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From: wb8foz@netsys.UUCP (David Lesher)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: Re: Marketing a little-known (to the average joe) "feature"
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Date: Tue, 3-Nov-87 21:23:54 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov  3 21:23:54 1987
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Reply-To: netsys!wb8foz (David Lesher,Contributor)
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Keywords: Amex/MCI features.
Approved: telecom@xx.lcs.mit.edu
Summary: several different offerings


Amex/Expressphone/MCI offers several different services in one,
if you request them properly.

A) 10222 service from YOUR phone upon request. They of course
only seem to mention the 1+ service.

B) 950-1022 + 0 + AC + 7d + 14 digit code from other phones.
A variation on this is the 800 access if your CO is 'dumb',
but the charges are a lot higher.
The desirable aspect of this is that within many metro areas
inc DC/VA/MD, calls from any phone in YOUR area carry *no*
surcharge. In other words, 950 calls cost the same as calls via 
10222. Thus if you LOVE dialing, you can just get the latter
service. 

What interests me is that when you go to sign up, the 
Expressphone operator has on-line access to your BOC
records, including non-pubs. She knows your name and address
from your #.

BTW ever make a collect call via 10222? Seems as if there is no
ANI, or readout for the ALD operator. Thus you dial, give her
BOTH #s and wait. Mine got the two confused, and insisted my
party was busy......