--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 223 CELLULAR Ref: DGT00001 Date: 12/23/96 From: TOM COLE Time: 06:09am \/To: SCOTT CURRIER (Read 5 times) Subj: QUESTION? MOTOROLA PHONES -> Cellular One Boston has been offering 2 or 3 esn's since August somet -> I've spoken with a few cellular phone stores about it, they said that -> haven't sold any yet. The price is about $17 a month and they want yo -> sign a one year service committment, which I think is rediculous. -> I can understand why they haven't sold any. Here in Shreveport, I can get the phone and have a second number for 19.95 a month. That includes 10 minutes airtime. --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.12 * Origin: A.L.T. BBS Shreveport, LA (318) 687-8912 (1:380/64.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 223 CELLULAR Ref: DGT00002 Date: 12/22/96 From: RICHARD MUNRO Time: 11:15pm \/To: ZIGGY MALTER (Read 5 times) Subj: Mobile charges Hey Ziggy, -> I am on a corporate plan using a digital service and I pay $26 per -> month access fee and 32 cents peak rate and 16 cents off-peak rate -> per minute, and that is a flat rate from anywhere to anywhere in -> Australia, which is the size of continental USA. The regular -> consumer plans are not much more than this. Hm, not bad. I'm on a regular consumer plan in the UK (digital, of course), and I pay about $23 a month access fee, about 40 cents peak but only about 9 cents a minute off peak. Again, thats a flat rate to anywhere in the country. Oh yeah, and I get a voicemail answering service completely free as well (i.e. you don't even have to pay for the call to pick up your messages!) Richie richard.munro@amigabee.org.uk --- Platinum Xpress/Wildcat! v1.2O * Origin: Fidonet Amigabee +44 81 695 5328 (2:254/214@fidonet) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 223 CELLULAR Ref: DGU00000 Date: 12/23/96 From: BRIAN LEO Time: 08:27am \/To: BRIAN LINGARD (Read 5 times) Subj: RE: "MIKE" FROM CLEARNET On 19 Dec 96 01:54am, Brian Lingard wrote to Brian Leo: BL> Well you or me wouldn't want to spend $40 thousand on a Clearnet BL> scanner, but if there is something interesting enough, there are BL> people who would. Having the scanner is one thing getting past the search for the 14 digit serial number is another. how many combinations are there to mix 14 digits? and then how will you use it? You don't have a handset and you can't get onto their network. BRIAN LEO ... Xpress Yourself! * Evaluation copy of Silver Xpress. Day # 65 * Silver Xpress V4.01 --- PCBoard (R) v15.3/M 5 * Origin: Bits & Bytes BBS - Toronto, Ont. - (416) 532-1784 (1:250/350) (1:250/350) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 223 CELLULAR Ref: DGU00001 Date: 12/23/96 From: BRIAN LEO Time: 08:27am \/To: BRIAN LINGARD (Read 5 times) Subj: RE: QUESTION? MOTOROLA PH On 19 Dec 96 01:48am, Brian Lingard wrote to Brian Leo: BL> OK so why is the Clearnet not cloneable or scannable? I'm a dealer not an engineer. It's digital and they are using technology that prevents cloning and scanning. Call them at 1-888-CLEARNET BL> And yes, I know trunked radio is not supposed to be scannable BL> either, but I wouldn't discuss anything particularly secret on BL> it. Trunked is analog and easily scanned or cloned. BRIAN LEO ... Xpress Yourself! * Evaluation copy of Silver Xpress. Day # 65 * Silver Xpress V4.01 --- PCBoard (R) v15.3/M 5 * Origin: Bits & Bytes BBS - Toronto, Ont. - (416) 532-1784 (1:250/350) (1:250/350) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 223 CELLULAR Ref: DGU00002 Date: 12/23/96 From: BRIAN LEO Time: 08:27am \/To: SUSAN SCHOUTEN (Read 5 times) Subj: RE: BUY A PHONE On 17 Dec 96 07:55pm, Susan Schouten wrote to All: SS> Help Iwant to buy a cell for my husband for xmas. He is a carpenter Leasing makes more sense for quite a few reasons. SS> and works with his father and brother they both have phones and my SS> husband needs one to. Is it possible to get group rates if I go with SS> the same company as them or would we be better to get another company. SS> They use Cantel? They are all usually on different job sites and a job SS> site phone is not always accessible. I need some direction guys. Are you in Ontario? I will paste a message to the end of this. Clearnet has a perfect solution for you. ========================================================================== STARFLIGHT COMMUNICATIONS (416) 232-2552 (905) 279-9394 MIKE MOBILE (416) 717-1271 Starflight Communications is proud to be appointed a dealership with Clearnet and their communication product called "Mike" Clearnet have been an industry leader in wireless communications for over 10 years. "MIKE" is made by Motorola a world wide recognized name in communication products. What happens when the mobile phone, pager, and two-way dispatch radio are integrated into one unit, on a digital network? You get a wireless communication breakthrough that can provide a