singer@IBM.com (David Singer) (07/29/88)
Just for fun, I used 10xxx dialing to place a call via US Sprint on April 13. It finally showed up on my GTE phone bill today, along with this statement from GTE: "GTE is obligated to bill all long distance calls on behalf of your long distance carrier. This includes backbilling of long distance calls, regardless of when the call was actually made." -- David Singer, singer@ibm.com
msmith@topaz.rutgers.edu (Mark Robert Smith) (08/01/88)
I got bitten worse. I had MCI on my school phone, and the number was
disconnected when I left for the summer on May 18. I made a few 10333
calls in April and early May to see if I could get them in so that the
account would be closed when the bill got to NJ Bell.
What has happened is that my account continues to bill me for the
Sprint calls. No monthly fee, but I get "you better pay up or else"
letters because my final bill has gone on for several months.
I wouldn't suggest doing this, at least not in NJ.
Mark
Mark Smith (alias Smitty) "Be careful when looking into the distance,
61 Tenafly Road that you do not miss what is right under your nose."
Tenafly, NJ 07670 {backbone}!rutgers!topaz.rutgers.edu!msmith
msmith@topaz.rutgers.edu Bill and Opus in '88!!!