matt_mcgehrin@pro-graphics.cts.com (Matthew McGehrin) (09/15/90)
With NJ Bell, you have the option of getting unlimited local calling, which is an option I have on my phone. For about $9 a month, I have unlimited calling to about 83 exchanges. What I would recommend for people who have this service is set up a simple database. Exchange Town ----------------- xxx Any Town Have the computer sort it by the exchange, print it out, fold the paper in halves (so that you can read both sides), and when you have a question, look down your 'exchange' list; if it is a local call then talk forever. If not, limit your conversation. Another good feature available is Selective Calling. Which allows you to have 20 hours of calling to a exchange that is maybe a little out of your 'free exchanges'. I use this option for a BBS which I call a lot, and the rate is $2 for 20 hours of calls, at any hour. In the long run this will save you maybe $10 to $15 per month. matt Pro-Graphics BBS 908/469-0049 ....UUCP: crash!pro-graphics!matt_mcgehrin ARPA/DDN: pro-graphics!matt_mcgehrin@nosc.mil Internet: matt_mcgehrin@pro-graphics.cts.com
dave@westmark.westmark.com (Dave Levenson) (09/19/90)
In article <12178@accuvax.nwu.edu>, matt_mcgehrin@pro-graphics.cts.com (Matthew McGehrin) writes: > With NJ Bell, you have the option of getting unlimited local calling, > which is an option I have on my phone. For about $9 a month, I have > unlimited calling to about 83 exchanges. Note that NJ Bell offers untimed local calling only to residential customers. Businesses are charged message units for calls within the local calling area, and intra-state toll for all other calls. A message unit elapses every five minutes, and costs about 5.5 cents. You get 50 message units per month before you get charged for them. The 50 applies to the account, not per line. > ... a suggestion about making a list of local exchanges ... They did that for you. Look in the preface of your NJ Bell directory. They publish a list of the prefixes in your local calling area. > ...Another good feature > available is Selective Calling. Which allows you to have 20 hours of > calling to a exchange that is maybe a little out of your 'free > exchanges'. This, too, is only available to residence subscribers in NJ. It is offered only to points which would otherwise be a ten of fifteen cent call for the initial period, and only intra-LATA. Dave Levenson Voice: 908 647 0900 Fax: 908 647 6857 Westmark, Inc. UUCP: {uunet | rutgers | att}!westmark!dave Warren, NJ, USA Internet: dave@westmark.com [The Man in the Mooney] AT&T Mail: !westmark!dave
matt_mcgehrin@pro-graphics.cts.com (Matthew McGehrin) (09/25/90)
In-Reply-To: message from dave@westmark.westmark.com
Dave,
You made a comment about 'the list of local exchanges'. No, I
did that myself. I typed in all the 'exchanges' they listed for me, I
then had the computer sort it by 'exchange' that way, i say for
instance, look thru the list for exchange '647' if 647 is not on my
list, then it is not local?
Do you get it?
matt
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300/1200/2400 baud, 'Pro-Graphics'cmoore@brl.mil (VLD/VMB) (09/27/90)
If, say, 647 (201 area now, later to be in 908 area) is not on "local"
list, it could be:
a) a toll call
b) so new that some equipment doesn't yet recognize it as a valid
prefix (201-647 has been around for years, so it can't be new)
I had a case where I could not place a self-service 0+ call to
301-850, apparently brand new at the time; and someone I knew could
not call 202-994. (These were both toll calls.)