Re: 6 second incremnet billing

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From: Irwin Sabath
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 1997 00:00

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Zahid Hussain <Zahid.Hussain@tiuk.ti.com> wrote:

>Irwin Sabath wrote:
>> 
>> Teak Min <teak@cray-ymp.acm.stuorg.vt.edu> wrote:
>> >
>> >LCI and MCI are two that I know who do the 6 sec increment billing.<
>> 
>> Yeah, OK. But how much conversation can you have in six seconds?
>> >
>> >-Teak
>> 
>> --
>> Irwin
>> 
>> t.i.n.s.t.a.a.f.l.
>> (Helping victims of conventional wisdom)
>
>OK, lets say you talk on average 5 minutes 10 sec on the phone. You
>are charged 15c per minute. If you charged to the nearest minute for
>every call made, you would be charged for 6 minutes. Your cost 90c.
>If you are charged to the nearest 30seconds, then your cost would
>be 82.5c. If charged to nearest 6s, then your cost is 78c. 
>If you make many calls, your saving starts to mount up. You would
>be supprised at how many words you can say in 6s, and a sentence or
>two can take you over each increment barrier.<

Thanks Zahid for your comprehensive reply.
Perhaps I should have appended my question with a "smiley."

--
Irwin

t.i.n.s.t.a.a.f.l.
(Helping victims of conventional wisdom)

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From: insure@airmail.net (Irwin Sabath)
Subject: Re: 6 second incremnet billing
Date: 1997/06/19
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