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.oO Phrack 50 Oo.
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Volume Seven, Issue Fifty
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10 of 16
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- Skytel Paging and Voicemail -
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The PBXPhreak
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<pbx@crackhouse.com>
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If you weren't aware, Skytel is the largest nationwide paging and wireless
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messaging service in the United States. If you want to use this to your
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advantage, keep reading...
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Table of Contents
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1. Important SkyTel Numbers
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2. History of SkyTel
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3. SkyPager
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4. SkyWord Pagers
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5. SkyTel 2-Way Pagers
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6. SkyTel Extras . The SkyNews and SkyQuote
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7. SkyTel SkyFax Option.
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8. SkyTalk Option
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9. Sending a Message
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10. SkyTel Coverage
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11. International Access numbers to the SkyTel system.
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12. SkyTel accessible by Land, Sea or Air.
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13. Overview of SkyTel
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14. Getting Phree SkyTel Pagers
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15. Taking over a SkyTel Mailbox
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16. Prefixes for SkyTel Pagers and Voicemail
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17. Conclusion
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1. Important SkyTel Numbers.
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800-456-3333 - Skytel Nationwide Sales Center
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800-SKY-USER - Skytel Customer Service
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800-SKY-PAGE - Skytel Numeric Paging
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800-SKY-GRAM - Skytel Alpha-Numeric Paging
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800-SKY-TALK - Skytel Voice Mail
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800-SKY-FAXE - Skytel Faxing
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800-SKY-8888 - Skytel System Access
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2. History of SkyTel.
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1987:
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- SkyTel founded; first nationwide paging and wireless messaging
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service.
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1988:
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- SkyTel offers first integrated voice messaging service: SkyTalk;
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provides instant notification of voice messages.
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1991:
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- Mtel, the parent company of SkyTel, presents the concept of two-way
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paging to the FCC.
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- SkyTel launches SkyWord - the first nationwide alphanumeric messaging
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service; subscribers can now receive text messages nationwide.
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- SkyTel goes international, offering service in Canada and Mexico.
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1992:
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- SkyTel develops an X.400 gateway; subscribers can now integrate email
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services with paging.
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- Mtel awarded a Pioneer's Preference by the FCC guaranteeing a license
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to deploy a two-way wireless communications network.
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1993:
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- SkyTel offers the first integrated information services - SkyNews,
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news headlines broadcast to a SkyWord pager; and SkyQuote, stock
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quotes broadcast to a SkyWord pager.
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- SkyTel expands its range of integrated email services announcing
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connectivity to Lotus cc:mail, Microsoft Mail, MCI Mail, and AT&T
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PersonaLink.
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- SkyTel expands international services to Asia Pacific and South
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America.
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1994:
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- Mtel announces an alliance with Microsoft to co-develop products and
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services for the Mtel two-way paging network.
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- SkyTel collaborates with Toshiba to offer the first PC Card for
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wireless messaging, the Noteworthy NewsCard, and offers the first
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integrated wireless messaging solution for notebook computers,
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SkyCard(r).
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- SkyTel offers SkyFax, providing a toll-free fax-mailbox with instant
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notification of incoming faxes for subscribers.
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- Mtel purchases two nationwide licenses in FCC narrowband PCS auctions.
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- Mtel acquires U.S. Paging Corp., a reseller of paging services to
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major corporations nationwide.
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- SkyTel provides an Internet gateway; subscribers can now send messages
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to SkyTel pagers through the Internet.
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1995:
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- SkyTel announces that MCI will resell SkyTel paging services as part
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of networkMCI products.
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- SkyTel announces agreement with SONY Electronics Inc. whereby SONY
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will distribute SkyTel pagers through retail network; this
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announcement marks the entry of SkyTel into the retail market.
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- SkyTel announces SkyTel 2-Way, the first two-way paging and wireless
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messaging service; subscribers can automatically confirm receipt of
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messages and respond directly from their pager.
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3. SkyPager.
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The SkyTel System keeps you in touch with clients, colleagues and family
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members when you're on the road. Now you can receive important information
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quickly and accurately where you do business. People who need to reach you
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dial one toll-free phone number. You'll never have to leave a trail of
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telephone numbers or play another round of phone tag.
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SkyPager Features
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- SkyPager can receive numeric messages up to 20 digits long.
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This can be the telephone number of someone who needs you or a
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code (e.g., "911" if the office needs you to call in immediately).
