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ThE fUtUrE oF fOrTrEsS: "At&T pUbLiC pHoNe 2oOo
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206-248-9507 206-248-9505
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Its finally here. SeaTac Airport now has the latest in
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Fortress fashions, the AT&T PUBLIC PHONE 2000. These really are
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beautiful machines. Black and sleek design, a 6 inch monitor
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with a small complete keyboard [F keys included] below the main
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structure. If you want to see one (play with one) for yourself
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the best selection is near Gate S9 (NorthwestAir Terminal). The
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2000 is nothing less than a payphone/computer terminal that is
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menu driven and even has a "data port" phone jack allowing users
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to jack their own laptops/modems into the 2000. Users can access
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a menu to changed parity, bit and select either 300, 1200 or 2400
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baud rates.
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The rates are actually competitive with standard time-share
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terminals (which is to say they are HIGH rates). The 2000 has
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rates of $2.50 for the first ten minute use block and $1.00 for
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the next ten minute block of time. This works out to $7.50 an
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hour. These fees are only for local area calls, any LD calls
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have the usual charges of a voice call added to the call. Seems
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like a big chunk of money, but its a lot cheaper than the bar
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bill I can generate when cooling my heals for hours at the
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airport waiting for a flight.
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The bad news is that these machines can only be operated by
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cards (credit cards and phone cards). This leaves no legal way
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for users to anonymously access these terminals (unless they call
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800 dialups). Gee, I wonder why they did that? If you find
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yourself killing some time up at Seatac, its really worth
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checking it out.
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