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From: scott@dtscp1.UUCP (Scott Barman)
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Subject: Re: US Sprint Rep Responds to Comments in the Digest
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Date: 11 Aug 89 18:34:57 GMT
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X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 291, message 4 of 9

In article  eli@chipcom.com writes:
>X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 278, message 4 of 12
>I talked to my pal at US Sprint.  he responded to the following 3 questions:

>?? Any comment on the Port Authority / Grand Central FONcard shutdowns?
>   some netters complained that this was an evil thing to do, since
>   John Doe Just Off The Bus could not use his FONcard upon arriving
>   in NYC.

> .. "The shutdown was not for all of Port Authority / Grand Central, it
>   was just for a few payphones that were causing the trouble.  John Doe
>   is probably better off being prohibited from using the phone than if
>   he did use the phone and someone watched over his shoulder, stole his
>   FONcard number, and racked up thousands of calls on his bill."

This is one of the reasons why I dropped Sprint in favor of AT&T.
It is not the first time a telco decided what was in my best interest.
When I used to live and do business in NYC and had to contact someone
long distance, I ended up getting a card from NY Tel before returning
the card to Sprint.

What I thought was even funnier was that after I paid off the last
bill I kept getting bills with a zero balance.  After six months of
it, I finally got through to their 800 number on the first try to
remind them I changed LD companies and to stop sending me bills.  This
was a couple of years ago (started about six months after NY Tel sent
out their "ballots" on Long Island), I hope they've improved their
billing now!

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scott barman
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