OT: telephoning 1-800 numbers in the US

Apologies for the off-topic question, but I know there are some wise heads
in here...

Can I phone a 1-800 number in the US for free from a BT land line here in
the UK, or do I have to pay the call charges? I know that 0800 numbers here
in the UK usually don't work for people phoning in from abroad, and I
wondered if this was the case in the other direction.

Thanks.

Bob

Bob Wibble wrote:

> Apologies for the off-topic question, but I know there are some wise heads
> in here...
>
> Can I phone a 1-800 number in the US for free from a BT land line here in
> the UK, or do I have to pay the call charges? I know that 0800 numbers here
> in the UK usually don't work for people phoning in from abroad, and I
> wondered if this was the case in the other direction.

You can't avoid paying AIUI. You can dial the 1-800 number but the fact you're
phoning from the UK will be detected. In such cases you should get a recorded
message that tells you you're being charged. That's my experience anyway.

Graham

Bob Wibble wrote:
> Apologies for the off-topic question, but I know there are some wise
> heads in here...
>
> Can I phone a 1-800 number in the US for free from a BT land line
> here in the UK, or do I have to pay the call charges? I know that
> 0800 numbers here in the UK usually don't work for people phoning in
> from abroad, and I wondered if this was the case in the other
> direction.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Bob


You'll pay regular rates.

You could use VoIP , though some do charge.


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>> Apologies for the off-topic question, but I know there are some wise
>> heads in here...
>>
>> Can I phone a 1-800 number in the US for free from a BT land line
>> here in the UK, or do I have to pay the call charges? I know that
>> 0800 numbers here in the UK usually don't work for people phoning in
>> from abroad, and I wondered if this was the case in the other
>> direction. Thanks.
>
> You'll pay regular rates.
>
> You could use VoIP , though some do charge.

What a shame. Ah well.

Thanks to both for their replies.

> Can I phone a 1-800 number in the US for free from a BT land line here in
> the UK, or do I have to pay the call charges? I know that 0800 numbers here
> in the UK usually don't work for people phoning in from abroad, and I
> wondered if this was the case in the other direction.

Not so sure about from a BT line, but since you're using a computer,
why not utilise it to get the free calls via that ?

<http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2005...ollfree_phone_
n.html>

Colin Wilson wrote:
>>Can I phone a 1-800 number in the US for free from a BT land line here in
>>the UK, or do I have to pay the call charges? I know that 0800 numbers here
>>in the UK usually don't work for people phoning in from abroad, and I
>>wondered if this was the case in the other direction.
>
>
> Not so sure about from a BT line, but since you're using a computer,
> why not utilise it to get the free calls via that ?
>
> <http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2005...ollfree_phone_
> n.html>

Not sure about now but I have used Skypeout to successfully call Canada
1-800 numbers. Does confuse the operators tho!

Mike

On Jul 25, 1:04 pm, m <mik...@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
> Colin Wilson wrote:
> >>Can I phone a 1-800 number in the US for free from a BT land line here in
> >>the UK, or do I have to pay the call charges? I know that 0800 numbers here
> >>in the UK usually don't work for people phoning in from abroad, and I
> >>wondered if this was the case in the other direction.
>
> > Not so sure about from a BT line, but since you're using a computer,
> > why not utilise it to get the free calls via that ?
>
> > <http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2005...ollfree_phone_
> > n.html>
>
> Not sure about now but I have used Skypeout to successfully call Canada
> 1-800 numbers. Does confuse the operators tho!

Im pretty sure that it used to work over Sipgate with no credit but
not sure if it still does.

"Eeyore" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:(E-Mail Removed)
> Bob Wibble wrote:
>
> > Apologies for the off-topic question, but I know there
> > are some wise heads in here...
> >
> > Can I phone a 1-800 number in the US for free from a BT
> > land line here in the UK, or do I have to pay the call
> > charges? I know that 0800 numbers here in the UK
> > usually don't work for people phoning in from abroad,
> > and I wondered if this was the case in the other
> > direction.
>
> You can't avoid paying AIUI. You can dial the 1-800
> number but the fact you're phoning from the UK will be
> detected. In such cases you should get a recorded message
> that tells you you're being charged. That's my experience
> anyway.

You can call 1-800 numbers free from a FreeWorldDialup VoIP account.

Ivor

"Peter Parker" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Jul 25, 1:04 pm, m <mik...@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:

[snip]

> > Not sure about now but I have used Skypeout to
> > successfully call Canada 1-800 numbers. Does confuse
> > the operators tho!
>
> Im pretty sure that it used to work over Sipgate with no
> credit but not sure if it still does.

Not to US freephone numbers, only UK ones. Free World Dialup allows free
calls to 1-800 numbers though. You need to prefix the number with a * or
it won't connect, but you get an announcement to that effect if you get it
wrong.

Ivor

Bob Wibble wrote:
> Apologies for the off-topic question, but I know there are some wise heads
> in here...
>
> Can I phone a 1-800 number in the US for free from a BT land line here in
> the UK, or do I have to pay the call charges? I know that 0800 numbers here
> in the UK usually don't work for people phoning in from abroad, and I
> wondered if this was the case in the other direction.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Bob

Bob

Using any sip client, you can place a call to
sip:(E-Mail Removed) (where "5558355" is the toll free number
you with to call).

Regards

Chris