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- Page Recall provides quick message retrieval for times when you've
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been out of coverage range or the pager has been turned off.
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- Message senders can broadcast one message to multiple subscribers,
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prioritize urgent messages and program messages for future delivery
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for time-zone differences.
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- Only SkyTel provides 24-hour a day, seven-day a week Customer Service,
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and all calls are always toll-free. Or, use SkyTel Customer Service
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Online to contact SkyTel.
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Hardware Features:
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- New FLEX technology means longer battery life -- up to 5 months on
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one AAA battery.
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- Choice of several musical tones or silent vibration alert.
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- Holds up to sixteen 20-digit messages.
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4. SkyWord Pagers:
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With SkyWord, you can receive text messages accurately and quickly. You
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know what's needed immediately, without picking up the phone to return the
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call.
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Skyword Features
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- Receive text messages up to 240 characters in a hand-held unit.
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- Receive notification of e-mail messages while you're on the road.
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SkyTel e-mail integration is compatible with various e-mail systems.
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Ask your SkyTel sales rep for details.
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- SkyNews(r) news headlines are provided twice daily. Stay up to date,
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even while traveling, on the economic, political, international and
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financial news of the day.
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- Page Recall provides quick message retrieval for times when you've
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been out of range or the pager has been turned off.
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Sending Messages Is EASY!
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- Use SkyWord Access or QuickAccess software. All you need is a
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modem-equipped PC or Macintosh computer to easily send messages.
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- Your callers can dictate a text message to a SkyTel Customer Messaging
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Agent, toll-free 24-hours a day.
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Hardware Features:
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- New FLEX technology means longer battery life -- up to 5 months on
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one AA battery.
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- Choice of several musical tones or silent vibration alert.
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- Receive up to forty, 240-character messages.
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5. SkyTel 2-Way Pagers.
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Imagine the freedom of getting a question and pushing one button to
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answer... from a pager small enough to fit in your hand. Your callers
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get answers quickly and easily by telephone, computer, e-mail or even
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on their SkyTel pager. And you reduce long-distance and cellular phone
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expenses!
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SkyTel 2-Way is the first and only service that allows you to respond to
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a message from a pager.
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The SkyTel 2-Way System acts as the clearinghouse for all outgoing and
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incoming messages.
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Messages to you:
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People sending you messages (senders) can do so by:
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- phone (numeric, voice messages, or operator-assisted text messages)
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- computer (SkyTel Access or QuickAccess software, e-mail, or palmtop
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computer connection)
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Messages from you:
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And senders can get your response via:
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- phone
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- computer
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- SkyWord or SkyTel 2-Way pagers
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Works with Other SkyTel Services:
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SkyTalk: Full-featured voice mail lets senders leave a detailed message
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and then you call back to hear the reply.
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SkyNews: Headline news provided twice daily.
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The answer is in the palm of your hand With SkyTel 2-Way, your senders
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become your partners in communications. They compose messages with
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multiple-choice responses for you to choose from, such as:
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- CLIENT WILL SIGN $80K CONTRACT IF WE CAN DELIVER BY 4/7
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- PROCEED
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- DO NOT PROCEED
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- AWAIT MY CALL
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Or if your sender does not define responses, select from one of your SkyTel
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2-Way pager's 16 pre-programmed responses:
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- YES/OK
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- NO
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- WILL CALL LATER
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- CALL ME
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- RUNNING LATE
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- NEED MORE INFO
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- SEND # TO CALL
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- WHERE ARE YOU?
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- WILL ARRIVE 15M
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- WILL ARRIVE 30M
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- TRAFFIC DELAY
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- PICK ME UP
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- BUSY
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- FINISHED
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- CALL HOME
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Senders can receive your response at their convenience, 24 hours a day by
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phone, PC or SkyTel pager.
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Unit Features And Operations
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- weighs about 5-1/2 ounces
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- runs for several weeks on single AAA-size alkaline battery
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- flip-top cover protects the unit and houses the transmitter used to
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send and receive messages
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- messages can be up to 500 characters long, including customized reply
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choices
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- "Personal Folder" stores messages in the 100 kilobyte memory; message
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length determines how many messages you can store
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Sending Messages
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With SkyTel 2-Way, anyone can send a message directly to SkyTel 2-Way
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subscribers and receive their replies.
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Message Sending Options:
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- Telephone keypad: Call toll-free from any touch-tone telephone to send
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a numeric message.
