http://saunderslog.com/2006/09/19/is-it-big-tobacco-nope-att/ A daily round table on the tech industry with experts and callers from all over the globe. Join us as we pick apart the news and get to the meat of what\'s happening out there. Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:24:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://saunderslog.com/2006/09/19/is-it-big-tobacco-nope-att/#comment-168067 BoldOldPhones Tue, 20 Mar 2007 18:45:43 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2006/09/19/is-it-big-tobacco-nope-att/#comment-168067 As a Christmas gift, my company sent Mrs. Strogen a Black Rotary Dial phone to make up for the ones that she had returned to the phone company. Until this article came out I had no idea how many people were still leasing their phones although I knew that it did still occur and that the phone companies ask for their phones back when the payments stop coming in. As a Christmas gift, my company sent Mrs. Strogen a Black Rotary Dial phone to make up for the ones that she had returned to the phone company. Until this article came out I had no idea how many people were still leasing their phones although I knew that it did still occur and that the phone companies ask for their phones back when the payments stop coming in.

]]> http://saunderslog.com/2006/09/19/is-it-big-tobacco-nope-att/#comment-45003 Jim Courtney Thu, 21 Sep 2006 03:49:35 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2006/09/19/is-it-big-tobacco-nope-att/#comment-45003 OK, so I guess it's time to give Bell Canada their due then. When I reviewed a bill a two or three years ago I enquired about terminating the rent on a Nortel 2-line touchtone phone. They not only terminated the "lease", but also gave me the phone and refunded a couple of months' rent. I still use the set with my VoIPvoice Skype setup to act as both my Skype & Bell phone when I am at the home office. And the call display shows Skype names (as 'S-skypename') when there are incoming Skype calls! OK, so I guess it’s time to give Bell Canada their due then. When I reviewed a bill a two or three years ago I enquired about terminating the rent on a Nortel 2-line touchtone phone. They not only terminated the “lease”, but also gave me the phone and refunded a couple of months’ rent. I still use the set with my VoIPvoice Skype setup to act as both my Skype & Bell phone when I am at the home office. And the call display shows Skype names (as ‘S-skypename’) when there are incoming Skype calls!

]]> http://saunderslog.com/2006/09/19/is-it-big-tobacco-nope-att/#comment-44541 Aswath Tue, 19 Sep 2006 18:24:50 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2006/09/19/is-it-big-tobacco-nope-att/#comment-44541 Indeed, they should have terminated the rental program long time back when the RBOCs were arguing that they should not be forced to support pulse dialing. This way they would have discouraged people from asking for pulse dialing and then by default they would have acheived their other goal as well. Indeed, they should have terminated the rental program long time back when the RBOCs were arguing that they should not be forced to support pulse dialing. This way they would have discouraged people from asking for pulse dialing and then by default they would have acheived their other goal as well.

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