Path: utzoo!telecom-request Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1991 01:10:02 GMT From: Jiro Nakamura Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Important Changes in Sprint Plus Rates Message-ID: Organization: Shaman Consulting 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 495, Message 4 of 10 Lines: 36 In article Tad.Cook@ssc.uucp writes: > I checked with the Sprint operator, and to call anywhere in the USA > the night rate is 13 cents, and the evening rate is 14 cents. So with > 20% off that, I will pay 11.2 cents per minute during the evening, and > only 10.4 cents at night. Not bad. With Reach Out America, the night/weekend rate is a steady $6.60 per hour. The ROA evening rate is 15% off the standard day rate. If you use ROA's 24hour plan, you get 25% off the standard day rate. For example: From Ithaca NY (607-277) to Palo Alto California (415-326) (AT&T does not have a set rate, it varies with "mileage", ut this is the most *expensive* it gets, domestic, I think). Time Period Standard (/min) Standard ROA Basic 24hr Wkd 8am-5pm 24c + 25c $14.99/hr $13.49 (22c) Wkd 5pm-11pm 14c +15c $8.99 $7.64 (12.7c) $6.74 (11.2c) Wkd 11pm-8am 13c +14c $8.39 $6.60 (11.0c) $6.60 (11.0c) Wknd 13c +14c $8.39 $6.60 (11.0c) $6.60 (11.0c) The cent figures in () are estimated over an hour. The monthly charge for ROA is $6.80. With that, you get one hour of night/weekend calls "free." The monthly charge for ROA-24 is $7.80 with an hour free. I am currently using ROA-24. It makes a lot of sense for me. I'm surprised to see that with it, AT&T is almost equal to Sprint+, witn a small difference of .2 cents. I personally like AT&T a lot. Jiro Nakamura jiro@shaman.com Shaman Consulting +1 607 277-1440 Voice/Fax/Data