"Jim Carter" wrote in message
news:000801c71c01$25c5bf10$4b01a8c0@omnibook6100

My question for the group is: is there a special terminology that
should be used when requesting full-enroute flight following? Or, why
do some controllers provide that service automatically and others
seemingly only under duress? (I don't think it is a controller issue,
however it might be a facility policy issue).

Besides the obvious workload issue, I have read about different ATC
facilities unable to handoff VFR traffic. Luckily, I haven't had that
happen, but I don't think you'll find a "magic phrase" to make it work
seamlessly in your situation (based on the history you mentioned).

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