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term='Telemarketing'/><category term='911'/><title type='text'>longdistance</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://longdistanceblog.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7120257207697010763/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://longdistanceblog.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>long distance</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05636439084035850421</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' 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scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='1010 code'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='long distance service'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='country codes'/><title type='text'>English country names and code elements</title><content type='html'>It lists 244 official short names and code elements&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;AFGHANISTAN AF&lt;br /&gt;ÅLAND ISLANDS AX&lt;br /&gt;ALBANIA AL&lt;br /&gt;ALGERIA DZ&lt;br /&gt;AMERICAN SAMOA AS&lt;br /&gt;ANDORRA AD&lt;br /&gt;ANGOLA AO&lt;br /&gt;ANGUILLA AI&lt;br /&gt;ANTARCTICA AQ&lt;br /&gt;ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA AG&lt;br /&gt;ARGENTINA AR&lt;br /&gt;ARMENIA AM&lt;br /&gt;ARUBA AW&lt;br /&gt;AUSTRALIA AU&lt;br /&gt;AUSTRIA AT&lt;br /&gt;AZERBAIJAN AZ&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;B&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;BAHAMAS BS&lt;br /&gt;BAHRAIN BH&lt;br /&gt;BANGLADESH BD&lt;br /&gt;BARBADOS BB&lt;br /&gt;BELARUS BY&lt;br /&gt;BELGIUM BE&lt;br /&gt;BELIZE BZ&lt;br /&gt;BENIN BJ&lt;br /&gt;BERMUDA BM&lt;br /&gt;BHUTAN BT&lt;br /&gt;BOLIVIA BO&lt;br /&gt;BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA BA&lt;br /&gt;BOTSWANA BW&lt;br /&gt;BOUVET ISLAND BV&lt;br /&gt;BRAZIL BR&lt;br /&gt;BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY IO&lt;br /&gt;BRUNEI DARUSSALAM BN&lt;br /&gt;BULGARIA BG&lt;br /&gt;BURKINA FASO BF&lt;br /&gt;BURUNDI BI&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CAMBODIA KH&lt;br /&gt;CAMEROON CM&lt;br /&gt;CANADA CA&lt;br /&gt;CAPE VERDE CV&lt;br /&gt;CAYMAN ISLANDS KY&lt;br /&gt;CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC CF&lt;br /&gt;CHAD TD&lt;br /&gt;CHILE CL&lt;br /&gt;CHINA CN&lt;br /&gt;CHRISTMAS ISLAND CX&lt;br /&gt;COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS CC&lt;br /&gt;COLOMBIA CO&lt;br /&gt;COMOROS KM&lt;br /&gt;CONGO CG&lt;br /&gt;CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CD&lt;br /&gt;COOK ISLANDS CK&lt;br /&gt;COSTA RICA CR&lt;br /&gt;CÔTE D'IVOIRE CI&lt;br /&gt;CROATIA HR&lt;br /&gt;CUBA CU&lt;br /&gt;CYPRUS CY&lt;br /&gt;CZECH REPUBLIC CZ&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;D&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;DENMARK DK&lt;br /&gt;DJIBOUTI DJ&lt;br /&gt;DOMINICA DM&lt;br /&gt;DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DO&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;E&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ECUADOR EC&lt;br /&gt;EGYPT EG&lt;br /&gt;EL SALVADOR SV&lt;br /&gt;EQUATORIAL GUINEA GQ&lt;br /&gt;ERITREA ER&lt;br /&gt;ESTONIA EE&lt;br /&gt;ETHIOPIA ET&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;F&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS) FK&lt;br /&gt;FAROE ISLANDS FO&lt;br /&gt;FIJI FJ&lt;br /&gt;FINLAND FI&lt;br /&gt;FRANCE FR&lt;br /&gt;FRENCH GUIANA GF&lt;br /&gt;FRENCH POLYNESIA PF&lt;br /&gt;FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES TF&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;G&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;GABON GA&lt;br /&gt;GAMBIA GM&lt;br /&gt;GEORGIA GE&lt;br /&gt;GERMANY DE&lt;br /&gt;GHANA GH&lt;br /&gt;GIBRALTAR GI&lt;br /&gt;GREECE GR&lt;br /&gt;GREENLAND GL&lt;br /&gt;GRENADA GD&lt;br /&gt;GUADELOUPE GP&lt;br /&gt;GUAM GU&lt;br /&gt;GUATEMALA GT&lt;br /&gt;GUERNSEY GG&lt;br /&gt;GUINEA GN&lt;br /&gt;GUINEA-BISSAU GW&lt;br /&gt;GUYANA GY&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;H&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;HAITI HT&lt;br /&gt;HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS HM&lt;br /&gt;HOLY SEE (VATICAN CITY STATE) VA&lt;br /&gt;HONDURAS HN&lt;br /&gt;HONG KONG HK&lt;br /&gt;HUNGARY HU&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ICELAND IS&lt;br /&gt;INDIA IN&lt;br /&gt;INDONESIA ID&lt;br /&gt;IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IR&lt;br /&gt;IRAQ IQ&lt;br /&gt;IRELAND IE&lt;br /&gt;ISLE OF MAN IM&lt;br /&gt;ISRAEL IL&lt;br /&gt;ITALY IT&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;J&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;JAMAICA JM&lt;br /&gt;JAPAN JP&lt;br /&gt;JERSEY JE&lt;br /&gt;JORDAN JO&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;K&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;KAZAKHSTAN KZ&lt;br /&gt;KENYA KE&lt;br /&gt;KIRIBATI KI&lt;br /&gt;KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KP&lt;br /&gt;KOREA, REPUBLIC OF KR&lt;br /&gt;KUWAIT KW&lt;br /&gt;KYRGYZSTAN KG&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;L&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC LA&lt;br /&gt;LATVIA LV&lt;br /&gt;LEBANON LB&lt;br /&gt;LESOTHO LS&lt;br /&gt;LIBERIA LR&lt;br /&gt;LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA LY&lt;br /&gt;LIECHTENSTEIN LI&lt;br /&gt;LITHUANIA LT&lt;br /&gt;LUXEMBOURG LU&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;M&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;MACAO MO&lt;br /&gt;MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MK&lt;br /&gt;MADAGASCAR MG&lt;br /&gt;MALAWI MW&lt;br /&gt;MALAYSIA MY&lt;br /&gt;MALDIVES MV&lt;br /&gt;MALI ML&lt;br /&gt;MALTA MT&lt;br /&gt;MARSHALL ISLANDS MH&lt;br /&gt;MARTINIQUE MQ&lt;br /&gt;MAURITANIA MR&lt;br /&gt;MAURITIUS MU&lt;br /&gt;MAYOTTE YT&lt;br /&gt;MEXICO MX&lt;br /&gt;MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF FM&lt;br /&gt;MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF MD&lt;br /&gt;MONACO MC&lt;br /&gt;MONGOLIA MN&lt;br /&gt;MONTENEGRO ME&lt;br /&gt;MONTSERRAT MS&lt;br /&gt;MOROCCO MA&lt;br /&gt;MOZAMBIQUE MZ&lt;br /&gt;MYANMAR MM&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;N&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;NAMIBIA NA&lt;br /&gt;NAURU NR&lt;br /&gt;NEPAL NP&lt;br /&gt;NETHERLANDS NL&lt;br /&gt;NETHERLANDS ANTILLES AN&lt;br /&gt;NEW CALEDONIA NC&lt;br /&gt;NEW ZEALAND NZ&lt;br /&gt;NICARAGUA NI&lt;br /&gt;NIGER NE&lt;br /&gt;NIGERIA NG&lt;br /&gt;NIUE NU&lt;br /&gt;NORFOLK ISLAND NF&lt;br /&gt;NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS MP&lt;br /&gt;NORWAY NO&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;O&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;OMAN OM&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;P&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PAKISTAN PK&lt;br /&gt;PALAU PW&lt;br /&gt;PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, OCCUPIED PS&lt;br /&gt;PANAMA PA&lt;br /&gt;PAPUA NEW GUINEA PG&lt;br /&gt;PARAGUAY PY&lt;br /&gt;PERU PE&lt;br /&gt;PHILIPPINES PH&lt;br /&gt;PITCAIRN PN&lt;br /&gt;POLAND PL&lt;br /&gt;PORTUGAL PT&lt;br /&gt;PUERTO RICO PR&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Q&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;QATAR QA&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;R&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;RÉUNION RE&lt;br /&gt;ROMANIA RO&lt;br /&gt;RUSSIAN FEDERATION RU&lt;br /&gt;RWANDA