At 01:58 AM 4/15/2005 +1200, you wrote:
>>... and all the 3-hour phone calls you will make back to
>>Argentina (at the 10:1 markup they charge for hotel rooms). ;-)>
>
>Speaking of which.
>Many countries have a "phone home free"  system where you can dial a toll 
>free number when you are in a foreign country and then the number you want 
>in your own country. This gets you out of the foreign charging system for 
>free and the toll calls are then charged at a rate set by your own 
>administration. This can be MUCH cheaper than paying hotel rates - it 
>probably just costs a local call and can even be done from a callbox / 
>payphone.
>
>In my country it used to be called "NZ direct". YMMV.

Yes, and some hotels now charge for calls to toll-free numbers (including
domestic ones, as to your own office). IMHO, that kind of money-grubbing
policy just p*sses off their customers.

Of course these days you can just use your cell phone and bypass the whole
ripoff system from the comfort of your hotel room (and stick in a local
GSM card if you like)- at least until they come up with some scheme to
shield the rooms or something.

Best regards,

Spehro Pefhany --"it's the network..."            "The Journey is the reward"
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