[geeks] Verizon's Int'l Call Blocking - doesn't

[Barry Keeney]

On Fri, 29 Oct 2010, Phil Stracchino wrote:

> On 10/29/10 16:31, Patrick Giagnocavo wrote:
>>  Hopefully someone can help me on this.
>>
>> A POTS phone line from Verizon, which I have always had international
>> call blocking on, was used to make a 19-minute call to Europe.  Total
>> charges:  $80 ($4 a minute basically), which of course the real value of
>> it is like $1.00 or less.
>>
>> How is it, that a Verizon-provided line, using Verizon's LD service, did
>> not actually block an international outgoing call?  Is there some
>> "trick" that I am not aware of that allows such calls to be made?
>
> I'm given to understand the Senate is currently ripping them a new
> asshole over exactly this.  As I understand it, they will now - or
> shortly - be required to give you a warning when you're about to make a
> call that you do not have a service plan for that will cost in excess
> of, iirc, $1/minute.

   I think that might be limited to cell phone and there providers, but
I'm not sure.

   Something abot roaming charges and going over on minutes on your plan.

Barry Keeney
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