RW&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;S&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SAINT BARTHÉLEMY BL&lt;br /&gt;SAINT HELENA SH&lt;br /&gt;SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS KN&lt;br /&gt;SAINT LUCIA LC&lt;br /&gt;SAINT MARTIN MF&lt;br /&gt;SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON PM&lt;br /&gt;SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES VC&lt;br /&gt;SAMOA WS&lt;br /&gt;SAN MARINO SM&lt;br /&gt;SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE ST&lt;br /&gt;SAUDI ARABIA SA&lt;br /&gt;SENEGAL SN&lt;br /&gt;SERBIA RS&lt;br /&gt;SEYCHELLES SC&lt;br /&gt;SIERRA LEONE SL&lt;br /&gt;SINGAPORE SG&lt;br /&gt;SLOVAKIA SK&lt;br /&gt;SLOVENIA SI&lt;br /&gt;SOLOMON ISLANDS SB&lt;br /&gt;SOMALIA SO&lt;br /&gt;SOUTH AFRICA ZA&lt;br /&gt;SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS GS&lt;br /&gt;SPAIN ES&lt;br /&gt;SRI LANKA LK&lt;br /&gt;SUDAN SD&lt;br /&gt;SURINAME SR&lt;br /&gt;SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN SJ&lt;br /&gt;SWAZILAND SZ&lt;br /&gt;SWEDEN SE&lt;br /&gt;SWITZERLAND CH&lt;br /&gt;SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC SY&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;T&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA TW&lt;br /&gt;TAJIKISTAN TJ&lt;br /&gt;TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF TZ&lt;br /&gt;THAILAND TH&lt;br /&gt;TIMOR-LESTE TL&lt;br /&gt;TOGO TG&lt;br /&gt;TOKELAU TK&lt;br /&gt;TONGA TO&lt;br /&gt;TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TT&lt;br /&gt;TUNISIA TN&lt;br /&gt;TURKEY TR&lt;br /&gt;TURKMENISTAN TM&lt;br /&gt;TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS TC&lt;br /&gt;TUVALU TV&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;U&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;UGANDA UG&lt;br /&gt;UKRAINE UA&lt;br /&gt;UNITED ARAB EMIRATES AE&lt;br /&gt;UNITED KINGDOM GB&lt;br /&gt;UNITED STATES US&lt;br /&gt;UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS UM&lt;br /&gt;URUGUAY UY&lt;br /&gt;UZBEKISTAN UZ&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;V&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;VANUATU VU&lt;br /&gt;VATICAN CITY STATE see HOLY SEE&lt;br /&gt;VENEZUELA VE&lt;br /&gt;VIET NAM VN&lt;br /&gt;VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH VG&lt;br /&gt;VIRGIN ISLANDS, U.S. VI&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;W&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WALLIS AND FUTUNA WF&lt;br /&gt;WESTERN SAHARA EH&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Y&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;YEMEN YE&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Z&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ZAIRE see CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE&lt;br /&gt;ZAMBIA ZM ZIMBABWE ZW&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dialing instructions:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;Using Dial around service (1010XXX)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Domestic Calling: &lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;10-10-XXX &lt;/a&gt;then 1 + area code &amp;amp; phone number you are calling&lt;br /&gt;International Calling: &lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;10-10-XXX &lt;/a&gt;+ 011+ country code, city code and the number&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1010phonerates.com/"&gt;Using 1 + &lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://1010phonerates.com/"&gt;Direct Dial Service&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Domestic Calling: &lt;a href="http://1010phonerates.com/"&gt;1 +&lt;/a&gt; area code &amp;amp; phone number you are calling&lt;br /&gt;International Calling: &lt;a