Path: utzoo!telecom-request Date: 20 Jun 91 07:39:12 GMT From: Steve Vance Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: How to Connect (Cheaply) From Marin to Berkeley? Message-ID: Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, Sausalito, CA 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 472, Message 4 of 11 Lines: 23 In article rstanton@leland.stanford.edu (Richard Stanton) writes: > I've just moved to Larkspur in Marin, and will be spending a lot of > time connected to a computer in Berkeley. To do this directly costs > 21c/10c per minute on Pacific Bell. I can cut this by about 60% using > one of their calling plans, but it will still be a lot of money if I > stay connected for a few hours every day. I had the "Call Bonus" to Berkeley plan when I worked there (I live in San Rafael), but didn't call for several hours a day. I think you could set up an RCF link, with the distances involved. Call the PacBell business office for new BUSINESS service, and get a "Remote Call Forwarding" service set up in Richmond, pointing at your Berkeley number. Then, it's a local call for you from Larkspur to Richmond, and a local forward from Richmond to Berkeley. Total cost: about $18 a month, plus one cent per minute for the call from Larkspur to Richmond. Steve Vance {hplabs,lll-winken,pacbell}!well!stv stv@well.sf.ca.us