Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-lcc!ames!pasteur!ucbvax!ucsd!orion.cf.uci.edu!oberon!bbn!mit-eddie!killer!vector!nobody From: palmer@hsi.UUCP (Mike Palmer) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: ATT commerical Message-ID: Date: 18 Jan 89 14:58:17 GMT Sender: chip@vector.UUCP Lines: 30 Approved: telecom-request@vector.uucp X-Submissions-To: telecom@bu-cs.bu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@vector.uucp X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 31, message 3 In article <9300027@m.cs.uiuc.edu> kadie@m.cs.uiuc.edu writes: > >ATT is running a new set of commericals (I guess they got >tired of the "slice of death" series). > >In one of the new commerials the guy says something to the effect >"Yea, we cost more on the first minute, but how often do you make > one minute phone calls?" > >Do the rates really converge? Or are they trying to help people >rationalize sticking with a more expensive service. About a year and a half ago, the phone company sent me a notice about having to choose my long distance carier along with all the option in my area and their phone numbers. I proceeded to call each one and ask about their rates. everyone of them asked me for a long distance number that I called often and then quoted rates. All the non-AT&T companies also gave comparisons with AT&T for 2-4 minute calls. As I remember, AT&T's rates were something like 15 cents for the first minute and 9 cents for each additional minute. All the other companies were 12 cents for the first minute and 10 cents for each additional minute. A little quick math and the realization that most of my calls were of the 10 minute variety and my long distance carrier became AT&T. > >- Carl -- ======= Mike Palmer {uunet,noao,yale}!hsi!palmer ======= ======= Health Systems International palmer@hsi.com =======