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Old 12-10-2007, 12:15 AM
Larry
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Default Re: AT&T flings network wide open- don't have to sign a contract

Todd Allcock <elecconnec@AmericaOnLine.com> wrote in
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> At 09 Dec 2007 14:25:48 +0000 Larry wrote:
>
>> Same ol' sleazy SELLphone carriers....
>>
>> Next thing you know they'll finally admit you CAN put more

than
>> one phone on a number, something they've been lying to us for
>> years about.

>
>
> While TECHNICALLY you always could, the current billing and
> authorization systems used by the major carriers simply don't

allow
> for it, so they're telling a half-truth- they can't do it

because it's
> not worth it to them to overhaul their systems to allow it.

Using a
> two-phone family plan with forwarding set from one to the other

is a
> cheap way to accomplish the same thing.


Nonsense. It's not done to SELL you more SELLphone
product...another number, another account, another charge.

The phones aren't tied to your cell number. They each have a MAC
address, just like your Ethernet card. They can each be
addressed, all at once, unless we can force you to pay more
money.

Larry
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Isn't it ironic that the same ISPs that are telling you
you're downloads threaten their networks......
.....are testing 100Gbps TV to sell on the SAME systems?
http://tinyurl.com/27qx3v

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