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Re: My Pac Bell, ADSL Hell, None-too-Swell experience . . .

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From: guy
Date: Mon, 01 Feb 1999 00:00
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Thanks for your answer, but you don't say anything about still having
to pay the $11.25 for local calls or if this is now included in the
DSL subscription that seems to supersede the old one ?

On Mon, 01 Feb 1999 00:30:34 GMT, goofy_one_2000@deleet-me.yahoo.com
(Goofey Juan MM) wrote:

>Any change order submitted to a LEC is composed of two halves.
>
>1. Delete existing circuit order (Disconnect)
>2. Install new circuit order
>
>If your very lucky, the two halves dont get seperated and actually get
>handled by the same technician at the same time.  They normally are
>(or supposed to be) printed out and/or stapled together.
>
>
>On Sun, 31 Jan 1999 20:46:31 GMT, keith@popstar.com (guy) wrote:
>
>>What's the story about the $15 ? I know I had to pay that when I
>>switched to unlimited local calls for $11.25 from the moderate plan of
>>$, six months ago. When you say that it deletes your old line order do
>>you mean that with DSL you no longer have to pay the $11.25 and only
>>the $3.25 + $ 39 ? If it's not the case I'll switch back to the
>>moderate plan since I won't be making that many local calls anymore.
>>I'm just wondering if I should tell them about that now.
>>cheers
>>
>>
>>On Sun, 31 Jan 1999 01:23:04 -0800, "Jim Rudnicki" <rudnicki@best.com>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>Jacob Levy wrote in message <36B40045.2C1A94A5@best.com>...
>>>>Do you think the following would interest the CPUC? I ordered 384/128/1ip.
>>>I
>>>>have a letter from PacBell confirming my DSL order with them. The charge
>>>quoted
>>>>for the service is $59, not $49 which includes PBI as advertized on the web
>>>>site. The bill only mentions DSL, PBI service is not mentioned, so I
>>>presume
>>>>it's not included? Also, there's an access charge of $15 (per month, I
>>>>presume). If my brain doesn't fail me that's $74 instead of $40 and it
>>>looks
>>>>like it doesnt include PBI service.
>>>>
>>>>Anyone care to comment?
>>>
>>>
>>>The rep I talked with told me to expect the confirmation to contain the
>>>typo.  She assured me I would only be billed the 49$.  The 15$ is a _change_
>>>order.  Thats what mine says.  It deletes your old phone line service and
>>>adds the equivelant DSL version.  So I'm guessing you have 11.25$ flat rate
>>>plus some service the charge 3.75$?
>>>
>>>The FastTrak DSL package includes the PBI service.  So I think you will be
>>>fine...hang in there.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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