(Should cell phone directory assistance really cost $1.25 per
> use, plus airtime?)
I always thought this was an injustice charging for directory assistance. I found a 1 800 number you can use for free for the service, it is 1-800-FREE-411. I have used it for several months and it works and no hidden charges when I get the cell phone bill.
[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: Well, _someone_ has to pay the service bureaus who provide the lookup service. Don't expect AT&T/SBC to pay for it; they are too cheap. I doubt the bill for same comes to $1.25 per call; in fact there was a company doing it for the 'cost' of one or two ten second advertisements played to you, the inquirer as you waited for a response. But, the last time I tried, it was out of business. Your 800-FREE-411 sounds like a good one also. Maybe our readers will try it and see how it works for them. PAT]