And I thought my son's call to Germany was expensive.

Post #37,867 by a6l6e6x 5/7/02 8:58:53 PM Reply	And I thought my son's call to Germany was expensive. One hour call -- $150 or $2.50/minute on MCI Worldcom. I was pissed off over the vanished 5 cent/min Sunday anyway, so, I dropped MCI Worldcom as my long distance carrier and switched to Sprint's on-line billing, auto credit card payment, no monthly fee, 24/7 at 7 cents/min in US plan. MCI called to offer $100 to come back and was told to keep it. Alex "Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened." -- Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
Post #37,870 by Ashton 5/7/02 10:15:34 PM Reply	I think.. 15\ufffd/min to UK, maybe 22 to Ger. is doable now.. - on those services which still 'compete' -- like good capitalists claim. I've had very good service at 5\ufffd/min anywhere in US via -811. Only one other time were they down for.. a couple hours, and I was able to reach them on another matter, about as quickly as you can get anyone live at the Too-Big 3. EZ enough to put the prefix onto a button, I find. (When a private Sprint account with a friend lapsed.. I never let local fone Co. sign me up for any of the Biggies - as they are constantly switching rates -- and you Have to call to find out how much you're being charged over the latest best-offer. They will Not tell you, I found. (Verbal promises are meaningless at the phone droids - also a lot of written ones) I shall now refresh my list to find out what other independents have survived, for next time. Cheap lesson. Eventually I will uncover an ATT exec; some folks I know seem to know (about) everyone. Whether or not I receive a refund is now beside the point - but it will be a pleasure to mention the effect of their arrogant behavior, describe how many Xerox copies of my bill shall make the rounds - and direct him to Slaughterhouse Five for re-viewing at his leisure.. Nobody fucks with Paul Lazzaro! :-\ufffd
Post #37,891 by jb4 5/8/02 8:52:01 AM Reply	Actually, you can do better than that. $.10/min (at least weekends) to Germany via OPEX/Global Crossing. (Don't know what their "prime time" rate is, tho...) jb4 (Resistance is not futile...)
Post #37,905 by Mike 5/8/02 9:33:59 AM Reply	Yes I believe I'm on 8c to England with Verizon (but there is some flat monthly fee which makes part of some "plan"......so the true rate is a little higher). -- William Shatner's Trousers --
Post #37,929 by screamer 5/8/02 1:14:15 PM Reply	No rest for the Weary... Roland that is ;-) Pay your damned phone bill and get on with life, oh soothsayer of obscure references... AT&T's stock (and my wife's ex-employer's retirement fund) are in the tank... $14 per share... toilet paper... They've laid off just about every triple digit in their company over the last 7 years, what do you expect? "We don't have to care, we're the phone company"... Lily Thomlin Just a few thoughts, Screamer "As people assemble, civilization Is trying to find a new way to die, But killing is really, merely scene changer,all men are bored, with other men's lives" ... "We all know success, when we all find our own dreams And our love is enough to knock down any walls And the future's been seen, as men try to realize The simple secret of the note in us all in us all" P. Townshend - Pure and Easy
Post #37,975 by Ashton 5/8/02 5:12:12 PM Reply	Wise words O wayward wailer.. Yeah - true. I reported on the incident only to alert anyone else who might be on the road, dropped cel-fone in a privy and hears on payfone, "Would you like ~~fries with that?~~ "AT&T to place this call for you?" As I said - cheap lesson! ie Never Assume that, because it's the dregs of a once massive Murican Corporate Entity.. that their rates, though a bit higher - will at least be Honest. (I knew that - now I Know that fershure) Ashton

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