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From: mark@ardsley.business.uwo.ca (Mark Bramwell)
Subject: Re: Cellular Phone (Portable) for sale
Organization: Western Business School
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Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1993 21:34:53 GMT
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Summary: Takes longer than 24 hours
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>
>I hope you realize that for a cellular phone, you need to subscribe to a
>Cellular carrier, and it usually takes at least one working day before
>the service is available to you. Only then you can find out whether 
>the phone is working.
>
>Tin
>


Not true.  Dial 811 and listen to the recording.  If you get it, then your 
phone was recognized by the network.  You wouldn't be able to dial a real 
number yet (of course!)

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