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Re: Who pays for a phone call to a US phone number, italy to italy?

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"nospam" <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote in message 
news:220720151854223132%nospam@nospam.invalid...
> In article <d1acc9FrgqkU1@mid.individual.net>, Frank Slootweg
> <this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote:
>
>> > > Exactly, and that's the way almost every country in the world apart
>> > > from the US has chosen to do it. Even in the US the principle of
>> > > "caller pays" was followed for decades when only landlines were
>> > > available. Why should it suddenly be different just because the 
>> > > device
>> > > uses a wireless connection instead of a physical line?
>> >
>> > it shouldn't be different. that's the whole point.
>> >
>> > the caller pays one rate based on *their* calling plan, whether it's
>> > mobile or landline.
>> >
>> > the mobile user pays for airtime for any calls, inbound or outbound.
>> >
>> > the usa does it correctly. everyone else does not.
>>
>>   Your assumptions are wrong (different pricing for the caller), hence
>> your conclusions are also wrong.
>
> nope.

Yep. That's why only the US is that stupid, essentially because
they were stupid enough to not have a unique prefix for mobile
numbers so you could would out what sort of service you would
be using when making a call and so what it would cost to call. 

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Re: Who pays for a phone call to a US phone number, italy to italy? Chris Blunt <mail@nospam.com> - 2015-07-22 13:48 +0800
  Re: Who pays for a phone call to a US phone number, italy to italy? "M.L." <me@privacy.invalid> - 2015-07-22 09:55 -0400
    Re: Who pays for a phone call to a US phone number, italy to italy? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-07-22 10:33 -0400
      Re: Who pays for a phone call to a US phone number, italy to italy? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-07-23 09:18 +1000
  Re: Who pays for a phone call to a US phone number, italy to italy? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-07-22 10:33 -0400
    Re: Who pays for a phone call to a US phone number, italy to italy? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-07-22 20:22 +0000
      Re: Who pays for a phone call to a US phone number, italy to italy? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-07-22 18:54 -0400
        Re: Who pays for a phone call to a US phone number, italy to italy? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-07-23 10:15 +1000
          Re: Who pays for a phone call to a US phone number, italy to italy? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-07-23 14:12 +1000
        Re: Who pays for a phone call to a US phone number, italy to italy? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-07-23 17:55 +0000
          Re: Who pays for a phone call to a US phone number, italy to italy? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-07-25 20:45 -0400
            Re: Who pays for a phone call to a US phone number, italy to italy? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-07-26 14:17 +1000
            Re: Who pays for a phone call to a US phone number, italy to italy? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-07-26 18:45 +0000
              Re: Who pays for a phone call to a US phone number, italy to italy? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-07-27 10:08 +1000
    Re: Who pays for a phone call to a US phone number, italy to italy? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-07-23 09:12 +1000
  Re: Who pays for a phone call to a US phone number, italy to italy? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-07-23 08:33 +1000
  Re: Who pays for a phone call to a US phone number, italy to italy? tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2015-08-06 03:13 -0400

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