Thanks Harvey.  These will not count on my minutes plan however.  As I
said my plan is unique in today's market.   



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BRETT WINCHESTER
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208-639-8386
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-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Harvey Heagy
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 7:27 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: OT Cell phone question

1-800-555-8355 (1-800-555-tell.  Or if you want Directory Assistance
call: 
1-800-555-1212.  But these calls will count against your minutes.

Both services have online versions.

www.tellme.com

www.free411.com

Harvey
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brett Winches" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 7:45 AM
Subject: Re: OT Cell phone question


> What about the Tell Me service?  I forget the number. =20
>
>
>
> -----
> BRETT WINCHESTER
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> 208-639-8386
> ###
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Anthony Vece
> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 5:55 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: OT Cell phone question
>
> Hi Terri;
>
> I have tried the free 411 numerous times and, I just am not happy with
> it.
>
> With all the advertisements and then sometime it does not understand
> what you are saying.
>
> What it comes down to basically is that I worked on the landline side
of
> VERIZON for 27 years.
>
> I am very partial to VERIZON.
>
> 73 De Anthony W2AJV
> [log in to unmask]
> ECHOLINK NODE NUMBER: 74389
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Terri Pannett" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 9:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [BLIND-HAMS] OT Cell phone question
>
>
>> But we don't need the 411 exemption for Verizon as long as we can
call
> the=20
>> free Directory Assistance number: 1-800-free411.
>>
>> Terri Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA.
>> ----- Original Message -----=20
>> From: "Buddy Brannan" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 8:43 AM
>> Subject: Re: OT Cell phone question
>>
>>
>>>I knew there was another reason I've never bothered to apply for the
>>> directory assistance exemption. I mean, apart from not hating to
call
>>> directory assistance (having worked there, umm, it's not pretty). Of
>>> course, in a way, I can't exactly blame Verizon...there are enough
>>> blind people who insist that tech support people know about how to
>>> hand-hold them through using their assistive technology while fixing
>>> their computer problems and get bent out of shape when the tech guy
>>> tells them to "click" something. I know what I'm talking about in
> this
>>> regard, having worked at an ISP's tech support for a couple
>>> years. Which is to say, if you're going to call a mainstream tech
>>> support center, it's at least partly your responsibility to speak
>>> point and drool enough to operate your assistive technology and
>>> translate "Double click the my computer icon" into keyboard use. To
> be
>>> fair though, even the barest mention of assistive technology sends
>>> some of these guys into a panic, even if you don't insist they have
> to
>>> know anything about it. When I worked at this ISP, I always got the
>>> blind guy calls (well, me and the other blind person), even if the
>>> person on the other end was savvy enough not to need the
hand-holding
>>> some of us insist on, because the other techs just said, "Oh, well,
I
>>> don't know how to deal with the talking computers". So, really,
>>> there's plenty of blame to go around on this one.
>>> --=20
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