Subj : Re: Totally
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Nightfox
Date : Fri Aug 18 2023 10:13:55

  Re: Re: Totally
  By: poindexter FORTRAN to Nightfox on Fri Aug 18 2023 07:17 am

 PF> A bunch of years back, I carpooled with a car lover who had an older 5
 PF> series car with a car phone in the center console, with the curly cord and
 PF> light-up buttons. He lamented that he couldn't get service for it. I told
 PF> him the provisioning code he'd need to tell Verizon to get it working -
 PF> Verizon didn't market it but kept their analog network running for OnStar.

 PF> A couple of weeks later he was excited to pick me up -- he wanted to show
 PF> off his working car phone!

That's cool. :)
I liked the 5 series back in the day too..  If I was driving back then and had the money, I'd have been really tempted to buy one.

Nightfox
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