bill@eedsp.gatech.edu (bill) (11/08/90)
Are Follow Me Roaming and McCaw's Nationlink the same thing? I know
that they achieve the same effect for their member systems and users,
but are they in fact the same system? If not, what organization
administers each and from where?
Also, if anyone has the time (or a scanner :-), a posting of the
cities to which Follow Me Roaming and Nationlink (respectively) is
available would be of interest to many here. If it's a big listing,
perhaps our esteemed moderator would consider a special issue to post
it.
On a different note, I agree with PAT in that when people find out I
have a cellular phone they think I am rich or "hustle" on the side. I
tell them that I am paying 18 dollars/month and 29 cents peak/22 cents
off-peak and then they understand that cellular isn't really so bad
(corporate rate from BellSouth in Atlanta). I encourage others to
call their cellular provider to see if they qualify for scandalously
low rates by virtue of their working for a large employer (such as
U.S. or state gov't, or a big corporation). Like our moderator, my
bill is RARELY over $40 and I use it at least twice a day.
Bill Berbenich
uucp: ...!{backbones}!gatech!eedsp!bill
Georgia Tech, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
internet: bill@eedsp.gatech.edu
[Moderator's Note: Like yourself, I get annoyed at people who see my
Radio Shack CT-301 handheld and ask me if I am (a) a seller of illicit
drugs or (b) a male prostitute on an outcall. Whichever they ask me,
I usually tell them I am the other, and I always give them my 'direct
cell phone number' whenever they want to have a good time or buy
something from me: 911-6278. PAT]langz@eng.sun.com (Lang Zerner) (11/13/90)
Pat-- In article <14477@accuvax.nwu.edu> you write: >...I always give them my 'direct cell phone number' whenever they want to >have a good time or buy something from me: 911-6278. PAT] Did you mean to put a smiley-face in there, or are you advocating the tying up of 911 emergency trunks simply to have a good prank? Especially after the recent discussion here raising similar concerns about putting OUT-OF-ORDER stickers on COCOTs that violate PUC regulations, I am surprised that you have presented such a potentially damaging prank without mentioning the possible risk involved. Pat, I've come to expect you to be vigilant when it comes to responsible editing of comp.dcom.telecom messages (censoring numbers which are inappropriate to publish, for example), so I would not be at all surprised if I misunderstood what you wrote. However, if your intent really is to give your "victims" a little scare by having them reach the police when they call about illegal activity, you could at the very least give them the local NON-emergency number. Be seeing you. Lang Zerner [Moderator's Note: I know drug dealers are for the most part among the dumbest people alive. Very few of the 'street sales persons' -- whatever their 'product line or service' -- have a brain equal to the one God gave a goose; but do you think anyone is fooled by a message inviting them to have a good time by calling 911-2368? Yeah, you are probably right, there are some. PAT]