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Conference govt02::basingstoke

Title: * BASINGSTOKE - Gateway to Wessex *
Notice:BASINGSTOKE - John Arlott lived here - then left, I wonder why
Moderator:COMICS::CORNEJ
Created:Wed Jul 27 1988
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:925
Total number of notes:5875

556.0. "How to save your phone bills" by ROCKS::HOBBS () Thu Apr 30 1992 05:13

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556.1TASTY::JEFFERYKevin holds a place for those who pray.Thu Apr 30 1992 12:175
Mike,

what did you expect?

Mark.
556.2How?UBOHUB::HOLLANDS_CThu Apr 30 1992 15:377
    Mike,
    
    How did you find out what this "unique method" actually was? 
    We've been racking our brains trying to work out what it could be!
    
    Cathy
     
556.3PAPERS::PARRYTrevor ParryThu Apr 30 1992 16:056
Yes I got the piece of paper.

I'm interested to find out how, but not if it costs me anything,
so I'll ask aswell, How did you find out ?

Tp
556.4It was in the papersLARVAE::MUTCHBe kind to your mindThu Apr 30 1992 16:194
    It was in the newspaper last week. They send you back a letter telling
    you to write to BT and ask to have your phone disconnected.
    
    Graeme.
556.5TVUBOHUB::BOARDMAN_KI sponge no more than I drinkFri May 01 1992 18:362
It was also exposed on a recent That's Life program...Keith

556.6TASTY::JEFFERYKevin holds a place for those who pray.Sun May 03 1992 17:145
RE: .5

Whats wrong with what they are doing?

Mark.
556.7re .-1: Legally or morally?AUSSIE::GARSONMon May 04 1992 04:190
556.8People in glass houses ?COMICS::BELLHear the softly spoken magic spellTue May 05 1992 13:0112
  
  Nothing wrong at all.
  
  It's the same set of business skills exhibited when persuading a customer
  to fork out for "Installation services" and to get a bozo who knows nothing
  about the product walking in and typing "@SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL ...", taking
  all the default options and walking out again :-)
  
  If there wasn't "one born every minute", this company would suffer along
  with the rest ...
  
  Frank
556.9AUSSIE::GARSONWed May 06 1992 04:016
    Well to take a different tack...
    
    I've noticed several times in UK newspapers advertisements for
    devices(?) that enable you to make free calls. Is it legal to buy?
    sell? use? these things. Do they even work or is this also some sort of
    scam?
556.10DangerousCOMICS::WEGGSome hard boiled eggs & some nuts.Wed May 06 1992 12:3118
556.11the answer according to the GazettePAPERS::PARRYTrevor ParryFri May 15 1992 12:5721