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- From: news@massey.ac.nz (USENET News System)
- Subject: Re: Clear vs. Telecom
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.015950.7301@massey.ac.nz>
- X-Xxdate: Tue, 22 Dec 92 21:05:22 GMT
- Organization: Physics Dept.Massey University
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- References: <1992Dec21.135142.1@matai.vuw.ac.nz>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 92 01:59:50 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec21.135142.1@matai.vuw.ac.nz> ,
- mogilvie@matai.vuw.ac.nz writes:
- >
- >We've just had a ring from a bod from Clear, trying to get us to switch
- >from Telecom to Clear. Clear claim they will save us 5% overall, and will
- >save us up to 45% on toll calls of 1/2 hour. Does anybody know of any
- >other advantages with Clear (eg service, although Telecom service is
- >pretty good now days), or any disadvantages with Clear (eg coverage: an
- >aquaintance of mine who works for Telecom once said something about
- >Clear not having as good a network, or something, so that in the event
- >of a disaster, eg an earthquake taking out some of the lines, Telecom
- >calls could be re-routed, Clear calls get chopped??? Anybody know?).
-
-
- One thing that I have noticed with anoying frequency is the number of
- calls
- 1 minute long... and they are all to unconnected calls.Telecom does not
- charge clear for unconnected calls but but clear seems to charge any way.
-
- Thats my 2 cents.
-