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to: Vladimir Donskoy
from: Michiel van der Vlist
date: 2006-05-06 10:02:00
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Hello Vladimir.

05 May 06 11:07, you wrote to me:

 VD> I devide all calls on "local" (in one city),
"intercity" (between
 VD> another cities in one country) and "international" (to another
 VD> country).

 VD> In Germany calls to another city have another tariff then local calls
 VD> in same (one) city, in Russia too.

It used to be similar here, but the situation is changing. For cell phones
there is no distinction between local calls and intercity calls, for the
fixed phone it depends on the provider. My old provider KPN, the former
monopolist, still has the distinction. My new provider, Casema, a cable
company, has a uniform rate for national calls. OTOH, they give a discount
for calls to their own customers.

 VD>>> Are your node call other by cell phone?

 MV>> No of course not. Cell phone cost is WAY to high to use it for
 MV>> Fido. Well, I have done it as an experiment, but only that. No I
 MV>> was talking about using the cell phone for voice. There is that
 MV>> you know, there is life outside Fido...

 VD> For example: in Moscow exist node on cell phones (with zero payment
 VD> for incoming calls).

There is one in Germany too. (2:2454/998) But I think he will get very few
calls. Making calls *to* a cell phone is very expensive.

 VD>>> Or it receive calls from cell phone (and you have payment for
 VD>>> incoming calls)?

 MV>> For call when roaming abroad: yes. When in one's own country: no.

 VD> Node have the stationary place, so - no roaming.

There are or at least have been mobile nodes...

 VD>>>  If not - it is incorrect example.

 MV>> It is an excellent example of Europe not being one country.

 VD> At cell phone operators... And at "phoneline" operators
too, I think.

Yeup...

 VD> But back to my question - you have proved that that the country - a
 VD> network, but not that that the country - region.

Sorry, that got lost in translatIon,

Michiel

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