Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site sdcc6.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!hou3c!hocda!houxm!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!sdcrdcf!sdcsvax!sdcc6!ix21 From: ix21@sdcc6.UUCP (Strokebusters) Newsgroups: net.consumers Subject: Phone service question Message-ID: <1741@sdcc6.UUCP> Date: Mon, 17-Sep-84 03:19:21 EDT Article-I.D.: sdcc6.1741 Posted: Mon Sep 17 03:19:21 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 25-Sep-84 05:58:58 EDT Distribution: net Organization: Dept. of Neurology, UCSD Medical School Lines: 18 I recently bought with a switch to change from pulse dialing to touch tone dialing. My intention was to save money from touch tone service by using pulse mode when making local calls and flipping the switch when using my alternate long distance carrier service. Now I received a letter from my phone company saying that I have to pay for touch tone service; even though I use the slower rotary dialing mode when placing a local call or when calling the local number to reach my long distance service. Does anyone know how the local phone companies can justify charging for touchtone service for a non touchtone phone? -- ---- David Whiteman, Strokebusters @ Veteran's Administration Medical Center, La Jolla Dept. of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego