CONTACTS 
0201 - Radio Shack 01-3204                  415 986 1004
020101 - Mr. Alex Bashire; Manager

SUBJECTS
Cell Phones and Service
Cell Phone, Sprint
Millie's phone

0706 -
0706 -    ..
0707 - Summary/Objective
0708 -
070801 - Follow up ref SDS 1 0000.
070802 - ..
070803 - When I stopped at Radio Shack to purchase a keyboard adapter and
070804 - an extension cable for the mouse on CPU11, ref SDS 1 4340, the
070805 - salesman explained an opportunity to purchase a cell phone.  We can
070806 - buy two for the price of one.
070807 -
070808 - Millie has expressed a need or advantage to having a cell phone, one
070809 - could be handy for me when I am in transit for business.
070810 -
070811 - We got two units for the price of one, because one of the units is
070812 - reduced in price from $149.99 to $99.99 during a promotional sale
070813 - period from 981102 to 990130, and the amount of the rebate is $100, so
070814 - that amount covers the cost of the 2nd unit.
070815 - ..
070816 - The first unit cost $179.99.
070817 -
070818 - It is a....
070819 -
070820 -                      Sprint PCS Touchpoint
070821 -
070822 -    FCC ID:  LXC D100
070823 -
070824 -    Bar Code number:    216100118961
070825 -
070826 - Warranty is for 1 year, parts and labor.
070827 -
070828 - There is some administration required to obtain the rebate.  A form is
070829 - prepared that requires information on cell phone numbers that must be
070830 - acquired from Sprint.  After mailing in the rebate form, it may take 4
070831 - - 6 weeks to get check for the rebate.
070832 -
070833 - We received a duplicate invoice for submission with the rebate form.
070834 -
070835 - These cell phones appear to only be good in certain areas where Sprint
070836 - has facilities.  This covers the major metropolitan areas, including
070837 - the Bay Area.  So for driving around, this should work for
070838 - communication in the car, and in emergencies.
070839 -
070840 -  ..
070841 - Cost of Monthly Phone Service
070842 -
070843 - There were 3 basic phone service plans.
070844 -
070845 -    1.  100 minutes per month for about $16.
070846 -
070847 -    2.  200 minutes per month for about $26.
070848 -
070849 -    3.  500 minutes per month for about $50, includes unlimited long
070850 -        distance at no extra cost.
070851 -
070852 - These prices are per user costs.  So for Millie and I to both have
070853 - services, we each have to pay the monthly fee.  We cannot have two
070854 - cell phones, and only one number.
070855 -
070856 - Actually, this is something for Millie to investigate.
070857 - ..
070858 - The third plan has an option to pay $15 more, or $65 per month,
070859 - and then two people can share the 500 minutes per month.
070860 -
070861 - The cost to exceed the monthly fee is $.15 per minute.  So a 60
070862 - minute call would cost $9.00
070863 - ..
070864 - Alex said that since long distance is included in the the 500
070865 - minute per month plan, ref SDS 0 3071, then even if we exceed 500
070866 - minutes, the $.15 per minutes charge is cheaper than local phone
070867 - rates, so we could wind up saving money if we make long distance calls
070868 - on the cell phone instead of the ATT lines.
070869 -
070870 - I decided to start with the $65 per month charge.  Alex said under
070871 - this plan there is no additional charge for long distance.  We can
070872 - make all 500 minutes of calls long distance.
070873 -
070874 -     [On 981126 Millie decided initially to sign up for $30 for 200
070875 -     minutes. ref SDS 2 2185]
070876 -
070877 - We have 30 days to bring everything back and get a full refund.
070878 -
070879 - Keep the original invoice.
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