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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!constellation!osuunx.ucc.okstate.edu!moe.ksu.ksu.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!uchinews!linac!uwm.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!ihz.compuserve.com!news From: news@csi.compuserve.com (Usenet News) Subject: Re: What are these? Message-ID: <CBx7qr.Bup@csi.compuserve.com> Organization: CompuServe Incorporated References: <24pnga$2ek@cyberspace.com> <1993Aug17.164959.29756@merlin.hgc.edu> Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1993 20:32:50 GMT Expires: Tue, 17 Aug 1993 00:00:00 GMT Lines: 40 In article <1993Aug17.164959.29756@merlin.hgc.edu> birc7551@hgc.edu (William Aden Birch [tree]) writes: >In article <24pnkv$2n2@cyberspace.com> warren@cyberspace.com (Warren Victorian) writes: >>I found these wierd international phone sex lines in a magazine the >>otherday and I was just wondering how these people can offer a service >>like this for free. It makes no sence to me. Anyways it is pretty hardcore >>and anyone into that type of stuff should give it a shout. >> >> 011-239-129-2618 >> or >> 011-239-129-2620 >> > >I'd guess to say the only question I really have is: > >What the hell is this message doing in this News group ?!? > >Wil >-- >| William Aden Birch [tree] |the real question is....do| Lyte R & D (lyte) | >| birc7551@merlin.hgc.edu |people really want nasally| Worcester, MA | >| share and enjoy! |insertable computers? | (508) 799 0866 | This message has been seen in many other newsgroups for at least a month now. The best explanation is that the original poster is somehow connected to the phone sex service. I just got off the phone with an AT&T operator. The numbers go to the country of Saotome, in Africa. The charges are between $3.00 - $4.00 per minute depending on time of day (cheaper than 1-900-). How could they do this for free? They're not doing it for free. In a international call, part of the charge goes to AT&T (or your long distance provider), and the rest goes to the country of destination. The lines are probably run by, or connected with the local country's government. An interesting way to get some American dollars into that country. The operator called the first number, and sure enough it started out with a recording of a women's voice saying "Hello baby.....".