wws@bellcore.bellcore.com> (08/10/90)
I've been subscribing to the AT&T ROA Plan for several months now and I'm not sure that I'm saving any money. I figure that if AT&T *REALLY* wants to provide good rates, they would just do it. Why should I have to subscribe to a special plan to save money? AT&T tries to sell the plan so hard that it MUST be benefiting them more than the consumer. What's the general opionion out there? Is it worth it or not? Thank you, Wayne Scott wws@bcr.cc.bellcore.com
stiles@druhi.att.com (K. L. Stiles) (08/14/90)
In article <10687@accuvax.nwu.edu>, rruxc!wws@bellcore.bellcore.com (Wayne Scott) says: > I've been subscribing to the AT&T ROA Plan for several months now and > I'm not sure that I'm saving any money. > What's the general opionion out there? Is it worth it or not? Let me first say that I am an AT&T employee, but the information here is from my personal phone bill and unbiased. I have the 24 hour ROA plan: for $8.70/mo., I get one hour night/wkend calls, 25% discount on evening calls, and 10% discount on daytime calls. The stats for my July bill (taxes not included in figures): 3.15 hours night/weekend - 1 hour allotment $ 8.70 - 2.15 hours at 6.60/hour $14.19 $30.01 evening at 25% discount $22.51 $15.02 daytime at 10% discount $13.52 ------- ROA Total $58.92 Non-ROA Total (price for each call is listed) $73.83 ------- ROA Savings $14.91 If I had only the basic plan which I believe is $7.15/mo., my ROA total would have been $66.37, a $7.46 savings. The bottom line is that it really depends on your calling habits. Analyze your own bill as I have done, and see for yourself. Every time I've checked mine (3 or 4 times a year), ROA has always saved me $$. Hope this helps. Kevin Stiles AT&T Bell Labs, Denver, CO [Moderator's Note: I wanted the 24 hour plan, and it is advertised as being available here in IBT territory. However, when I ordered it I was told I could not have it because the computer would not accept both the daytime five percent discount AND the intrastate 'transparency' which I have at night. Apparently intrastate calls do not get the daytime five percent discount, and IBT has not been able to figure out how to give both that and the intra/inter on one account at the same time without getting daytime intrastate calls involved. PAT]