>  G'day Tim !

G'day!

 >  TE> In the sysop echoes, we have been encouraging people to use OPTUS for
 >  TE> local calls, by dialling 1456xx where xx is your local area code ie;
 >  TE> 03. Its a hassle doing so for each voice call, but is easy to add to
 >  TE> your comms program dialling directory prefix.

 > does this apply nation wide or only in some available
 > areas ?

Only in some available areas. I got a message from someone in Perth last
week telling me that dialling 1456-09 etc didn't work, so looks like its
only major cities at the moment (no insult intended to Perth citizens)

Tim

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