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Article #2032Re: AT&T. Major Ripoff!
From: Cowchipper
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 00:00
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 00:00
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10-10-636 is 10c a min and charges a fee in some areas 10-10-811 is also 10c a min with no fee If there was a place using 5c a min then I would be with them. .. James Hilton wrote in message <7lqfcq$s9n$1@bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net>... >Make sure you call the carrier before you use the dial around or switch you >PIC. get all the info you can including the service reps name employee code >and/or ext. and what office they are in, there many offices around the >country for some companies. Try VarTec I have had good luck with them. 800 >544 1510.. I pay $.10 per min out of state and in state, in Illinois, is >$.05 the dial around is 10 10 811. Also if you get calling cards from any >company make them explain all the charges including surcharges from the >payphone provider ( this is important cause this can double your Calling >card calls, not all LD carriers will pass along any surcharges) and never >use a Independent payphone ALWAYS use the Bell payphone. it can mean the >difference between a .50 call and a 15.00 call. I had this happen to me, I >call three miles, still local according to the Ameritech(the bell here) >using a independent and the .50 call cost me about 14.50. I called and >bitched and threatened to call the FCC and the ICC and they cut the 14.50 to >7.00. I had no choice but to pay it... Be careful this is your wallet you >are playing with. > > > > >Bulimia <bulimia@bulimia.com> wrote in message >news:D12D8236679A4ECF.698FFA9226929A58.5A8E11954ADFAE17@lp.airnews.net... >> So, is there a long distance service that is somewhat reasonable in >> price that does not have a monthly fee ? ? ? ? (so I can use dial >> around services) >> >> On Mon, 05 Jul 1999 04:50:27 -0600, Dustin Paul Gaydos >> <dustin@unm.edu> wrote: >> >Bulimia wrote: >> > >> >> These guys seem to have a good deal: >> >> http://1016444.com/ >> >> Question: If you have SWB block long distance calls, do they also >> >> block call around (10-10345) services? >> > >> >yes they block the 10-10 numbers and they charge you a surcharge just to >block the >> >long distance. It is about 2-5 bucks. >> > >
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fa6e6,3a44e162779ad647 X-Google-Attributes: gidfa6e6,public X-Google-Thread: 11474a,3a44e162779ad647 X-Google-Attributes: gid11474a,public X-Google-Thread: 10f73f,3a44e162779ad647 X-Google-Attributes: gid10f73f,public X-Google-Thread: 10b420,3a44e162779ad647 X-Google-Attributes: gid10b420,public From: "Cowchipper" <cowchipper@thefarm.net> Subject: Re: AT&T. Major Ripoff! Date: 1999/07/05 Message-ID: <931195702.496.99@news.remarQ.com> X-Deja-AN: 497439351 References: <930525533.727.46@news.remarQ.com> <377774f1.4539037@news.flash.net> <42EE708F47D1875E.9BEF6A193E166439.66771D7D960E34D6@lp.airnews.net> <199907030252.CAA08273@berlin.neuropa.net> <CE4AB735C016EE99.91F70E5AAE4A4274.B63367C47AB06DBC@lp.airnews.net> <377EE2A1.3012CD8B@prodigy.net> <A4B278B6705F7045.4C3F357B9810C571.CD739F694F74B400@lp.airnews.net> <37808DF3.BB05E8CB@unm.edu> <D12D8236679A4ECF.698FFA9226929A58.5A8E11954ADFAE17@lp.airnews.net> <7lqfcq$s9n$1@bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 X-Complaints-To: newsabuse@remarQ.com X-Trace: 931195702.496.99 DKLEKMOXPF261CE68C qube-01.us-ca.remarq.com Organization: Posted via RemarQ, http://www.remarQ.com - The Internet's Discussion Network NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 17:28:22 GMT Newsgroups: alt.consumers,alt.consumers.experiences,alt.consumers.free-stuff,dfw.forsale