Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!pacbell!ames!netsys!vector!nobody From: DMG4449%RITVAX.BITNET@MITVMA.MIT.EDU Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Submission for comp-dcom-telecom Message-ID:Date: 26 Sep 88 09:33:00 GMT Sender: chip@vector.UUCP Lines: 22 Approved: telecom-request@vector.uucp (USENET Telecom Moderator) X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 8, issue 147, message 1 X-Submissions-To: telecom@xx.lcs.mit.edu (Mailing List Coordinator) X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@vector.uucp (USENET Telecom Moderator) I was wondering if someone could offer me some advice. I am a college student who lives in a dormitory. Here, every room has a phone, but every phone is hooked into a PBX. Therefore, we are not directly billed for our calls and we can't choose a long distance service (or even make long distance calls) without a Calling Card, FON Card, etc. I have been using a calling card, but I've found that the 80 cent surcharge (and I believe additional per minute charges for the first 3 minutes) have been most un-reasonable. I want to be able to use a long distance service that 1] won't force me to change my equal access default carrier at home (thus resulting in a $10+ surcharge from Rochester Telephone) 2] won't force me to make a minimum number of calls (like spend $10/month.) 3] will provide decent service, a good savings over the Calling Card (preferably no surcharge). I primarily make long distance calls to Connecticut, Texas, and California. Oh, by the way, I'm calling from Rochester, NY. I hear sprint is probably the best bet, but I have a feeling they wont give me a FON card unless I switch my home line over. Any suggestions. If you know of anything, please include a telephone number of where to call to apply. Thanks in advance, Daniel Greenberg DMG4449@RITVAX [BITNET]