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In article <31508B9A.3623@lawgate.byu.edu>, Paul Masters
<mastersp@lawgate.byu.edu> wrote:

> Welp, I don't know what every carrier's flat rate is.  I don't know that 
> it is worth my time to find out.  I find life a little bit simpler and 
> easier by having one person I can deal with consistently and at a 
> competitive rate.

What you are saying is that your time is worth more than the money you
would save by using multiple carriers. So for you, finding a compromise
single company is desirable. That is fine. Just be aware that it IS a
compromise and you cannot get the "lowest rates" from a single long
distance company. Furthermore, the game changes constantly, so the
combination of carriers will have to change as well.

> If I spent all my time proactively searching out the best rate among ALL 
> possible vendors, I would be come a professional shopper and not a 
> consumer.  Welp, my profession pays better than that so may that's why I 
> don't.

No problem there. But I don't know how many people send me email wanting
the "magic solution" and are soooo disappointed to find that it is more
than selecting "just the right carrier".

> Guess that puts me at the back of the class; all of the back.  Enjoying 
> the sunshine and life while others keep searching for the absolute 
> cheapest no matter the cost on life.

Be disparaging if you like, but if you spent 50K on long distance every
month, you might be interested in going to sufficient effort to save 6K or
so by using a routing system. But I am fascinated by people that claim to
want to pay bottom dollar for long distance, but then ridicule those who
actually do what it takes.

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