Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!know!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!brutus.cs.uiuc.edu!apple!bionet!hayes.fai.alaska.edu!accuvax.nwu.edu!nucsrl!telecom-request From: CRW@icf.hrb.com (Craig R. Watkins) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: 1-800 Numbers From Europe Message-ID: <10820@accuvax.nwu.edu> Date: 13 Aug 90 22:45:43 GMT Sender: news@accuvax.nwu.edu Organization: HRB Systems Lines: 25 Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 10, Issue 567, Message 4 of 11 In article <10789@accuvax.nwu.edu>, Jim Budler writes: > Even assuming I'm wrong, ATT direct can only connect to ATT 800 > numbers, and MCI Call America can only connect to MCI 800 numbers and > unless the caller can decypher which is which he's outa luck. And > there are other 800 numbers not provided by either ATT and MCI. Last time I tried, ATT Direct couldn't / wouldn't connect me to an ATT 800 line -- this was about a year ago. The operator also didn't have a suggestion on how I could complete my 800 call. Neither of which surprised me. On the topic of (not) calling 800 numbers from overseas, it always amuses my simple mind that I actually have to pick a city to call when I need to place a call back to a US airline (of which, I would know the 800 number from dialing it enough in the States). I just usually pick one of the airline's hub cities when asking information for the number. Craig R. Watkins Internet: CRW@ICF.HRB.COM HRB Systems, Inc. Bitnet: CRW%HRB@PSUECL.Bitnet +1 814 238-4311 UUCP: ...!psuvax1!hrbicf!crw