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From: zweig@cs.uiuc.edu (Johnny Zweig)
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Subject: AT&T Universal Calling Card Number Unhipness
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Date: 11 Jan 91 17:51:27 GMT
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I have had my AT&T Universal card for six months now (if memory
serves; I ordered it the same day I read about it in
comp.dcom.telecom) and have continually had trouble getting the number
to work with _any_ long distance company other than AT&T. This
includes MCI, Sprint and a couple of other carriers in the US and
Canada.

My understanding was that there was some kind of mechanism for
distributing calling card numbers (my Illinois Bell number for my home
phone works fine) -- does anyone know why the numbers for AT&T
Universal VISA cards aren't distributed?  It seems kind of like a
you-must-use-AT&T-long-distance-you-measly-mortal ploy to me (since I
have 10ATT0'ed on numerous occasions to save my 10% at phone booths).