AT&T is now offering local phone service...
Dan J.Smeski
regular phone number through their cable service. I am not sure exactly how
it works, but it is supposed to be 30% cheaper. Has any one heard of this??
Dan
James Schmidt
says...
> Time to drop Ameritech. I just got a letter from AT&T that I can get a
> regular phone number through their cable service. I am not sure exactly how
> it works, but it is supposed to be 30% cheaper. Has any one heard of this??
>
I ask: When was the last time you had a cable outage?
If your experience is anything like mine and you value the
reliability of your phone service then the answer is obvious.
I'm sticking with Ameritech (for now).
James
--
My return email address might be bogus.
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Vito Prosciutto
James Schmidt <anon...@enteract.com> wrote:
> In article <ULmu4.38454$2C1.1...@news1.rdc1.il.home.com>,
sme...@yahoo.com
> says...
> > Time to drop Ameritech. I just got a letter from AT&T that I can get
a
> > regular phone number through their cable service. I am not sure
exactly how
> > it works, but it is supposed to be 30% cheaper. Has any one heard of
this??
> I ask: When was the last time you had a telephone outage?
> I ask: When was the last time you had a cable outage?
> If your experience is anything like mine and you value the
> reliability of your phone service then the answer is obvious.
> I'm sticking with Ameritech (for now).
Although Ameritech *is* Satan.
For those in the 21st Century service area for local phone service, it's
worth noting that they decided not to go with cable telephony (arguing
that the technology was far from read) and instead laid extra copper
along with their digital cable network so they could answer traditional
trunk-style POTS.
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Kasper
wrote:
>Time to drop Ameritech. I just got a letter from AT&T that I can get a
>regular phone number through their cable service. I am not sure exactly how
>it works, but it is supposed to be 30% cheaper. Has any one heard of this??
If AT&T says it is true, it must be .... NOT!
When they grab your intralata service, they often charge more for
those calls ... check the total rate package against your calling
pattern.
Kasper
bi...@xnet.com
Kasper <led...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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AT&T has NEVER, and I mean never, been able to compete in any
open marketplace. There's no reason to believe that will ever change.
The whole reason we ended up with this Green mess was so AT&T
could enter the computer marketplace, and look at what they did to
that entry several times over. Sarnoff was smart enough to get out of
that field just one time.
Now AT&T would love to recover as much of their original business
as they can, and in a competitive world they'll muck up the very business
they were once strong in.
jpg71
> open marketplace. There's no reason to believe that will ever change.
What about Long Distance?
bi...@xnet.com
jpg71 <jp...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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I wrote
> > AT&T has NEVER, and I mean never, been able to compete in any
> > open marketplace. There's no reason to believe that will ever change.
> What about Long Distance?
What about it? Are you still being raped by AT&T. They can't compete
with the 5 cents a minute (and no monthly) I'm paying for LD calls. I
quit AT&T at 29 cents a minuite less than a year ago. I have no idea
what they charge now. I'll never go back
bi...@xnet.com
Aaron M. Renn <ar...@urbanophile.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 28 Feb 2000 21:26:54 GMT, jpg71 <jp...@my-deja.com> wrote:
> >> AT&T has NEVER, and I mean never, been able to compete in any
> >> open marketplace. There's no reason to believe that will ever change.
> >
> >What about Long Distance?
>
I check at least once a year. My corporate deal with MCI (spun off from
my original deal with Cellular One) still can't be beat three years later.
nmoberg
>
>jpg71 <jp...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
>news:yKBu4.1099$Zn3.168081@pm02news...
>
>I wrote
>
>> > AT&T has NEVER, and I mean never, been able to compete in any
>> > open marketplace. There's no reason to believe that will ever change.
>
>> What about Long Distance?
>
>What about it? Are you still being raped by AT&T. They can't compete
>with the 5 cents a minute (and no monthly) I'm paying for LD calls. I
>quit AT&T at 29 cents a minuite less than a year ago. I have no idea
>what they charge now. I'll never go back
>
>bi...@xnet.com
>
>
Just curious,
What plan are you using at .05 a minute with no monthly? I would like
to switch..
Aaron M. Renn
>> AT&T has NEVER, and I mean never, been able to compete in any
>> open marketplace. There's no reason to believe that will ever change.
>
>What about Long Distance?
They've done pretty good in cellular.
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Karl Denninger
>
>Aaron M. Renn <ar...@urbanophile.com> wrote in message
>news:slrn8bmb68...@shell-3.enteract.com...
>> >> AT&T has NEVER, and I mean never, been able to compete in any
>> >> open marketplace. There's no reason to believe that will ever change.
>> >
>> >What about Long Distance?
>>
>> They've done pretty good in cellular.
>
>my original deal with Cellular One) still can't be beat three years later.
>
>bi...@xnet.com
If you travel a lot AT&T One Rate is the best deal going.
