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Subject: Re: my new FONCARD
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Date: Wed, 30-Sep-87 13:54:22 EDT
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I received one of the new FONCARDs about a month ago. My understanding
is that Sprint introduced the new system, with longer acct numbers that
you listen for a voice prompt before typing in, is to make it more
difficult for computers to access their network (under the theory that
this is how crackers find acct numbers, they keep trying random digits
until one works).

Personally, I dislike the FONCARDs for the same reasons as everybody
else. Maybe it's time to call MCI...

/Don

PS. A co-worker whose home phone is in the same exchange as mine just
received a letter saying that since Dial-1 service is now available
they're turning off 950-XXXX access for his account. The interesting
part is that our exchange won't have Dial-1 service for another two
years (a call to the local TelCo confirmed this). I didn't receive a
similar letter, so maybe it was sent in error. Otherwise Sprint will be
losing at least two customers.