New Telephone Services Push Costs on Users
A humorous lament on rapid phone service innovations like Call Waiting and Caller ID. The speaker admits buying many options yet never using them, joking about never needing features such as conference calling or call forwarding. The piece pokes fun at how these services are marketed while highlighting consumer confusion.
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Caller Drop and Just Checking Ring In On The Phone Bill
A reader riffs on new phone servic es promising convenience and savings while noting bill bumps. Features free extras such as Automatic Redial and Automatic Missed Call plus Caller Drop and Just Checking options. Jim Mullen cited as essayist and Entertainment Weekly contributor.
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