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From: lyle@dimacs.rutgers.edu (Lyle A. McGeoch)
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Subject: MCI MasterPhone
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Date: 26 Jan 91 04:24:24 GMT
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 71, Message 7 of 7


Until now I've used AT&T (via my Bell Atlantic card) for my infrequent
calling card calls.  The MCI MasterPhone program, which has slightly
better rates and automatic billing to a MasterCard, seemed like a
reasonable way to save a bit.  No fee to sign-on, no extra bill to pay
each month... sounded great.  Well I just received the information
packet from them.  The catch turns out to be the laborious dialing
instructions:

	--- call their 800 number and wait for them to answer
	--- dial 0 plus the number you're calling, and wait for the tone
	--- dial your MasterCard number and PIN (20 digits)
	--- dial #

I can live without this nonsense.


Lyle A. McGeoch, Rutgers University, lyle@dimacs.rutgers.edu