On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 00:58:42 GMT, "Mike Cordelli"
wrote:
>If you dial into an AT&T or MCI, or lots of other's access numbers, you can
>still call toll free numbers from anywhere in the world. Another option is
>to use the non toll free version of the numbers:
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>
>You can also replace
>800 with 880
>888 with 881
>877 with 882
>and
>866 with 883
>
>to make the call, though they won't be free. It's up to the owner of the
>800 number if they allow overseas calls to be put through.
>
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>
>>
>> No one expects to lose their cc's or passport. First time travelers
>> (and even experienced ones) have had these things stolen. (1)The 800
>> numbers to call to report lost cards are useless in Europe. There are
>> non-800 numbers on all the cc's I have and they say to call collect
>> from anywhere in the world. (2)One convenient thing to do is
>> photocopy the front and back of all the cards you are taking with you
>> and place copies of these in SEVERAL different places, so that unless
>> every item you have were stolen, you would have a list of all your
>> cc's and the non-800 numbers, (3)ditto of (2) for passport.
>
Not all countries do that call collect.
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