Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!csd4.milw.wisc.edu!lll-winken!ames!killer!vector!telecom-gateway From: mcgp1!donn@entropy.ms.washington.edu (Donn F Pedro) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Cellular service Message-ID: Date: 17 Mar 89 04:32:49 GMT Sender: news@vector.UUCP Organization: THE WAR ROOM on Elliot Bay. Lines: 37 Approved: telecom-request@vector.uucp X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@vector.uucp X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 94, message 2 of 7 In article , decvax!decwrl!apple!zygot!john@ucbvax.berkeley.edu (John Higdon) writes: > With all of the hoopla that PacTel Cellular is generating over its > installation of its "new digital equipment", some questions must be > raised. Having recently visited the LA area as a roamer from GTE > Mobilnet, San Francisco, it seems that the good people of southern > California are being taken for a ride. Not by Cellular One...... > PacTel Cellular may be the only cellular operator in the country that > charges the moment you hit the s(p)end button, whether the call is > answered or not. Cellular One in LA does not do this. > > > This all appears to be the biggest legal scam I have ever seen. First, > charge for *everything*, then make sure most calls simply bomb (while > charging for the attempt), and after that take a long time to complete > calls thereby ensuring that each and every call is at least two minutes > long. > > Are there any other systems in the country that are this slimy? Dont like it. Vote with your wallet!!!! When you get in the LA area contace Cellular One and setup roaming with them. Their system is reliable and their billing is fair. You do not get charged for calls not completed. > John Higdon > john@zygot ..sun!{apple|cohesive|pacbell}!zygot!john What can I say... I work for them. Donn F Pedro ................................ a.k.a. donn@mcgp1 else: {the known world}!uw-beaver!uw-enthropy!thebes!mcgp1!donn ---------------------------------------------------------------- "You talk the talk. Do you walk the walk?"