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- From: proberts@informix.com (Paul Roberts)
- Newsgroups: misc.consumers
- Subject: Re: Can foreigners call US 800 toll-free?
- Message-ID: <1992Jul20.224552.28798@informix.com>
- Date: 20 Jul 92 22:45:52 GMT
- References: <1992Jul17.193903.20564@hp9000.csc.cuhk.hk> <1992Jul18.170820.22320@informix.com> <1992Jul20.131649.13536@mel.dit.csiro.au>
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- In article <1992Jul20.131649.13536@mel.dit.csiro.au> haber@shark.mel.dit.CSIRO.AU (Yaacov Haber) writes:
- >In article <1992Jul18.170820.22320@informix.com> proberts@informix.com (Paul Roberts) writes:
- >>In article <1992Jul17.193903.20564@hp9000.csc.cuhk.hk> b124767@hp9000.csc.cuhk.hk (Albert Lam) writes:
- >>>Subject says it. Apologies of this is a silly question but actuall
- >>>I do not know.
- >>>
- >>>albert
- >>
- >>Certainly foreigners can call 800 numbers toll-free - but only if they
- >>are in the US when they do it!
- >>
- >>I am 99% certain that you can't call US 800 numbers from outside the US.
- >>
- >>Paul
- >
- >
- >In Australia there is a special number you dial to get an American operator
- >and she will dial it for ytou. You pay for the ld call to the operator.
- >
- >There are many companies that allow their 800's to be called from
- >overseas toll free. It all depends on their arrangement with the US
- >tel co, this is dialed from here with a 4 digit prefix
- >
-
- I stand corrected. I am glad I left myself that 1% margin of uncertainty.
-
- Paul
-