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Article #2005Re: AT&T. Major Ripoff!
From: robyn & phillip
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 00:00
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 00:00
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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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