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- Voice messaging: Leave a detailed message (for SkyTalk subscribers).
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- Operator-assisted text messaging: Dial the SkyTel toll-free number and
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speak to a Customer Messaging Agent who will type and send your
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message.
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- Personal computer and modem: Use SkyTel AccessTM or QuickAccess
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software to compose and transmit messages on a modem-equipped
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computer.
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- E-mail: SkyTel 2-Way messages can be created and sent through any
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Internet-based e-mail system. Replies will be directed back to the
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e-mail address.
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- Palmtop computer connections: SkyTel 2-Way subscribers can link their
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Hewlett-Packard 100 or 200LXTM or OmniGo 100 palmtop computer to a
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SkyTel 2-Way pager. Subscribers can then compose, transmit, receive,
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relay, store and reply to SkyTel 2-Way messages.
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Receiving Replies
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With SkyTel 2-Way, senders know for certain whether their message was
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received and can easily check for their reply. Check each message sent over
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The SkyTel 2-Way System using these convenient options:
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Message Tracking and Reply Options
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- Telephone: Whenever you send a message (by telephone or otherwise),
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SkyTel assigns a unique confirmation number to that message. Senders
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can call The SkyTel 2-Way System later and use the confirmation number
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to check the status of the message and/or get their reply.
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- Personal computer and a modem: Use SkyTel Access software to compose
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and transmit messages. Then use the confirmation number to check the
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status of messages and/or get your reply.
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- E-mail: When you send a message via e-mail to a SkyTel 2-Way
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subscriber, you'll receive your reply at your e-mail address.
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- Pagers: Replies can be forwarded to a SkyWord (alphanumeric) or
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SkyTel 2-Way pager.
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6. SkyTel Extra Features.
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SkyNews Features:
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- Four headlines are broadcast twice each day - 12:30pm and
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5:00pm ET Monday Friday, 2:00 and 7:00pm ET Saturday and
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Sunday.
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- Headlines are transmitted FREE to all SkyWord and SkyTel 2-Way
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pagers.
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- Headline topics include: U.S. politics, U.S. business and economic
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news, international events, Dow Jones industrial average updates and
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the performance of leading stocks.
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- In addition to the regular broadcasts, news alerts are sent as crucial
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events occur in the U.S. or abroad.
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SkyNews Special Editions:
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If you need news about your specific industry, subscribe to SkyNews Special
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Editions. Headlines are available about the following industries:
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Finance
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Telecommunications
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Information Highway
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Media
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There is an additional charge for SkyTel special editions.
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SkyQuote Features:
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Keep tabs on Wall Street with SkyQuote-the personalized financial
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news service on SkyTel text messaging units. With SkyQuote, you'll
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be alerted twice each business day with pricing updates on four stocks or
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exchange indexes. You provide us with the stocks, choose the timing of your
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updates, and SkyTel will do the rest.
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Your messaging unit will alert you with the price of the most recent trade
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for each of the four companies you have selected. You will also receive Dow
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Jones headline alerts when significant news breaks on your selected
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companies.
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7. SkyTel SkyFax Option.
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Whoever invented the fax machine apparently didn't know much about doing
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business on the road. After all, you can't take the machine with you. It
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has very little interest in your schedule. And critical faxes have a way of
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arriving at the wrong place, and the wrong time.
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SkyFax Features:
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- You are assigned a personal toll-free number that people use to send
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you faxes.
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- Notification on your SkyPager or SkyWord pager that a fax has
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arrived in your mailbox.
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- Dial a toll-free number to download the fax to fax machine of your
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choice.
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- SkyFax even works with your portable computer's send/receive fax
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software.
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SkyFax Benefits:
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SkyFax offers total control over how and where people reach you with
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important fax messages.
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- Toll-free number reduces long-distance charges.
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- Download faxes at YOUR convenience.
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- Senders don't have to know your travel schedule in order to send you
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faxes -- you'll never miss an important fax.
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- Your documents remain confidential, because you're in control.
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8. SkyTel SkyTalk Option.
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Now, when you travel, The SkyTel System will let you give the people who
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need to stay in touch with you one toll-free phone number where you can
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always be reached. Even if they don't know exactly where you are, they'll
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be able to call a single number and leave a voice message in your SkyTalk(r)
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voice mailbox. You'll be notified quickly that a message is waiting. Then
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you can retrieve it whenever you want.
