On 09/18/96 BRIAN LINGARD wrote FRANK VLAMINGS: "Why?"
BL> I have blown the daylights out of a thousand minutes a lot of
BL> months and at least once racked up over three thousand minutes in
BL> one month all on evening and weekend flat rate time.
I think one can easily do that, and the minutes add up quickly,
believe me. Now one day this Cellular One may improve my overall
reception here, where I live. At times I get an excellent reception,
and on other days it is just terrible, and drops carrier.
I don't know, IF it has anything to do with this, but on overcast
days, the reception seems to be worse. Can that have anything to do
with this on overcast, not even raining days, that the reception is
affected on Cellular phones, since we don't have this here now at this
time of the year.
BL> I was speaking to a senior manager at the cellular carrier i am
BL> on, Bell Mobility Cellular and he said hey, they invented flat
BL> rate evening and weekend time to be used.
I like that flat rate situation, since in my case it saves me quite a
bit, and I do not use my phone during weekdays at prime time. In an
emergency I could always use my regular landline phone unless of
course I am on the road. Then in an emergency I would ofcourse use the
Cell phone.
BL> 28 cents a minute for prime time in Canada and even the U.S. is
BL> pretty cheap.
Yes I guess that is cheap. I believe that over time, Cell phone rates
must come down. The competition will do that.
BL> Some of the "bargain" plans in canada are $20 a month with 600
BL> minutes free evening and weekend time but prime time is $1 per
BL> minute.
Those 600 minutes will be used up quickly, I think, and before you
know it, you will be starting to use the other rates. Not all that
good of a deal in my opinion.
BL> My plan is pretty darn good as i have no cap on the free evening
BL> and weekend time.
I have the same deal here. I pay $35/month for that flat rate, and
unlimited local calling after 7-Pm during weekdays, and flat rate also
on week-ends, and holidays. That is the time I use it the most, I
think... 
-= Frank Vlamings Saturday, September 21, 1996 at 11:19 pm in Newark, CA =-
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