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Re: AT&T. Major Ripoff!

#1998
From: Cowchipper
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 00:00
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10-10-811 is what i use too!...10c a min and no hidden charges either....

cowchipper


..
robyn & phillip wrote in message ...
>1010811 has been great for us....10c a minute 24hrs a day, 7 days a week.
>In state and out of state!  No $4.95 charge a month anymore, they got rid
of
>that.  If someone out there is still paying for it, all you have to do is
>call them and they will cancel the charge.
>
>When at&t, or mci, or whom ever calls, I tell them what I am paying and
they
>can't touch that!
>
>Bulimia wrote in message
><068CC1448D2B871B.0F5569FD727CB5F4.D435188F073D0985@lp.airnews.net>...
>>Does 10-10-345 charge more for in-state calls? Any gotchas? How long
>>have you used them?
>>
>>On Mon, 28 Jun 1999 13:41:25 -0500, "Albert Wiersch" <al@tetrion.com>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>Yes, I agree... I have cancelled my long distance carriers (was AT&T) on
>my
>>>phone lines and use 1010 numbers to get 10 cents a minute.1010345 seems
>like
>>>the best. 10 cent connection charge percall is about it. But I think they
>>>also tax you a certain percentage of their charges, but it is very small
>>>compared to what AT&T does.
>>>
>>>By the way, I want to say MCI called me and convinced my to switch to
them
>>>by lying to me and telling me that AT&T and Sprint has monthy charges and
>>>they didn't and that my calls would be 9 cents a minute. Turns out it was
>>>more than 9 cents a minute and they had monthly fees. So I had to cancel
>and
>>>it ended up costing me $$ even if they claim that they pay to change you
>and
>>>change you back. I will never accept something like this again unless I
>get
>>>the full details in writng. Next time I will make them FAX the details to
>>>me.
>>>
>>>AT&T Sucks! <a12355@looksmart.com> wrote in message
>>>news:930525533.727.46@news.remarQ.com...
>>>> I couldn't believe it when I got AT&T's recent bill. Talk about a
ripoff
>>>and
>>>> an outrage. Here's a condensed version of my bill:
>>>>
>>>> Direct Dialed Long Distance Calls: $8.55
>>>>
>>>> Two payphone calls totaling 3 minutes:  $2.93
>>>>
>>>> That leaves a total for all calls at: $11.48
>>>>
>>>> Now for the fun part:
>>>>
>>>> Pay Phone Usage Charge: .60
>>>> Minimum Usage Charge:  $3.23
>>>> Universal Connectivity Charge:  $2.79
>>>> Carrier Line Charge:  $2.55
>>>> Federal Tax:  .63
>>>> Infrastructure Fund Reimbursment:  .26
>>>> Local Tax:  $.06
>>>> State Tax: $1.33
>>>> USF Charge: .16
>>>> Poison Control Charge: .02
>>>> 911 Surcharge:  .02
>>>>
>>>> This leaves a total for fees, charges, supplements and bullshit of:
>>>$11.65.
>>>> (MORE THAN MY ACTUAL CALLS!) CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS!
>>>>
>>>> I know some of these fees are mandatory, but I have already switched to
>>>> another carrier, where fees and things are much cheaper.
>>>> AT&T has stuck it to me for the last time, and if your smart you'll
drop
>>>> this money grubbing, greedy company too. There are over 50,000
>newsgroups
>>>> and It will take me over a month, but I'm going to try to post this on
>>>every
>>>> unmoderated newgroup I can. AT&T SUCKS!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
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From: "Cowchipper" <cowchipper@thefarm.net>
Subject: Re: AT&T. Major Ripoff!
Date: 1999/06/28
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