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SkyTalk can also be used to send information to a whole group of people
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simultaneously with one phone call. Even if they're spread across Phoenix,
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Los Angeles, Boston and Miami, everyone will be notified in minutes.
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SkyTalk Features
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- SkyTalk is an easily-accessible toll-free voice mail system that
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notifies you when you have a message on your SkyPager, SkyWord or
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SkyTel 2-Way pager.
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- Personal toll-free access numbers are available to provide callers
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with easy access to your voice mail. You can even forward your office
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number to your toll-free Personal Access Number when you're traveling
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so every caller can leave a message for you.
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- You can access other parts of The SkyTel System easily, without
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hanging up the phone. For example, you can reply directly to messages
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from other subscribers, broadcast messages to a subscriber list and
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redirect messages to other subscribers.
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Additional SkyTalk Features
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- Personalized voice mail greeting -- your own words in your own voice.
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- Security code to prevent unauthorized access.
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- Spanish and Japanese language prompts available.
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- Messages up to 5 minutes in length.
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- Stores up to 20 messages for up to 14 days.
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- Unretrieved messages stored for 72 hours.
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- Toll-free access to your messages from over 40 countries around the
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world (surcharge may apply).
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9. Sending a Message.
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Make it simple for your clients and colleagues to remember how to
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send you a message. Just include the instructions on your
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business card! On the front, list the SkyTel 800 number and your
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PIN along with all your other numbers. For more detailed
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instructions, use the back of your card. These instructions can
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be pre-printed on the card or printed on a sticker for attachment
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later. To get started, please see the SkyWord example below.
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Sending Me A Page
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Dial 1-800-759-8888
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Enter PIN, press #
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Numeric message--press 1, then #
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Voice message--press 2, then #
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Dictated message--press 3
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Press # to end
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10. SkyTel Coverage.
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SkyTel is the best single source for all of your messaging needs. For
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locally, nationally and internationally. People everywhere are taking
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advantage of SkyTel coverage flexibility. Whatever your lifestyle requires,
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SkyTel will easily provide a coverage plan that works for you.
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SkyPager and SkyWord Coverage Plans Include:
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Metro Service:
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If your business is conducted primarily in one metro area or state, but
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requires occasional travel to other parts of the country, The SkyTel System
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with Metro Service and Nationwide Now is your cost-effective messaging
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solution.
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Metro Plus:
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A broader 2- to 6-state zone. There are 21 pre-defined Metro Plus zones,
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each with nationwide access through Nationwide Now.
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Regional/Region Plus:
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East, West, Central, Southeast, Southwest or Midwest. Two regions can be
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combined (Region Plus service) for maximum coverage. Each can include
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Nationwide Now (Region Plus service is available for SkyPager only).
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Nationwide:
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Coverage in thousands of cities and towns across the United States.
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(SkyPager only)
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Nationwide Now:
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Nationwide Now is an exclusive SkyTel coverage feature that allows you to
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access our nationwide network when you travel out of your home coverage
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area.
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International:
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SkyTel International Service can be used in conjunction with any U.S.-based
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coverage plan:
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- Simulcast service: Messages are always transmitted to U.S. and the
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country(ies) of your choice.
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- Follow-Me: Allows you to activate coverage (with a quick call into The
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SkyTel System) to receive messages while traveling abroad. You choose
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the country(ies) and length of time for international coverage.
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- International coverage is available in the following countries:
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Argentina
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Bahamas
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Bermuda
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Brazil
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Canada
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Colombia
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Ecuador
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Guatemala
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Hong Kong
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Indonesia
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Malaysia
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Mexico
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Peru
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Philippines
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Puerto Rico
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Singapore
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Uruguay (coming soon)
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Venezuela
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In the places you travel most, SkyTel goes along with you, giving
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you reliable, efficient communications. Here's just a partial
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listing of the United States and international coverage areas.
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Skytel has a wide coverage area. I only listed U.S. cities with
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a population of 75,000 or more.
