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- From: geoff@zswamp.UUCP (Geoffrey Welsh)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Charging for uncomplete calls
- Message-ID: <B74wPB2w165w@zswamp.UUCP>
- Date: Sat, 22 Aug 92 13:09:22 EDT
- References: <Bt2x26.3G0@ibmpcug.co.uk>
- Organization: Izot's Swamp
- Lines: 14
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- gtoal@ibmpcug.co.uk (Graham Toal) writes:
-
- > In article <1992Aug13.011020.10138@sdf.lonestar.org> rlosey@sdf.lonestar.org
- > >Don't know about SRPINT, but I *know* that MCI charges according to this
- > >formula; I've had charges show up on my bill that I never had a connection t
- > >they informed me that they started charging after 30 seconds.
- >
- > So that restricts the number of pre-determined messages you can conveniently
- > send just by transmitting rings to about 10, right? (since it's difficult
- > to hit the number bang on, you need a +/- 1 latitude...) :-)
-
- Most modems detect busy within three or four rings. Sadly, this means that
- we have to watch out for modems that don't always 'hear' the rings, including
- the GVC modems I normally like to brag about. <grin>
-