href="http://1010phonerates.com/"&gt;011+&lt;/a&gt; country code, city code and the number&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7120257207697010763-634217778401118403?l=longdistanceblog.blogspot.com' alt='' 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scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='long distance service'/><title type='text'>List of Area Codes for USA and Canada</title><content type='html'>State/Province Area Codes&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dialing instructions&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;Using Dial around service (1010XXX)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Domestic Calling: &lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;10-10-XXX &lt;/a&gt;then 1 + area code &amp;amp; phone number you are calling&lt;br /&gt;International Calling: &lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;10-10-XXX &lt;/a&gt;+ 011+ country code, city code and the number&lt;a href="http://1010phonerates.com/"&gt;Using 1 + &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1010phonerates.com/"&gt;Direct Dial Service&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Domestic Calling: &lt;a href="http://1010phonerates.com/"&gt;1 +&lt;/a&gt; area code &amp;amp; phone number you are calling&lt;br /&gt;International Calling: &lt;a href="http://1010phonerates.com/"&gt;011+&lt;/a&gt; country code, city code and the number&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alabama 205, 251, 256, 334&lt;br /&gt;Alaska 907&lt;br /&gt;Alberta 403, 780&lt;br /&gt;Arizona 480, 520, 602, 623, 928&lt;br /&gt;Arkansas 479, 501, 870&lt;br /&gt;British Columbia 250, 604, 778&lt;br /&gt;California 209, 213, 310, 323, 408, 415, 510, 530, 559, 562, 619, 626, 650, 661, 707, 714, 760, 805, 818, 831, 858, 909, 916, 925, 949, 951&lt;br /&gt;Colorado 303, 719, 720, 970&lt;br /&gt;Connecticut 203, 860&lt;br /&gt;Delaware 302&lt;br /&gt;District of Columbia 202&lt;br /&gt;Florida 239, 305, 321, 352, 386, 407, 561, 727, 754, 772, 786, 813, 850, 863, 904, 941, 954&lt;br /&gt;Georgia 229, 404, 478, 678, 706, 762, 770, 912&lt;br /&gt;Hawaii 808&lt;br /&gt;Idaho 208&lt;br /&gt;Illinois 217, 224, 309, 312, 618, 630, 708, 773, 815, 847&lt;br /&gt;Indiana 219, 260, 317, 574, 765, 812&lt;br /&gt;Iowa 319, 515, 563, 641, 712&lt;br /&gt;Kansas 316, 620, 785, 913&lt;br /&gt;Kentucky 270, 502, 606, 859&lt;br /&gt;Louisiana 225, 318, 337, 504, 985&lt;br /&gt;Maine 207&lt;br /&gt;Manitoba 204&lt;br /&gt;Maryland 240, 301, 410, 443&lt;br /&gt;Massachusetts 339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978&lt;br /&gt;Michigan 231, 248, 269, 313, 517, 586, 616, 734, 810, 906, 947, 989&lt;br /&gt;Minnesota 218, 320, 507, 612, 651, 763, 952&lt;br /&gt;Mississippi 228, 601, 662, 769&lt;br /&gt;Missouri 314, 417, 573, 636, 660, 816&lt;br /&gt;Montana 406&lt;br /&gt;Nebraska 308, 402&lt;br /&gt;Nevada 702, 775&lt;br /&gt;New Brunswick 506&lt;br /&gt;New Hampshire 603&lt;br /&gt;New Jersey 201, 551, 609, 732, 848, 856, 862, 908, 973&lt;br /&gt;New Mexico 505&lt;br /&gt;New York 212, 315, 347, 516, 518, 585, 607, 631, 646, 716, 718, 845, 914, 917&lt;br /&gt;Newfoundland and Labrador 709&lt;br /&gt;North Carolina 252, 336, 704, 828, 910, 919, 980&lt;br /&gt;North Dakota 701&lt;br /&gt;Northwest Territories 867&lt;br /&gt;Nova Scotia 902&lt;br /&gt;Nunavut 867&lt;br /&gt;Ohio 216, 234, 330, 419, 440, 513, 567, 614, 740, 937&lt;br /&gt;Oklahoma 405, 580, 918&lt;br /&gt;Ontario 226, 289, 416, 519, 613, 647, 705, 807, 905&lt;br /&gt;Oregon 503, 541, 971&lt;br /&gt;Pennsylvania 215, 267, 412, 484, 570, 610, 717, 724, 814, 878&lt;br /&gt;Prince Edward Island 902&lt;br /&gt;Quebec 418, 438, 450, 514, 819&lt;br /&gt;Rhode Island 401&lt;br /&gt;Saskatchewan 306&lt;br /&gt;South