sirakide@uunet.uu.net (Dean Sirakides) (08/25/90)
So there I was dialing a 1-800 number from my desk. Of course, as usual, I was attempting to dial the number at record speed and with a minimum of attention. To dial out we have to dial 9 first. This, and a misguided finger lead me to dial 9,1-900-xxx-xxxx. As I pushed the last digit, the realization of what I had just dialed hit me and I quickly hung up (although I'm sure our PBX would have blocked the 900 call anyway). Question: could I get credit for mis-dialing a 900 number? Who would credit me, my local telco or default LD or 900 provider? I wonder if this has become a problem for companies offering say, customer service at 1-800-abc-defg, while some sleazy $35 service is at 1-900-abc-defg (or vice versa, but that seems much less serious). Is there any way to contact the business behind the 900 number to dispute a bill? Dean Sirakides | Motorola Cellular Group ...uunet!motcid!sirakide | Arlington Heights, IL Of course I speak for myself, not my employer...