NO ROAMING and NO LONG DISTANCE - EVER. EVEN ON ANALOG SYSTEMS.
I use it and like it. I also use their long distance on my landlines -
7c/minute any time, day, night or weekend (not time sensitive) with no
surcharge and no monthly "ding".
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a plan to do exactly that!
qu...@my-deja.com
"jpg71" <jp...@my-deja.com> wrote:
> > AT&T has NEVER, and I mean never, been able to compete in any
> > open marketplace. There's no reason to believe that will ever change.
>
> What about Long Distance?
>
>
And speaking of long distance, does anyone know whether
AT&T will let you access other long distance companies
from their local system? Or will you be stuck with whatever
they charge for LD?
qu...@my-deja.com
nmoberg <nmo...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Feb 2000 21:54:58 -0600, <bi...@xnet.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >jpg71 <jp...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
> >news:yKBu4.1099$Zn3.168081@pm02news...
> >
> >
> >> > AT&T has NEVER, and I mean never, been able to compete in any
> >> > open marketplace. There's no reason to believe that will ever change.
> >
> >> What about Long Distance?
> >
> >with the 5 cents a minute (and no monthly) I'm paying for LD calls. I
> >quit AT&T at 29 cents a minuite less than a year ago. I have no idea
> >what they charge now. I'll never go back
> >
> >bi...@xnet.com
> >
> >
>
> Just curious,
>
> What plan are you using at .05 a minute with no monthly? I would like
> to switch..
>
>
You can find several such plans by looking at
http://www.1010phonerates.com
or
http://www.abelltolls.com
You can even find a 4 cent a minute plan with no fees,
if you are willing to accept a 40 cent minimum per
completed call. The February issue of Consumer Reports
has a story on phone rates, too.
But just to get you started, GTC Telecom has 5 cents
per minute interstate, 6 cents within Illinois, no monthly
fee if you use direct billing. $1.95 if you want
to be billed on your Ameritech bill. No minimum.
See http://www.gtctelecom.com
If you want to cut your bill right away, just dial 10-10-636
before your interstate calls. The rate: 15 cents
for the first 3 minutes, 5 cents
per additional minute. (Double for calls within Illinois.)
No monthly fee or minimum.
See http://www.clearchoice.net
And if you can endure a little more hassle, bigzoo.com
offers 3.9 cents per minute anywhere within the
48 states ALL TAXES INCLUDED (inter-state and
intra-state, but AK, PR, HI are
higher). But be warned that their access number is
often busy in the evening hours -- use a phone with a redial
feature.
See http://www.bigzoo.com
qu...@my-deja.com
<bi...@xnet.com> wrote:
>
> jpg71 <jp...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
> news:yKBu4.1099$Zn3.168081@pm02news...
>
> I wrote
>
> > > AT&T has NEVER, and I mean never, been able to compete in any
> > > open marketplace. There's no reason to believe that will ever change.
>
> > What about Long Distance?
>
> What about it? Are you still being raped by AT&T. They can't compete
> with the 5 cents a minute (and no monthly) I'm paying for LD calls. I
> quit AT&T at 29 cents a minuite less than a year ago. I have no idea
> what they charge now. I'll never go back
>
> bi...@xnet.com
>
>
in April, AT&T will be adding an 8.6% surcharge to
the interstate, international, and fee portions
of your bill.
It will appear in the National Access Charges portion
of your bill.
Enjoy!
nobody
anywhere in the U.S. Try www.dialpad.com. There are others, some use
Microsoft Netmeeting, Dialpad uses a Java app. It's not that great on a
standard 56k modem, but would probably be close to phone quality on a cable
modem or dsl line. You can use the money you save to pay for that broadband
connection.
Tell AT&T to take a hike!
Karl Denninger <ka...@Genesis.Denninger.Net> wrote in message
news:89fjm0$9n1$0...@dosa.alt.net...
> In article <89fg49$49e$1...@flood.xnet.com>, <bi...@xnet.com> wrote:
> >
> >Aaron M. Renn <ar...@urbanophile.com> wrote in message
> >news:slrn8bmb68...@shell-3.enteract.com...
> >> On Mon, 28 Feb 2000 21:26:54 GMT, jpg71 <jp...@my-deja.com> wrote:
> >> >> AT&T has NEVER, and I mean never, been able to compete in any
> >> >> open marketplace. There's no reason to believe that will ever
change.
> >> >
> >> >What about Long Distance?
> >>
bi...@xnet.com
nmoberg <nmo...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 28 Feb 2000 21:54:58 -0600, <bi...@xnet.com> wrote:
> >jpg71 <jp...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
> >news:yKBu4.1099$Zn3.168081@pm02news...
> >I wrote
> >> > AT&T has NEVER, and I mean never, been able to compete in any
> >> > open marketplace. There's no reason to believe that will ever change.
> >> What about Long Distance?
