Rod, at 09:59 on Jan 27 1996, you wrote to Paul Edwards...

RS> To Bill:

Yes?

RS> The Telstra STD EveryDaySaver is now pointless unless you make a
RS> significant number of calls in the weekday 6pm-10pm window, coz
RS> both Optus and Telstra are now the same on the 6pm Friday-8am Monday,
RS> the Optus 7am weekday has shifted to 8am.

Bloody hell, they don't make life too easy, do they?  I've actually been
considering changing ALL of my calls to Optus (same as my mobile), but in
the absence of hard cost stats, will hold off for a while now.

RS> In fact if you stay with Telstra the Super Saver now makes much more
RS> sense, 15% off, all STD calls, and its free. The STD EDS is still
RS> $2 per month, tho it may be worthwhile if the bulk of your STD calls
RS> are in the weekday 6pm-10pm window.

They would be, but still only an average of 15-20 minutes per week in
total.  I've been meaning to look into whether or not I really need my EDS
plan lately, as that $2 per month may well be costing me more than my
normal STD usage without it.  What a fucking bureaucratic shambles (as
usual).

RS> It also makes more sense to use both now too.

I'll wait until both Optus and Telstra can send me hard figures, then make
my decision based on my current STD call habits.  I still have a feeling
that Optus will be cheaper overall though.

Regards, Bill

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