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ALABAMA
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Birmingham
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Huntsville
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Mobile
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Montgomery
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Tuscaloosa
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ARIZONA
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Chandler
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Glendale
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Mesa
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Phoenix
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Scottsdale
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Tempe
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Tucson
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ARKANSAS
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Little Rock
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CALIFORNIA
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Alameda
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Alhambra
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Anaheim
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Arden-Arcade
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Bakersfield
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Berkeley
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Burbank
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Carson
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Chula Vista
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Citrus Heights
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Compton
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Concord
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Corona
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Costa Mesa
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Daly City
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Downey
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E. Los Angeles
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El Cajon
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El Monte
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Escondido
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Fairfield
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Fremont
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Fresno
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Fullerton
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Garden Grove
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Glendade
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Hayward
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Huntington Beach
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Inglewood
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Irvine
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Lancaster
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Long Beach
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Los Angeles
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Modesto
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Moreno Valley
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Norwalk
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Oakland
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Oceanside
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Ontario
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Orange
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Oxnard
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Pasadena
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Pomona
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Rancho Cucamonga
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Richmond
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Riverside
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Sacramento
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Salinas
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San Bernadino
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San Buenaventura
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San Diego
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San Francisco
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San Jose
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San Mateo
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Santa Ana
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Santa Barbara
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Santa Clara
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Santa Clarita
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Santa Monica
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Santa Rosa
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Simi Valley
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South Gate
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Stockton
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Sunnyvale
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Thousand Oaks
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Torrance
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West Covina
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Westminster
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Whittier
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COLORADO
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Arvada
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Aurora
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Boulder
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Colorado Springs
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Denver
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Ft. Collins
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Lakewood
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Pueblo
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CONNECTICUT
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Bridgeport
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Hartford
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New Britain
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New Haven
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Norwalk
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Stamford
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Waterbury
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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Metro Area
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FLORIDA
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Clearwater
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Coral Springs
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Ft. Lauderdale
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Gainesville
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Hialeah
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Hollywood
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Jacksonville
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Kendall
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Miami
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Miami Beach
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Orlando
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St. Petersburg
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Tallahassee
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Tampa
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GEORGIA
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Albany
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Atlanta
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Columbus
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Macon
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Savannah
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HAWAII
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Honolulu
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IDAHO
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Boise City
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ILLINOIS
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Arlington Heights
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Aurora
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Chicago
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Decatur
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Elgin
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Joliet
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Naperville
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Peoria
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Rockford
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Springfield
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INDIANA
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Evansville
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Ft. Wayne
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Gary
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Hammond
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Indianapolis
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South Bend
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IOWA
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Cedar Rapids
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Davenport
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Des Moines
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Sioux City
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KANSAS
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Kansas City
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Overland Park
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Topeka
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Wichita
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KENTUCKY
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Lexington
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Louisville
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LOUISIANA
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Baton Rouge
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Lafayette
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Metairie
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New Orleans
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Shreveport
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MARYLAND
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Baltimore
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Columbia
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Silver Spring
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MASSACHUSETTS
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Boston
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Brockton
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Cambridge
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Fall River
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Lowell
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Lynn
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New Bedford
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Newton
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Quincy
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Somerville
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Springfield
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Worcester
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MICHIGAN
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Ann Arbor
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Clinton
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Dearborn
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Detroit
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Worcester
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Flint
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Grand Rapids
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Kalamazoo
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Lansing
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Livonia
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Southfield
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Sterling Heights
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Warren
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Westland
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MINNESOTA
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Bloomington
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Duluth
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Minneapolis
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St. Paul
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MISSISSIPPI
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Jackson
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MISSOURI
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Independence
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Kansas City
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St. Louis
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Springfield
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MONTANA
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Billings
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NEBRASKA
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Lincoln
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Omaha
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NEVADA
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Las Vegas
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Paradise
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Reno
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Sunrise Manor
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NEW HAMPSHIRE
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Manchester
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Nashua
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NEW JERSEY
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Camden
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Edison
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Elizabeth
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Jersey City
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Newark
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Paterson
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Trenton
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NEW MEXICO
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Albuquerque
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NEW YORK
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Albany
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Buffalo
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Cheektowaga
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New York
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Rochester
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Syracuse
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Yonkers
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NORTH CAROLINA
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Charlotte
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Durham
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Fayetteville
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Greensboro
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Raleigh
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Winston-Salem
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OHIO
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Akron
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Canton
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Cincinnati
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Cleveland
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Columbus
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Dayton
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Parma
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Toledo
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Youngstown
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OKLAHOMA
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Oklahoma City
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Tulsa
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OREGON
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Eugene
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Portland
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Salem
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PENNSYLVANIA
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Allentown
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Erie
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Philadelphia
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Pittsburgh
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Reading
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Scranton
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RHODE ISLAND
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Cranston
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Providence
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Warwick
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SOUTH CAROLINA
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Charleston
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SOUTH DAKOTA
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Sioux Falls
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TENNESSEE
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Chattanooga
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Clarksville
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Knoxville
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Memphis
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Nashville-Davidson
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TEXAS
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Abilene
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Amarillo
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Arlington
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Austin
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Beaumont
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Carrollton
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Corpus Christi
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Dallas
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El Paso
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Ft. Worth
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Garland
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Grand Prairie
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Houston
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Irving
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Laredo
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Lubbock
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McAllen
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Mesquite
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Midland
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Odessa
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Pasadena
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Plano
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San Angelo
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San Antonio
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Tyler
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Waco
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Wichita Falls
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UTAH
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Provo
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Salt Lake City
|
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West Valley City
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VIRGIN ISLANDS
|
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St. Croix
|
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St. Thomas
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VIRGINIA
|
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Alexandria
|
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Arlington
|
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Chesapeake
|
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Hampton
|
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Newport News
|
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Norfolk
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Portsmouth
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Richmond
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Roanoke
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Virginia Beach
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WASHINGTON
|
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Bellevue
|
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Seattle
|
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Spokane
|
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Tacoma
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WISCONSIN
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Green Bay
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Kenosha
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Madison
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Milwaukee
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Racine
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11. International Access numbers to the SkyTel system.
