Received: from hplms26.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.18/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA067399876; Fri, 6 Jun 1997 13:44:36 -0700 Return-Path: <EAARMAS@msg.PacBell.COM-DeleteThis> Received: from gw3.pacbell.com by hplms26.hpl.hp.com with SMTP (1.37.109.16/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1S) id AA082929876; Fri, 6 Jun 1997 13:44:36 -0700 Received: from msgsrv99.srv.pacbell.com by gw3.pacbell.com (5.x/PacBell-04/11/97) id AA02938; Fri, 6 Jun 1997 13:33:34 -0700 Received: by msgsrv99.srv.pacbell.com with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Server Internet Mail Connector Version 4.0.995.52) id <01BC727E.372F1710@msgsrv99.srv.pacbell.com-DeleteThis>; Fri, 6 Jun 1997 13:33:27 -0700 Message-Id: <c=US%a=_%p=Pacific_Telesis%l=MSGSRV10A-970606203321Z-6584@msgsrv99.srv.pacbell.com-DeleteThis> From: "Armas, Earl A (PB-eaarmas)" <EAARMAS@msg.PacBell.COM-DeleteThis> To: "'wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis'" <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis> Subject: RE: PCS cell phones (was renters insurance) Date: Fri, 6 Jun 1997 13:33:21 -0700 X-Mailer: Microsoft Exchange Server Internet Mail Connector Version 4.0.995.52 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Im not sure how we got off track here but here is some more info:
* The pager is the same number as the PCS phone number. If you call the
PCS number, it will ask you to leave either a message (answering
machine)
or "hit 2" to leave a numeric page. The phone does not have to be on
for
either of these two services to occur. However, when you turn on your
phone
and have a page "in the queue", you will be notified.
* I was at Lake Isabella two weekends ago and was able to use my PCS
phone
with no problems in Bakersfield.
* BTW, the first minute of every in-coming call is free!
* The rate is $.20 (TWENTY) cents per minute regardless if it is peak or
non-peak times
if you call within 510,415,408, and 707(?). Outside this plan, its an
additional $.15
(FIFTEEN) cents on top of the .20.
Earl
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>From: Luigi Semenzato[SMTP:luigi@Nersc.GOV-DeleteThis]
>Sent: Friday, June 06, 1997 1:07 PM
>To: Multiple recipients of list
>Subject: Re: PCS cell phones (was renters insurance)
>
>> I jumped at Pac Bell's $19.95 a month PCS deal. 200 minutes free
>> calling to home, free first minute on incoming calls, caller ID so
>> you don't have to answer if you don't want to, numeric paging, voice
>> mail all included (except for airtime to access voice
>> mail).
>
>That's actually pretty expensive voice mail if you think about it. I
>wonder if one can turn it off, or if it can be accessed from a regular
>phone.
>
>There's also 10 free minutes/month, and it's 40c/minute beyond that.
>All in all, it's pretty similar to the digital plans, except you get
>the pager and Caller ID. Digital plans sell cheap bulk non-peak air
>time.
>
>I guess PCS is good if you call home a lot during peak hours. I am
>usually in front of a phone during peak hours.
>
>How does the pager work? Is it on a separate telephone number?
>Does the phone have to be on for the pager to work? Does the pager
>work off a separate battery? (I doubt that).
>
>> Second, the $19.95 deal is really $23.95 after taxes. %20 higher
>> than what they advertise is a big deal, and they are trained not to
>> tell you about it when you sign up. I made them credit me for the
>> first month since they never notified me about the charges and I'm
>> sending a letter to the California Public Utilities
>> Commision. That's called fraud.
>
>That's interesting. I just called their toll free number for a quote
>and asked if there were any taxes on top of the $19.95. He said no.
>I asked him if he was *really sure* and he said he was.
>
>I agree about the term `fraud'. It's almost as bad when someone sold
>me an MCI account with 30c/minute calls to Italy, and then I got
>billed for 60c/minute. When I complained to MCI, they had no idea
>what I was talking about. ---Luigi
>
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