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- From: billn@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com (bill nelson)
- Subject: Re: Dedicated ATM card?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan2.093910.8165@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com>
- Organization: Hewlett-Packard Company, Corvallis, Oregon USA
- References: <1992Dec30.192254.3457@chpc.org>
- Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 09:39:10 GMT
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- rboudrie@chpc.org (Rob Boudrie) writes:
- :
- : >FYI, Plus also has one: 1-800-THE-PLUS
- :
- :
- : This service is automated - you are prompted to touch tone in the area
- : code and the first three digits of "the number you are calling from".
- :
- : This makes a marvelous way to easily determine what town a phone number
- : is in (unless it is one of those rare towns without a plus ATM
- : nearby).
-
- I don't know why they would want that. Since it is an 800 number, they
- have your complete phone number, as soon as you call.
-
- Bill
-