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Article #151Re: Roaming question: When do the charges start?
From: [BnH]
Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2003 17:11
Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2003 17:11
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err I was saying .. she does not know those destination numbers dialled from her cell .. hence I think GSM jacking is possible ;) + she was there on holiday .. so all inbound call was listed as roaming call fee from Carrier to her .. hence carrier numbers show .. .not destination ;) =bob= "Geoff Winkless" <geoff-at-farmline-dot-com@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message news:3e147132$0$233$ed9e5944@reading.news.pipex.net... > "[BnH]" <b18@iprimus.com.australia> wrote in message > news:3e146c3c$0$188$5a62ac22@freenews.iinet.net.au... > > It was on 1999 , but still ... she does not know what number she dialed to > > China. as she roam the phone to receive call from business partner and > > staff back home. > > Isn't that entirely the point? > > When you have a roaming charge it actually comes up as a call from the > subscriber's network to a foreign number - ie the number of your phone on > the host network. So it looks as though you've been calling china, but > actually that's the charge for the roaming call -inbound- to you. > > All AIUI, of course :) > > Geoff > >
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10db0e,f7f8226ea74f3c31 X-Google-Attributes: gid10db0e,public X-Google-Thread: fb718,f7f8226ea74f3c31 X-Google-Attributes: gidfb718,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-01-02 09:15:05 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!news.mel.connect.com.au!news.netspace.net.au!newsfeed.iinet.net.au!freenews.iinet.net.au!not-for-mail From: "[BnH]" <b18@iprimus.com.australia> Newsgroups: uk.telecom.mobile,aus.comms.mobile References: <35718be1.0301020424.6ce8fe78@posting.google.com> <3e1444a2$0$190$5a62ac22@freenews.iinet.net.au> <3e145a6d$0$3788@echo-01.iinet.net.au> <3e146721$0$175$5a62ac22@freenews.iinet.net.au> <3e1464a3.14097270@news.claranews.com> <3e146c3c$0$188$5a62ac22@freenews.iinet.net.au> <3e147132$0$233$ed9e5944@reading.news.pipex.net> Subject: Re: Roaming question: When do the charges start? Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2003 04:11:50 +1100 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Lines: 31 Message-ID: <3e147785$0$171$5a62ac22@freenews.iinet.net.au> NNTP-Posting-Host: 203.217.20.87 X-Trace: 1041528709 freenews.iinet.net.au 171 203.217.20.87