Complicated Laws = Free Calls!
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Floppy Death! noES!!!
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Complicated Laws = Free Calls!
http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/12...ws-free-calls/
Well, almost free.
Here's the overview, there's a telco in Iowa that found a loophole that you call their number and then dial a supported international number, and you are only charged for the call to Iowa.
They make money because everyone pays a Universal Service Fund on every phone line in the US, this telco gets a part of that because they are considered rural, therefore they qualify for a portion of the Universal Service Fund and it's enough to cover expenses and make a profit.
I don't know anyone overseas so, does me no good.
All the telcos have been ripping us off for years. It costs them fractions of a cent per HOUR to connect your call. It's such a money making business it's scary how much we get ripped off.
Well, almost free.
Here's the overview, there's a telco in Iowa that found a loophole that you call their number and then dial a supported international number, and you are only charged for the call to Iowa.
They make money because everyone pays a Universal Service Fund on every phone line in the US, this telco gets a part of that because they are considered rural, therefore they qualify for a portion of the Universal Service Fund and it's enough to cover expenses and make a profit.
I don't know anyone overseas so, does me no good.
All the telcos have been ripping us off for years. It costs them fractions of a cent per HOUR to connect your call. It's such a money making business it's scary how much we get ripped off.
un-Touch'd krew
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and you are just now figuring this out?
Why do you think I feel no shame in using stolen calling card numbers that haven't been issued but are active? because I know the charges are actually swept under the rug once the card number is cancelled.
Why do you think I feel no shame in using stolen calling card numbers that haven't been issued but are active? because I know the charges are actually swept under the rug once the card number is cancelled.
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I missed Sean
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rofl, there are some digital anserwing services that i've seen that are really screwed up and can patch calls.
i had this one place on the phone, i forget where i think it was the cable company up here, anyway... i hit the pound key with my chin and it asked for a number, so i dialed my cellphone... i got nothing... so i'm like whatever, i continued about my business...
a day later i was like... i wonder if i could have hit 9 or soemthing for an outside line... so i called again and sure enough i hit 9+ my phone number and i got connected... it's was messed up
i had this one place on the phone, i forget where i think it was the cable company up here, anyway... i hit the pound key with my chin and it asked for a number, so i dialed my cellphone... i got nothing... so i'm like whatever, i continued about my business...
a day later i was like... i wonder if i could have hit 9 or soemthing for an outside line... so i called again and sure enough i hit 9+ my phone number and i got connected... it's was messed up