Re: Free long distance

From: "L. Chen" <am302@freenet.buffalo.edu>
Subject: Re: Free long distance
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 03:40:26 -0500 (EST)

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> I had heard of this company (www.broadpoint.com) which was offering 2
> minutes of free long distance for every commercial that you had listened
> to. You dial up this 1-800 number and the number you want to call and
> listent to these commercials.  There was no limit on the number of
> commercials you had listened to. So, if you listened to 20 of these
> commercials, you would get 40 minutes free of long distance. Apparently, it
> has been written up in some of the papers. My question is, what's the
> catch? It sounds too good to be true. Has anybody used this service? I'd be
> curious to hear about anybody's experience with this.  Thanks!

I recall reading that whatever minutes you accumulate is only good for the
next call.  i.e. if you listened to 20 commercials and get 40 minutes, you can
make one  free call only -- up to 40 minutes.  If you only talk for 10
minutes, your lose the other 30 minutes.


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