Hi Brian,
BL>In Canada a lot of cellular subscribrs have found they have been
BL>asked for $500 or $1,000 security deposits, usually due to
BL>previous cellular payment problems.
What's wrong with that? Any business which gives a line of credit to a 
person with a previous history of bad payment without indemnifying 
itself is just being stupid and certainly not acting responsibly to its 
shareholders.
This is the raison-d'etre for credit checking bureaux. Nobody should 
have to tolerate being ripped off by people who are known to be bad 
payers. If a person with a history of defaulting on debts wishes to 
avail himself of a line of credit such as a telephone account, then he 
must cut the risk to the provider with some sort of guarantee, such as 
a security deposit.
BL>In Canada, with my carrier, overseas calling is something you get
BL>only after several months of satisfactory credit history with the
BL>carrier.  I have had it at times but had it put on my line say in
BL>the morning and when I got in touch with my overseas party, had
BL>it removed forthwith.
Wow, that must be a real problem in USA/Canada. In Australia, you 
automatically get access to the world the minute you get hooked up. The 
only thing one has to actually request is activation of the global 
roaming facility if required. Roaming in any part of this continent is 
automatic.
Most people I know have certain barring in place to prevent events such 
as international calls being made on their phones.
Cheers - Ziggy
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