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

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  Re: Who pays for a phone call to a US phone number, italy to italy? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-07-22 20:10 +0000

#21168 — Re: Who pays for a phone call to a US phone number, italy to italy?

M.L. <me@privacy.invalid> wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Jul 2015 11:45:51 -0400, Zaidy036 wrote:
> 
> > Note that with a local SIM one would only be charged for outgoing calls
> > - incoming are free.
> 
> That's interesting how they work it differently in Europe than in the USA.
> 
> In general, in the USA, to RECEIVE a phone call is usually free on 
> landlines, but on USA cellphones, it costs minutes to RECEIVE a call just 
> as it costs minutes to make a phone call.
> 
> In Europe, it seems, in general, that to RECEIVE a phone call on a local 
> SIM card doesn't cost them anything on a cell phone. 
> 
> Is that correct?

  I think you can safely replace "Europe" by "the rest of the
(civilized) world", i.e., once more, you guys are the odd one out.

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