major boost to your company's bottom line. How much will you save with Mike? It depends: What value do you place on your time? With Mike's group call feature you can have instant meetings even when you are on the road. Billed at 10 cents per minute in one second increments. Message Mail: It's like your pager only better. Messages are guaranteed delivered and stored if you are out of area or have shut Mike off. Mike works like a cell phone but, with advanced features. Mike is digital. This means security, privacy and increased audio quality. Message Mail to Mike. Good for dispatching. Send Mike a text message up to 140 characters from voice mail, your P.C. or from the InterNet. It's only 10 cents per message. Air time costs? Mike is fair. If you talk for 2 minutes and 4 seconds why should you pay for 3 minutes? Mike offers one-second billing, so you pay precisely for what you use. No Activation Fees. No Subscription Fees. No Advaance Billing. Rate Pooling. If you don't use up all your monthly rate, it's not lost. It can be shared with other members of your group who may have exceeded their portions. Call for more details and a free consultation of your Communication needs. ========================================================================== Your 4 users can be in a group and use digital radio communications and paging capabilities of "Mike" and they still have a cell phone with good air time rates. I have compared many cell phone bills from the "other" guys and Clearnet comes out cheaper for the business application. Write back or phone anytime. b.f.n BRIAN LEO ... STARFLIGHT COMMUNICATIONS. LONG DISTANCE SAVINGS (416) 232-2552 * Evaluation copy of Silver Xpress. Day # 65 * Silver Xpress V4.01 --- PCBoard (R) v15.3/M 5 * Origin: Bits & Bytes BBS - Toronto, Ont. - (416) 532-1784 (1:250/350) (1:250/350) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 223 CELLULAR Ref: DGU00003 Date: 12/23/96 From: GREG WILLIAMS Time: 07:28pm \/To: SCOTT CURRIER (Read 5 times) Subj: QUESTION? MOTOROLA PHONES with the muli esn registration and $17 a month is that per phone (esn)? and does that come with air time?? --- FLAME v1.1 * Origin: Pacifier Online Data Service (1:105/101) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 223 CELLULAR Ref: DGU00004 Date: 12/23/96 From: GREG WILLIAMS Time: 07:30pm \/To: BEN BERGERON (Read 5 times) Subj: QUESTION? MOTOROLA PHONES as far as burning an eprom?? have havent done that yet what i do is call the cell provider and ask them to change the esn in the computer so that it either recognize's either my handheld or my bag phone. --- FLAME v1.1 * Origin: Pacifier Online Data Service (1:105/101) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 223 CELLULAR Ref: DGVF1992 Date: 12/26/96 From: PREPAID CELLULAR Time: 11:33am \/To: ALL (Read 6 times) Subj: PREPAID CELLULAR hAVE YOU EVER BEEN DENIED cELLULAR sERVICE BECAUSE EITHER YOU HAVE BAD OR NO CREDIT or have been terminated cellular service for 1 reason or another?? no signup for TELECOM PREPAID CELLULAR OR we will activate your own cellular deactivated or working cellular phone to OUR SERVICE!! NO CREDIT CHECKS.. NO MONTHLY BILLS..NO CREDIT CHECKS.. ONLY PAY FOR THE TIME YOU USE!! IT'S THAT SIMPLE.. CONTACT MIKE GIBSON AT 414-548-4111 OR WRITE TO TELECOM PREPAID CELLULAR BOX 142 BIGBEND,WI.53103 ALSO WE HAVE THE LOWEST PER MINUTE PREPAID PHONE CARDS!! ONLY 17.9 CENTS A MINUTE ANYTIME ANYWHERE IN U.S.A. COMPLETLY RECHARGEABLE!!!! CALL NOW P.S. WHOLESALERS NEEDED THUR ENTIRE U.S.A. ALSO RETAILERS NEED TO OFFER THIS SERVICE! --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 223 CELLULAR Ref: DGW00000 Date: 12/24/96 From: BLAKE BOWERS Time: 05:34pm \/To: BRIAN LEO (Read 4 times) Subj: QUESTION? MOTOROLA PH BL> Trunked is analog and easily scanned or cloned. Trunked is analog? Actually, yes and no. Trunked can be analog, digital or a mix of both. --- PPoint 1.98 * Origin: KD4RME, The POINT of it all.... (1:284/99.10) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 223 CELLULAR Ref: DGW00001 Date: 12/26/96 From: BEN BERGERON Time: 05:13pm \/To: BLAKE BOWERS (Read 4 times) Subj: QUESTION? MOTOROLA PHONES *** Quoting Blake Bowers to Ben Bergeron dated 12-23-96 *** > On (24 Dec 96) Ben Bergeron wrote to Blake Bowers... > > BB> > RM> are phones cloned? > BB> > Illegaly. > > BB> hehehehe... short and sweet :) ..... Your (the person who your > BB> message was directed to) cell dealer told you that because they > DON'T > BB> / WiLL NOT tell you how to clone phones. Ditto for most people in > BB> this base. > No, actually I tell my customers that, because I have researched it > myself, have a copy of the law, and know that it is illegal to do, at > least > here in the US. > > Facts are a wonderful thing. > this is true, as no boubt it is illigal in Canada as well. Information is power, but FACTS are whats important. --- 6b416e55724565446549 * Origin: The Unknown World (1:246/53.2)