Re: texst to a landline

Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote:

Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> wrote:
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We were forced to rent telephones until they broke up Bell
Telephone. Long distance calls only became affordable much
later. To this day I wouldn't call Europe. I have no idea what
it would cost.

 
  Well, you could install Skype on your computer (or smartphone ("Yeah,
*right*!")) and call European landlines for a few cents per minute (if
that 'much') and mobile numbers for a bit more.

Or simply use whatsapp. Large swathes of the European population use
whatsapp and calls only require data; i.e. free using home wifi.

  And, as Carlos mentioned, you can tell beforehand whether a number is
a landline number or a mobile number.

You need to know the rules, however, as each country is different. In
France, for example, mobiles start 06/07 and landlines start 01/02/03/04/05
depending on the region.

  If you can give me an example target country, I can lookup the rates
for you (or you could do it yourself).
 
  BTW, Skype is owned by Microsoft, the company we all, and you
especially, love so much.
 
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