enger@BLUTO.SCC.COM (02/20/88)
M.R. Smith recently wrote asking how to lower his toll charges when calling between two calling areas in N.J. If the distances are appropriate, perhaps some arrangement of one or more Remote Call Forwarding set-ups (in tandem) could be employed. With this setup, Mr. Smith would call his RCF number, which would forward his call either to the destination, or to another RCF, which would (eventually) forward his call to the destination number. Since RCFs are implemented entirely within the CO the line quality is usually pretty good. If you want to get really fancy, try to locate the RCFs in intervening COs that have digital talk paths. The principal idea here is to put one or more RCFs between you and the destination, such that each phone call made (you to 1st RCF, and each hop there after) is a local call. I believe I read somewhere that NJ tarrifs allow a subscriber to pay an additional charge to expand his/her "free" calling area. If this recollection is accurate, you may be able to use this alone, or in combination with the RCFs (perhaps also so priviledged) to achieve a "toll-free" talk path. Foreign exchange service may be another option for you, again depending on the distances involved. (I don't have a map of NJ handy, sorry). Best Wishes, Bob Enger CONTEL Federal Systems enger@bluto.scc.com
msmith@TOPAZ.RUTGERS.EDU (Mark Robert Smith) (02/21/88)
Good idea, but it would be too many jumps, too expensive. The Optional Toll plan doesn't reach far enough. Mark