That should be a PacBell or whatever they are calling themselves now, area.
She should probably qualify for the Lifeline and that would mean billing the
installation charge over 3 months and then a monthly bill, if you decline
all the extras including long distance, of about $8 or $9. Get her a 99
cent store long distance card. Penny a minute, no monthly access fees, no 3
minute minimums. Just a penny a minute.
One of the problems in a convo is that other folks are sometimes inclined to
use the phones, be they landline or cell, of the patients. Big long
distance or minutes bills suddenly appear. A landline with no long distance
cures that problem.
Lynda
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From: "Don Bowen" <don.bowen AT earthlink.net>