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SkyTel US Customers can access the SkyTel System from 44 countries around
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|
the world! Use the chart below to find the access numbers you need.
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|
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|
Legend for notes:
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|
|
* a: Pay phones may require a coin or card
|
|
* b: Not available from pay phones
|
|
* c: Not available from all phones
|
|
* d: Local or in-country charges may apply
|
|
|
|
Country Access Number Notes
|
|
|
|
Australia 1-800-12-8078
|
|
Bahamas 1-800-934-6451 a
|
|
Bahamas 1-800-934-6451 a
|
|
Barbados 1-800-534-2170 b
|
|
Belgium 0800-1-4389 a
|
|
Bermuda 1-800-825-0311
|
|
Canada 800-759-8255 c
|
|
Chile 1230-020-3220 b
|
|
China 10-800-524-4624 c
|
|
Colombia 980-1-52547 a, c
|
|
Costa Rica 001800-234-4793 b
|
|
Denmark 8001-8671 a
|
|
El Salvador 0-1-800-234-9578 b, c
|
|
Finland 9-800-1-59402 a
|
|
France 05-90-3223
|
|
Germany 0130-8-18414
|
|
Greece 00800-12-2613 a, c,d
|
|
Guam 1-800-671-0150 a
|
|
Guatemala 099-0082 a
|
|
Hong Kong 800-5688 a
|
|
Hungary 00-800-11144
|
|
Indonesia 001-800-011-0277
|
|
Ireland 1-800-55-5523
|
|
Israel 177-150-1572 a
|
|
Italy 1678-77100 a
|
|
Japan 0031-12-3373 a, c
|
|
Luxembourg 0800-6170
|
|
Malaysia 800-2652 a, d
|
|
Mexico 95-800-759-8255 c, d
|
|
Netherlands 06-022-7548 a, c
|
|
Netherlands Antilles 0031-12-3373 b, d
|
|
New Zealand 0800-447036
|
|
Norway 800-15617
|
|
Panama 001-800-507-0089
|
|
Portugal 0501-12-707 a, c
|
|
Singapore 800-1200-457 a
|
|
South Africa 080-09-92588 a
|
|
Sweden 020-79-3976 a
|
|
Switzerland 155-2154 a
|
|
Taiwan 0080-13-8341 a
|
|
Thailand 001-800-12-066-0249 a, c
|
|
United Kingdom 0800-89-3648
|
|
Uraguay 000-413-598-0371 a, c,d
|
|
Venezuela 8001-2458
|
|
|
|
12. SkyTel accessible by Land, Sea or Air.
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|
|
|
Accessibility is important in any business, but when you provide
|
|
mobile satellite communications to maritime, aeronautical and
|
|
land mobile customers, it's your main selling point.
|
|
|
|
The folks at COMSAT Mobile Communications sell communications
|
|
that know no bounds, so they need to keep in constant contact
|
|
with all their customers and prospects. That's why they rely on
|
|
SkyTel.
|
|
|
|
Robert Katz, director of Mobile Data for COMSAT, says, "It's not
|
|
just SkyTel paging that's so valuable to us. It's the whole
|
|
spectrum of SkyTel services." As a matter of fact, the company
|
|
depends on more than 160 SkyTel pagers, especially in the sales,
|
|
engineering and operations divisions, as well as a variety of
|
|
SkyTel services.
