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From: edg@micropro.UUCP (Ed Greenberg)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: long distance companies (info requested)
Message-ID: <191@micropro.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 10-Dec-85 19:39:55 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec 10 19:39:55 1985
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Reply-To: edg@micropr.UUCP (Ed Greenberg)
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In article <947@osu-eddie.UUCP> mdf@osu-eddie.UUCP (Mark D. Freeman) writes:
>As for pay phones, and in fact any phone other than your own, there is an
>access number (generally starting with 950, which means that you get your
>quarter back) that you dial to get a computer tone, at which point you dial
>your Travel Code followed by the phone number you are trying to reach.  
>      ...
>                                                   (NOTE: in some areas
>the 950 number doesn't work, so you have to dial a "1-800" access number.
>Involves lots of digits, but you save $$$!)
>
>Mark D. Freeman			    

With SOME Long Distance carriers, the 800 number is more expensive than
the 950 (or other local access) number.  In fact, one carrier cautions
you that their 800 number is only cost effective over AT&T credit card
for calls of a certain duration.  

Summary...  Be careful.  

When we get Equal Access, I will select my Alternate LD Carrier for my
primary, so long as I can get direct dial rates on AT&T with the 10xxx
code.  If I have to pay credit card rates from my own home for AT&T I
will keep them for my primary and use 10xxx for reaching my alternate
(in 90% of the cases.)

I will probably keep AT&T as the primary on my modem line.
				-e



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