On 4/13/07, Julian Dunn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> So I just called Bell. I currently have naked DSL service here at my
> condo, but I've been starting to use my cell phone for testing, and
> getting $300 a month bills is really starting to irritate me. So I
> thought, "Hey, just activate that phone line in your living room and
> save the money on your cell bill". Great idea I thought... until I
> called Bell.
>
> $55 activation fee + $45 a month for the most basic tone service.
>
> I remember when the phone line was around $20-$25 a month when I ran a
> BBS!!! Holy crap... $45 a month for a phone line?! I'm not that old
> either... (26 to be exact... Jim will tell you I'm around 62 though).
What? That's crazy - no idea why it would be $45. Up until last month I had a
Bell landline with call display and it ran me $32.05 per month, with call
display being $8.00 of that (plus taxes).
Now I'm completely on dry DSL with only VoIP so I no longer have to deal with
Bell :-)
OK, so after talking to someone on IRC who said it shouldn't be more
than $26 a month, I thought I'd try calling them back and seeing if
maybe I just got a clueless person. And I did.
The most basic line you can get (in my area) is $26 a month. No CID,
etc... on the line, and $55 installation charge. If I up that to the
smalled bundle, then there is no installation charge, and it's $29.95
a month with CID, directory listing, etc...
So I went with the $29.95 package (since it would take around 13.5
months to make back the $55 installation fee, and I'll more than
likely not be at this location that long).
Interesting about the possibility my DSL service price could drop
since the line is no longer a dry loop. Will have to look into that!
Thanks!
--
Leif Madsen.
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