Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 17:25:15 -0700 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: marko@uk.radan.com Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Cool, A White Snowy Christmas in Sunnyvale, California 8) Message-ID: <4.1.19981221171656.06cdb1c0@mail.lariat.org> In-Reply-To: <367EB47A.526E7B65@globalnet.co.uk> References: <19981220235019.A6362@keltia.freenix.fr> <4.1.19981220152518.00ac53d0@genesis.ispace.com> <Your <4.1.19981220151248.00ac5c60@genesis.ispace.com> <199812202020.MAA46296@rah.star-gate.com> <4.1.19981220152518.00ac53d0@genesis.ispace.com> <4.1.19981220203743.04583160@mail.lariat.org> <4.1.19981221104151.03df1690@mail.lariat.org>
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At 08:50 PM 12/21/98 +0000, Mark Ovens wrote: >Hotels of course charge whatever they like, which is usually many >times more than the real cost of the call. Surely the same must be >true in US hotels? In many US hotels, local calls are free. In the ones that are the biggest ripoffs, local calls carry a flat per-call charge, typically 50 or 75 cents. Some try to charge you exorbitant amounts for long distance, but only a complete fool falls for that, as you can use your own calling card from a hotel phone, dial an 800 number, and avoid those charges. In the UK, hotel phone rates for calls are typically 18p - 20p per "unit." A "unit" is about a 3-minute local call at night or a 1-minute local call during the day. No flat rates, no free local calls, and even 0800 numbers are usually charged for. --Brett To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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