roy@cs.umn.edu> (08/21/90)
contact!djcl@uunet.uu.net (woody) writes: > Are there any numbers out there that allow access to 800 numbers by > bypassing zone restrictions? Several years ago, when I still lived in Kenai, Alaska, I used GCI as my LD carrier. In most cases, I could dial 800-numbers through GCI and pay for a Seattle call (~0.15/min off-peak). As time went on, more and more 800-numbers became available from Alaska, and I had less use for this feature. Eventually, Alascom began offering access to nearly all wide-zone 800's, as they became more competitive. It's interesting to note that Kenai-Seattle is ~2800 miles. Kenai-Anchorage is only 160 miles by road and 60 by air, yet a Kenai-ANC call was 0.10/min off-peak. You don't even want to _know_ what Tymnet (via Alaskanet) cost! Roy M. Silvernail | roy%cybrspc@cs.umn.edu | (tiny Telecom .sig :-)