|
|
|
|
Serving as much-needed administrative support, a SkyTel Corporate
|
|
Access Number gives customers or employees toll-free access to
|
|
sending pages - with just one easy number and without having to
|
|
carry or remember PlNs. With a list of key COMSAT employees and
|
|
their PlNs, the SkyTel operator sends messages like a personal
|
|
assistant. Katz uses this service to send out important meeting
|
|
notices or project reminders, either to individuals or an entire
|
|
group. "It's even better than voice mail or e-mail," says Katz.
|
|
|
|
SkyTel service even works with COMSAT's office systems to keep
|
|
communications transparent to the caller. For example, when Katz
|
|
receives a call at his desk, his office voice mail system pages
|
|
him immediately. Wherever he is, his SkyTel pager alerts him that
|
|
a call is waiting. Within minutes, he phones in an access code to
|
|
be connected instantly. When he picks up the call, the caller
|
|
doesn't know if Katz is in a meeting, driving down the highway or
|
|
relaxing at home. All he knows is that Katz is available for him.
|
|
|
|
A loyal SkyTel customer since 1990, COMSAT is currently
|
|
integrating SkyTel 2-Way messaging into their day-to-day
|
|
operations. Of course, you would fully expect these experts in
|
|
satellite communications to take advantage of the best in
|
|
satellite messaging technology. With SkyTel they're moving full
|
|
speed ahead.
|
|
|
|
13. Overview of SkyTel.
|
|
|
|
Don't sit by the phone and wait for important calls. Carry your SkyTel
|
|
pager and stay in touch. Let your messages find you.
|
|
|
|
Anyone - from customer service reps, medical personnel and sales executives
|
|
to busy parents and teenagers - can take advantage of the easiest
|
|
communications solution today.
|
|
|
|
SkyTel has paging services and coverage options to meet your requirements.
|
|
In town or out, SkyTel is the only service you'll need.
|
|
|
|
Only The SkyTel System includes these advances:
|
|
|
|
- Always Toll-free - no fumbling for spare change; no cost for calls,
|
|
from anywhere in the United States
|
|
- Personalized Greetings - just like an answering machine, change your
|
|
greeting as often as you like ... easier for callers to use and
|
|
understand
|
|
- Page Recall - stop worrying about missed messages; call in to review
|
|
messages from the last three days, even if your pager was turned off
|
|
|
|
If you need ... Then try ...
|
|
|
|
To be notified with a SkyPager for short, simple communications.
|
|
number (phone number or
|
|
special code) that someone
|
|
is trying to reach you.
|
|
|
|
Full written messages in SkyWord for receiving numeric and
|
|
the palm of your hand. alphanumeric messages.
|
|
|
|
SkyTel 2-Way for revolutionary two-way
|
|
To answer questions
|
|
immediately. Without using communications. With SkyTel 2-Way you can
|
|
a phone. respond immediately to messages you receive,
|
|
right from your pager.
|
|
|
|
SkyTalk, giving you full-featured voice
|
|
To know you have a voice mail and notification on your pager every
|
|
message. time a message is left, available with all
|
|
paging services.
|
|
|
|
SkyFax so your callers can fax easily to
|
|
Easy access to all of the your unique toll-free number. You're
|
|
faxes that come in while notified via your pager and can download,
|
|
you're out. save, store and forward faxes from wherever
|
|
you are (not available with SkyTel 2-Way).
|
|
|
|
To know what's going on in SkyNews and SkyQuote, providing you with
|
|
the world and on Wall news or stock quotes twice daily, available
|
|
Street. to SkyWord subscribers.
|
|
|
|
14. Getting Phree SkyTel Pagers
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|
|
|
To get phree SkyTel pagers you will need to get a pin. To do this
|
|
you will have to do some scanning. Use the prefixes in section 16 of
|
|
this article. Each pin is seven digits. If an account has a personal
|
|
800 number, then that is the pin. For example 800-759-9826. The pin
|
|
is 7599826.
