What DO long distance costs in America cost? Nascar M.P.

Having seen all the complaint's .... nay, worries is a better choice of word I think, regarding the cost of LongDistance calls to the new Papyrus open beta test of the multiplayer Nascar, I was wondering just what the cost is exactly? That's if you're in America of course, and perhaps it varies depending on your location. Whatever, I'd like to know what our US friends consider to be an expensive phone call!!! Cheers, Stuart

Hi Stuart! Well, I don't know what the American's consider expensive, but I'll tell you how it affects us miserly Scots the next time my bill arrives. I was only on for an hour..... Even if it's only once - TRY IT! I'm struggling with my will-power not to call again.... Cheers! John _________________________________ __ _____| |_____ __ _________| |__| :| John Wallace | |__| |_________ \ :| |::| :| Team WW Racing TSW | |::| | / > :| |::| :|_________________________________| |::| | < / :|__|::|____:/ Sim Racing News \.____|::|__| \ /_______:/ \::/ http://www.dcn.ed.ac.uk/pulse/index.htm \::/ \._______\

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>>Having seen all the complaint's .... nay, worries is a better choice >>of word I think, regarding the cost of LongDistance calls to the new >>Papyrus open beta test of the multiplayer Nascar, I was wondering just >>what the cost is exactly? >Well, I don't know what the American's consider expensive, but I'll tell >you how it affects us miserly Scots the next time my bill arrives. I was >only on for an hour..... >Even if it's only once - TRY IT! I'm struggling with my will-power not >to call again....

An HOUR?! 'kin' hell! At about 50p a minute to New Zealand (the only international call I know the cost of), that is a SCARY amount of money. It really hadn't entered my head that anybody in the UK might just try it out. Perhaps I will get some practise at Nascar in after all. And then maybe I'd better not. Oh dear. Dilemma. Stuart

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> >Having seen all the complaint's .... nay, worries is a better choice > >of word I think, regarding the cost of LongDistance calls to the new > >Papyrus open beta test of the multiplayer Nascar, I was wondering just > >what the cost is exactly? > Well, I don't know what the American's consider expensive, but I'll tell > you how it affects us miserly Scots the next time my bill arrives. I was > only on for an hour..... > Even if it's only once - TRY IT! I'm struggling with my will-power not > to call again.... > Cheers! > John

Guys, I did some research into cheap international calls hoping to improve my Hawaii connection rate and I found a company called Worldcom. If your phone bill is regularly over 300 pounds, they can offer you international calls at 19.9 pence per minute compared to BT`s 38 pence off-peak rate. I guess they`re looking for businesses as a whole but I was told they accept domestic accounts if the phone bill is high enough. Andy Hawaii: Sudsie (1)

Well, I'm paying 10 cents a minute, which comes out to $6 an hour and I think *that's* too expensive. Trying to keep myself to $50 a month might be tough <g>......... Phil

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> (Stuart Booth) writes: > >>>Having seen all the complaint's .... nay, worries is a better choice > >>>of word I think, regarding the cost of LongDistance calls to the new > >>>Papyrus open beta test of the multiplayer Nascar, I was wondering just > >>>what the cost is exactly? > Well, I'm paying 10 cents a minute, which comes out to $6 an hour and I > think *that's* too expensive. Trying to keep myself to $50 a month might > be tough <g>......... > Phil

From what I've heard, MCI may have the best deal. After 5pm, MCI is 10 cents per minute out-of-state, plus they give discounts when you spend $25 and more discounts when you spend $35. With HAWAII you're definitely going to spend $35. With the biggest discounts, I think it comes to about .08 per minute AT&T is the worst. The cheapest you'll get is .13 per minute. And that's after 11pm if you spend $25. WorldCom is a flat .10 per minute with no discounts. That's what I have now.

> AT&T is the worst. The cheapest you'll get is .13 per minute. And > that's after 11pm if you spend $25. Not true. First, if you switch to AT&T, they will give you a $100 check (not phone credit). Secondly, for the first six months you will receive 40% off of your total bill (after spending a minimum of $25) making it just as cheap as any of the other services. After the six months, it switches back to the regular 25% off. Considering that within six months the local access methods will be resolved AT&T is a very viable long distance option for the short turn. -- Emory University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Nascar Setups Page: http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~ebusch/ Hawaii Network UserName: Buschwick (5)