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Re: How to Dial a Toll-Free Number Using a Calling Card

Steve Sobol (sjsobol@JustThe.net)
Wed, 12 Apr 2006 20:43:13 -0700

DLR wrote:

> hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:

>> Dailhart wrote:

>>> I routinely dial a toll free 866 number from my cell phone to retrieve
>>> e-voice calls. They do not have a regular local number for this
>>> purpose.

>>> It costs me .35/min from my cell phone (no long distance plan). It
>>> could cost me .03/min if I could use my calling card. The calling card
>>> does not allow toll free calls.

>> A "toll free" number is just that -- toll free. Accordingly, I don't
>> understand why you're getting charged, regardless if you have a long
>> distance plan or not. I thought long distance plans were included in
>> the cell phone.

> Toll free is a land line concept. With most cell phone plans (all that
> I've seen) a toll free number is just like any other nation wide
> number. If you've got free minutes, it's free, if not you pay the
> CELL PHONE minute rates.

So? Is 35 cents per minute the airtime rate or the long distance rate?

Steve Sobol, Professional Geek ** Java/VB/VC/PHP/Perl ** Linux/*BSD/Windows
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