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From: merlyn@agora.hf.intel.com (Randal L. Schwartz)
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Subject: Re: How much do cellular phones cost to use?
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Date: 4 Jun 89 09:20:22 GMT
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In article <telecom-v09i0184m02@vector.dallas.tx.us> chipcom.chipcom.com!eli
writes:
| could any cellular phone users out there tell me how expensive it is
| to use a cellular phone?  what are the different minimum rates, charges
| per call, local calling areas??  (as you can tell, i have no concept
| of the cost of using cellular phones -- the phone prices have gotten
| low enough to attract my attention, though!)

Smirk.  Up here in the Pacific NorthWest, GTE Mobilnet sells me phone
service at the following rates:

$0.31/minute prime (7am-7pm weekdays)
$0.13/minute non-prime (all others)
$0.07/minute forwarded

and I only pay for actual connected time.

I hear the boys in that sunny state to the south don't have it quite
as cheaply or easily.

-- Randal L. Schwartz, Stonehenge Consulting Services (503)777-0095
quality software, documentation, and training at affordable rates
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