there a service where I can get the
assigned number for a particular prefix.


dennis