[ale] a Google <feature!> OT

[Geoffrey]

tfreeman at intel.digichem.net wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Apr 2004, Geoffrey wrote:
> 
> 
>>Yu, Jerry wrote:
>>
>>>I guess that more arguable is the default.  And, service fee to opt-out?   I
>>>was told when I opened the local phone service that simple opt-out is free
>>>while I have to pay extra if I want the Bellsouth operator to stop giving
>>>away my phone #. One'd think opt-out should save the phone co some money in
>>>terms of disk space/operator time/network bandwidth/backup media/print
>>>media, 
>>
>>Maybe we're talking about different things, but on my BellSuck Bill:
>>
>>listing not in directory or directory assistance: $3.50
>>
>>That is a monthly fee.
> 
> 
> That is about right. OTOH, it has cut down on telepests for me, so 
> represents a worthwhile expense. (FWIW I'm in NC, under HellSouth for 
> phone service.)
> 
> I need to double check, but I seem to recall that I'm also paying for 
> touch tone, but I think this exchange no longer offers support for rotory 
> dialing. (And just to brag - my older son used to be able to dial phone 
> numbers with the handset flash hook. A real treat to watch.)

I used to test them (rotary dials) for Western Electric...


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