Path: utzoo!telecom-request Date: Thu, 25 Apr 1991 07:10:20 GMT From: David Fiedler Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: New MCI Sleaze or Just a Mistake? Message-ID: Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services UNIX System 408 241-9760 Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 307, Message 12 of 12 Lines: 28 edsr!tantalum!bonzo@uunet.uu.net (Matt L. Armstrong) writes: > us (he's been pretty good about not impersonating me lately ...), my > guess as to the explanation is this: MCI has sent this note hoping to > get me (aka J. Random Citizen) to switch to their service by tempting > me with the prestige of having my own 800 number which has, > conveniently enough, already been established. I just started dealing with MCI (because of their new Preferred program) so I hope not. It does sound rather like overzealous marketing. > Curious question: Is this number by any chance used by more than one > customer such that MCI uses the "security code" to differentiate > between destination numbers, or is MCI just filling up 800 number > space? Yes on your first guess. They call it "private 800" service. If you dial an incorrect security code, and you get someone else, do they pay? And then complain to MCI about it? And then MCI pulls the whole shebang? I guess we'll find out. David Fiedler UUCP:{ames,mrspoc,hoptoad}!infopro!david AIR: N3717R "Video for Computer Professionals" BIX: fiedler Internet: fiedler@netcom.com USMail:InfoPro Systems, PO Box 220 Rescue CA 95672 Phone:916/677-5870 FAX:-5873