Anyone remember when you had only two choices for a phone. Rotary wall mount. Or rotary slimline. Some more progressive cities had touchtone! Being born in 1980, I don't remember the monopoly days, but I study turn of the century/mid-20th century telecommunications as a hobby. Hmmmm, I need a life........
-Robyn On Thursday, July 18, 2002, at 01:56 PM, Gary Schnabl wrote: > Since it's been twenty years since the break-up, you've > probably > forgotten about the how and why prices were "lower." Long-distance rates > were outrageously expensive. These rates subsidized the base costs, > because > one needs a local phone to make the long-distance calls. How soon we > forget... > > > > At 12:46 PM 02/07/18, you wrote: >> I miss the good old days when AT&T had a monopoly... lower prices, >> great repair service, no dinner disrupting "offers of a lifetime" phone >> service sales pitches, and a lot less junk mail. > > Gary Schnabl > (Southwest) Detroit > 2 miles NORTH of Canada - Windsor, that is... -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
