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echo: fidonews
to: KEES VAN EETEN
from: TONY LANGDON
date: 2018-06-27 08:00:00
subject: Re: The 000 country phone

-=> On 06-26-18 13:57, Kees van Eeten wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

 KvE> Hello Tony!

 KvE> 26 Jun 18 19:23, you wrote to Michiel van der Vlist:

 TL> Here it's provider dependent.  The traditional telcos still allow local
 TL> call dialing without the area code, but some VoIP providers (like mine)
 TL> insist on the full 10 digits.

 KvE>  That is because where they connect to the grid, is not within your
 KvE> area code.

There's also other routing anomalies, like some 1300 (national untimed calls -
often used by business and government departments) and 1800 (freecall) numbers
don't work.  For those I have to use the mobile, which is OK, because I have
unlimited calls and text on my plan.


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