mdf@osu-eddie.UUCP (Mark D. Freeman) (12/20/85)
> A 976 number is a type of commercial account. Wereas an 800 number > is free, and a 900 costs $.50, a 976 number has it's price set by the > company that sponsors it. For instance if you call 976-2828 (at > least in the San Francisco area) you get a smutty message and are > charged something like $2.00. Other numbers give astrology info > etc..., with each company setting a different price. Is there any way to determine what the cost of such a call will be before you make it? There doesn't seem to be a way of knowing who leases the number, so you can't ask them... -- <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mark D. Freeman Guest account at The Ohio State University StrongPoint Systems, Inc. mdf@osu-eddie.UUCP 209 Olentangy Street Mdf@Ohio-State.CSNET Columbus, OH 43202-2340 Mdf%Ohio-State@CSNET-RELAY.ARPA !cbosgd!osu-eddie!mdf I disclaim even my very existance. "This must be one of those gay-arab-biker-shushi bars!" -- Protocol <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>