> >What about it? Are you still being raped by AT&T. They can't compete
> >with the 5 cents a minute (and no monthly) I'm paying for LD calls. I
> >quit AT&T at 29 cents a minuite less than a year ago. I have no idea
> >what they charge now. I'll never go back
> Just curious,
> What plan are you using at .05 a minute with no monthly? I would like
> to switch..
I dropped the long distance carrier altogether and I use 1010-811-1+
I get snailmail from other services occasionally with similar
or identical deals.
James Schmidt
>
> nmoberg <nmo...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:4bimbsk506j4dp8tm...@4ax.com...
> > On Mon, 28 Feb 2000 21:54:58 -0600, <bi...@xnet.com> wrote:
>
> > >jpg71 <jp...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
> > >news:yKBu4.1099$Zn3.168081@pm02news...
>
> > >I wrote
>
> > >> > AT&T has NEVER, and I mean never, been able to compete in any
> > >> > open marketplace. There's no reason to believe that will ever change.
>
> > >> What about Long Distance?
>
> > >What about it? Are you still being raped by AT&T. They can't compete
> > >with the 5 cents a minute (and no monthly) I'm paying for LD calls. I
> > >quit AT&T at 29 cents a minuite less than a year ago. I have no idea
> > >what they charge now. I'll never go back
>
>
> > Just curious,
> > What plan are you using at .05 a minute with no monthly? I would like
> > to switch..
>
> I dropped the long distance carrier altogether and I use 1010-811-1+
>
bi...@xnet.com
James Schmidt <anon...@enteract.com> wrote in message
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> > > >I wrote
> > > >> What about Long Distance?
In something over a year that I've done this the issue
never arose so I decided to test it. I dial the number
directly and Ameritech, with no LD service, put me
through just fine.
Mike Markzon
>
> What plan are you using at .05 a minute with no monthly? I would like
> to switch..
Check out www.essential.com and go to long distance and enter your zip code.
They show a deal with Qwest for .059/min. no monthly fee. Also some other
offers there.
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Subject: Re: AT&T is now offering local phone service...
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Date: 2000/02/29
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In article <4bimbsk506j4dp8tm...@4ax.com>,
nmoberg <nmo...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Feb 2000 21:54:58 -0600, <bi...@xnet.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >jpg71 <jp...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
> >news:yKBu4.1099$Zn3.168081@pm02news...
> >
> >I wrote
> >
> >> > AT&T has NEVER, and I mean never, been able to compete in any
> >> > open marketplace. There's no reason to believe that will ever change.
> >
> >> What about Long Distance?
> >
> >What about it? Are you still being raped by AT&T. They can't compete
> >with the 5 cents a minute (and no monthly) I'm paying for LD calls. I
> >quit AT&T at 29 cents a minuite less than a year ago. I have no idea
> >what they charge now. I'll never go back
> >
> >
> >
>
> Just curious,
>
> What plan are you using at .05 a minute with no monthly? I would like
> to switch..
>
>
You can find several such plans by looking at
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<snip>
>> Can you call 1-800 numbers ??
>
>In something over a year that I've done this the issue
>never arose so I decided to test it. I dial the number
>directly and Ameritech, with no LD service, put me
>through just fine.
With no presubscribed long distance carrier you should have no problem
reaching 800/888/877/etc numbers ... which thus allows you to use
Bigzoo.com at 3.9 cents per minute, inclusive of all taxes ... nothing
appears on your phone bill but you can check your calling history on
line. You do have to prebuy time with your credit card but unless you
are a very heavy user, $5 is enough for over 2 hours of US calling.
Only problem with them is that during peak hours at night it can be
very difficult to get into their numbers ... during the daytime they
work just fine.
Of course if network congestion is not too bad you can use dialpad.com
for free US calls .. at times this feels more like a ship-to-shore
radio than a phone but free is free :-)
Kasper
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<bi...@xnet.com> wrote:
>
> nmoberg <nmo...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:4bimbsk506j4dp8tm...@4ax.com...
>
> > >jpg71 <jp...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
> > >news:yKBu4.1099$Zn3.168081@pm02news...
>
> > >I wrote
>
> > >> > AT&T has NEVER, and I mean never, been able to compete in any
> > >> > open marketplace. There's no reason to believe that will ever change.
>
> > >> What about Long Distance?
>
> > >What about it? Are you still being raped by AT&T. They can't compete
> > >with the 5 cents a minute (and no monthly) I'm paying for LD calls. I
> > >quit AT&T at 29 cents a minuite less than a year ago. I have no idea
> > >what they charge now. I'll never go back
>
> > What plan are you using at .05 a minute with no monthly? I would like
> > to switch..
>
>
> or identical deals.
>
> bi...@xnet.com
>
>
Check out 10-15-335. The same deal as 10-10-811, except the rate is only 4
cents per minute, there is no Universal Service fee, and the rates to Canada
are higher. Both have a 10 minute minimum.
You can get more details and links to their web page at
http://www.1010phonerates.com