johnl@iecc.cambridge.ma.us (John R. Levine) (03/24/91)
When you have more than one phone line at your house here in
Massachusetts, it has in the past been the case that New England Tel
will unlist all but the first at no charge.
Recently I signed up for "Ringmate," the service that puts multiple
numbers on one line with different rings. NET sent me a postcard
asking me to call them, and when I did they said that they will no
longer make the second line unlisted at no charge. In fact, they now
charge extra to unlist the extra Ringmate numbers, too. So I listed
them in the name of my dog, but the whole thing is rather strange.
I've called the DPU to complain, I'll report what they find.
Regards,
John Levine, johnl@iecc.cambridge.ma.us, {spdcc|ima|world}!iecc!johnl