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|
|
|
Hint: If you find a pin with option 3# on it. Which is alpha-numeric
|
|
paging. Call it up. The SkyTel operator will read you the name
|
|
of the owner of the pager. Now you have the owner. All you have
|
|
to do is goto a payphone and page the owner of the pager to the
|
|
payphone and bull shit him into something stupid like "This is
|
|
Michael Donaldson from SkyTel. We have lost some information on
|
|
your SkyTel account. We need it for billing purposes." He will
|
|
almost 99.99% of the time give it up. Your next step is to CNA
|
|
his number and get all the information on the number. Now you
|
|
have all the information on his SkyTel account. The best accounts
|
|
to get phree pagers with are corporate accounts because they
|
|
usually have many pagers under the account and will let you ship
|
|
a large quantity of pagers out at one time.
|
|
|
|
Typical Conversation with Skytel to get Phree Pagers:
|
|
|
|
(if you have a UPS bin number all the better. BIN = billing identification
|
|
number. AKA bill shipping to another company).
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|
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|
SB=Skytel Bitch
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|
ME=PBXPhreak
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|
|
|
Call 800-SKY-USER
|
|
|
|
ME: "Hi, I was wondering if you can help me?"
|
|
SB: "Sure, what do you need help with"
|
|
ME: "I would like to add a pager to my SkyTel account"
|
|
SB: "Ok, sir. Whats your pin on your account"
|
|
ME: (give her the pin you have info on)
|
|
SB: (will ask for info on the account)
|
|
ME: (give her the info)
|
|
SB: "Ok, what type of pager and service would you like"
|
|
ME: "A SkyTel Tango 2 Way Pager " -- $400 each
|
|
SB: "Ok, I am filling an order for a Tango, would you like any extra
|
|
options on this pager"
|
|
ME: "Yes, the SkyTalk, SkyNews, SkyFax, SkyQuote and with nationwide and
|
|
international coverage please" (one fuckin loaded pager)
|
|
SB: "Ok, that will be shipped out tomorrow"
|
|
ME: "Miss, one thing.. I am in Canada right now at a Business conference
|
|
can you ship it over here."
|
|
SB: "Sure. Whats the address you want it delivered to."
|
|
ME: (give her the dropsite)
|
|
SB: "Is there anything else."
|
|
ME: "No thanks. You have yourself a good day and a Merry Christmas!!!"
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|
|
|
15. Taking over a SkyTel Mailbox
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|
|
|
Hint: If you find a pin with option 3# on it. Which is alpha-numeric
|
|
paging. Call it up. The SkyTel operator will read you the name
|
|
of the owner of the pager. Now you have the owner. All you have
|
|
to do is goto a payphone and page the owner of the pager like
|
|
a million times and if he doesn't respond do it every day for
|
|
a week. This usually means the pager isn't in use. So this will
|
|
be a good SkyTel to take over.
|
|
|
|
Typical Conversation with Skytel to takeover a SkyTel Mailbox:
|
|
|
|
SB=Skytel Bitch
|
|
ME=PBXPhreak
|
|
|
|
Call 800-SKY-USER
|
|
|
|
ME: "Hi, this is Michael Donaldson from AirTouch Paging"
|
|
SB: "How can I help you"
|
|
ME: "A customer was getting some options moved around when
|
|
our computers crashed over on our system and I need to make
|
|
some changes quickly, and our technician won't be here for
|
|
awhile. He verified all the information correctly before the
|
|
system crashed.
|
|
SB: "What is the pin number on the account"
|
|
ME: "7599823"
|
|
SB: "OK.. What needed to be changed"
|
|
ME: "He wanted to add SkyTalk and SkyFax and change his code to 9172"
|
|
SB: "Ok i will do that now.."
|
|
ME: "Who am I speaking too. So I can tell my manager." (just bullshit)
|
|
SB: (some stupid name)
|
|
ME: "Ok, Thank You."
|
|
SB: "Is there anything else."
|
|
ME: "No that is fine"
|
|
SB: "Have a good day"
|
|
|
|
That is a basic conversation that will get them to change the password,
|
|
and add options to the account.
|
|
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|
16. Prefixes for SkyTel Pagers and Voicemail
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|
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|
800-203-xxxx
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|
800-213-xxxx
|
|
800-436-45xx
|
|
800-436-78xx
|
|
800-757-xxxx
|
|
800-759-xxxx (original region 759=SKY)
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|
Ways of scanning:
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|
- Scan by Hand. I would try using Substance's Random Scan program to
|
|
generate numbers in the prefixes mentioned above.
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- Toneloc is available at ftp.fc.net /pub/defcon/TONELOC
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17. Conclusion
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That should give you tons of infoz about Skytel and how to acquire an
|
|
account on the Skytel system.
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EOF
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