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From: Billy Bradford <telecom@eecs.nwu.edu>
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Subject: Airfone Service by GTE
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Date: 4 Jan 90 17:47:44 GMT
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[Moderator's Note: This was forwarded from Telenet's Net Exchange.  PT]

I flew to Texas for Christmas vacation.  On all of the flights
(round-trip), after the cabin attendant had finished the usual oxygen
mask/saftey flotation cushion lecture, she said "For those of you who
would like to make a phone call, there is now a public phone installed
in the back of this aircraft.  The card in your seat pocket has more
information."  I got the card and started reading.

"The AirFone (or AirPhone, I can't remember which) is a new service
being offered by GTE.  It allows you to make phone calls from most of
the many inter-US airline flights.  Rates are printed on back."  It
then gave information about how to use the phone.

You have to use a credit card, US calls are $2.00 a minute, and
international calls are $4.00 a minute.  Apparently the AirFone is
similar to cellular, it said that it worked on a radio network that
had stations placed at strategic locations throughout the US.

"Occasionally, due to weather conditions, noise may occur in your
call or you may get disconnected.  If that occurs, please call your
AirFone representative and your bill will be credited."

That's all that I can remember off of the card, I left it in the seat
with my six bucks worth of magazines!
   
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