Carolina 803, 843, 864&lt;br /&gt;South Dakota 605&lt;br /&gt;TOLL FREE 800, 866, 877, 888&lt;br /&gt;Tennessee 423, 615, 731, 865, 901, 931&lt;br /&gt;Texas 210, 214, 254, 281, 325, 361, 409, 430, 432, 469, 512, 682, 713, 806, 817, 830, 832, 903, 915, 936, 940, 956, 972, 979&lt;br /&gt;Utah 435, 801&lt;br /&gt;Vermont 802&lt;br /&gt;Virginia 276, 434, 540, 571, 703, 757, 804&lt;br /&gt;Washington 206, 253, 360, 425, 509&lt;br /&gt;West Virginia 304&lt;br /&gt;Wisconsin 262, 414, 608, 715, 920&lt;br /&gt;Wyoming 307&lt;br /&gt;Yukon 867&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7120257207697010763-3142365120284699098?l=longdistanceblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://longdistanceblog.blogspot.com/feeds/3142365120284699098/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7120257207697010763&amp;postID=3142365120284699098' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7120257207697010763/posts/default/3142365120284699098'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7120257207697010763/posts/default/3142365120284699098'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://longdistanceblog.blogspot.com/2008/01/list-of-area-codes-for-usa-and-canada.html' title='List of Area Codes for USA and Canada'/><author><name>long distance</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05636439084035850421</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120257207697010763.post-4183674324352816927</id><published>2008-01-07T15:56:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-07T16:14:30.723-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='long distance provider'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='international codes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='direct dial service'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='1+'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Dial Around'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='country'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cheap long distance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dial around 1010'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='1010 code'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='long distance service'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='country codes'/><title type='text'>COUNTRY CODES</title><content type='html'>Here are the list of Countries and their codes:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dialing instructions:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;Using Dial around service (1010XXX)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Domestic Calling: &lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;10-10-XXX &lt;/a&gt;then 1 + area code &amp;amp; phone number you are calling&lt;br /&gt;International Calling: &lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;10-10-XXX &lt;/a&gt;+ 011+ country code, city code and the number&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1010phonerates.com/"&gt;Using 1 + Direct Dial Service&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Domestic Calling: &lt;a href="http://1010phonerates.com/"&gt;1 +&lt;/a&gt; area code &amp;amp; phone number you are calling&lt;br /&gt;International Calling: &lt;a href="http://1010phonerates.com/"&gt;011+&lt;/a&gt; country code, city code and the number&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;COUNTRY CODES:&lt;br /&gt;Afghanistan +93&lt;br /&gt;Albania +355&lt;br /&gt;Algeria +213&lt;br /&gt;American Samoa +1-684, +684&lt;br /&gt;Andorra +376&lt;br /&gt;Angola +244&lt;br /&gt;Anguilla +1-264&lt;br /&gt;Antigua and Barbuda +1-268&lt;br /&gt;Argentina +54&lt;br /&gt;Armenia +374&lt;br /&gt;Aruba +297&lt;br /&gt;Ascension Island +247&lt;br /&gt;Australia +61&lt;br /&gt;Australian External Territories +672&lt;br /&gt;Austria +43&lt;br /&gt;Azerbaijan +994&lt;br /&gt;Bahamas +1-242&lt;br /&gt;Bahrain +973&lt;br /&gt;Bangladesh +880&lt;br /&gt;Barbados +1-246&lt;br /&gt;Belarus +375&lt;br /&gt;Belgium +32&lt;br /&gt;Belize +501&lt;br /&gt;Benin +229&lt;br /&gt;Bermuda +1-441&lt;br /&gt;Bhutan +975&lt;br /&gt;Bolivia +591&lt;br /&gt;Bosnia and Herzegovina +387&lt;br /&gt;Botswana +267&lt;br /&gt;Brazil +55&lt;br /&gt;British Virgin Islands +1-284&lt;br /&gt;Brunei Darussalam +673&lt;br /&gt;Bulgaria +359&lt;br /&gt;Burkina Faso +226&lt;br /&gt;Burundi +257&lt;br /&gt;Cambodia +855&lt;br /&gt;Cameroon +237&lt;br /&gt;Cape Verde +238&lt;br /&gt;Cayman Islands +1-345&lt;br /&gt;Central African Republic +236&lt;br /&gt;Chad +235&lt;br /&gt;Chile +56&lt;br /&gt;China +86&lt;br /&gt;Colombia +57&lt;br /&gt;Comoros +269&lt;br /&gt;Congo +242&lt;br /&gt;Cook Islands +682&lt;br /&gt;Costa Rica +506&lt;br /&gt;Cote d'Ivoire +225&lt;br /&gt;Croatia +385&lt;br /&gt;Cuba +53&lt;br /&gt;Cyprus +357&lt;br /&gt;Czech Republic +420&lt;br /&gt;Democratic People's Republic of Korea +850&lt;br /&gt;Democratic Republic of the Congo +243&lt;br /&gt;Denmark +45&lt;br /&gt;Diego Garcia +246&lt;br /&gt;Djibouti +253&lt;br /&gt;Dominica +1-767&lt;br /&gt;Dominican Republic +1-809, +1-829&lt;br /&gt;East Timor +670&lt;br /&gt;Ecuador +593&lt;br /&gt;Egypt +20&lt;br /&gt;El Salvador +503&lt;br /&gt;Equatorial Guinea +240&lt;br /&gt;Eritrea +291&lt;br /&gt;Estonia +372&lt;br /&gt;Ethiopia +251&lt;br /&gt;Falkland Islands +500&lt;br /&gt;Faroe Islands +298&lt;br /&gt;Federated States of Micronesia +691&lt;br /&gt;Fiji +679&lt;br /&gt;Finland +358&lt;br /&gt;France +33&lt;br /&gt;French Guiana +594&lt;br /&gt;French Polynesia +689&lt;br /&gt;Gabon +241&lt;br /&gt;Gambia +220&lt;br /&gt;Georgia +995&lt;br /&gt;Germany +49&lt;br /&gt;Ghana +233&lt;br /&gt;Gibraltar +350&lt;br /&gt;Greece +30&lt;br /&gt;Greenland +299&lt;br /&gt;Grenada +1-473&lt;br /&gt;Guadeloupe +590&lt;br /&gt;Guam +1-671&lt;br /&gt;Guatemala +502&lt;br /&gt;Guinea +224&lt;br /&gt;Guinea-Bissau +245&lt;br /&gt;Guyana +592&lt;br /&gt;Haiti +509&lt;br /&gt;Honduras +504&lt;br /&gt;Hong Kong +852&lt;br /&gt;Hungary +36&lt;br /&gt;Iceland +354&lt;br /&gt;India +91&lt;br /&gt;Indonesia +62&lt;br /&gt;Iran +98&lt;br /&gt;Iraq +964&lt;br /&gt;Ireland +353&lt;br /&gt;Israel +972&lt;br /&gt;Italy +39&lt;br /&gt;Jamaica +1-876&lt;br /&gt;Japan +81&lt;br /&gt;Jordan +962&lt;br /&gt;Kazakhstan +7&lt;br /&gt;Kenya +254&lt;br /&gt;Kiribati +686&lt;br /&gt;Kuwait +965&lt;br /&gt;Kyrgyzstan +996&lt;br /&gt;Laos +856&lt;br /&gt;Latvia +371&lt;br /&gt;Lebanon +961&lt;br /&gt;Lesotho +266&lt;br /&gt;Liberia +231&lt;br /&gt;Libya +218&lt;br /&gt;Liechtenstein +423&lt;br /&gt;Lithuania +370&lt;br /&gt;Luxembourg +352&lt;br /&gt;Macau +853&lt;br /&gt;Macedonia +389&lt;br /&gt;Madagascar +261&lt;br /&gt;Malawi +265&lt;br /&gt;Malaysia +60&lt;br /&gt;Maldives +960&lt;br /&gt;Mali +223&lt;br /&gt;Malta +356&lt;br /&gt;Marshall Islands +692&lt;br /&gt;Martinique +596&lt;br /&gt;Mauritania +222&lt;br /&gt;Mauritius +230&lt;br /&gt;Mayotte +269&lt;br /&gt;Mexico +52&lt;br /&gt;Moldova +373&lt;br /&gt;Monaco +377&lt;br /&gt;Mongolia +976&lt;br /&gt;Montserrat +1-664&lt;br /&gt;Morocco +212&lt;br /&gt;Mozambique +258&lt;br /&gt;Myanmar +95&lt;br /&gt;Namibia +264&lt;br /&gt;Nauru +674&lt;br /&gt;Nepal +977&lt;br /&gt;Netherlands +31&lt;br /&gt;Netherlands Antilles +599&lt;br /&gt;New Caledonia +687&lt;br /&gt;New Zealand +64&lt;br /&gt;Nicaragua +505&lt;br /&gt;Niger +227&lt;br /&gt;Nigeria +234&lt;br /&gt;Niue +683&lt;br /&gt;Northern Mariana Islands +1-670&lt;br /&gt;Norway +47&lt;br /&gt;Oman +968&lt;br /&gt;Pakistan +92&lt;br /&gt;Palau +680&lt;br /&gt;Panama +507&lt;br /&gt;Papua New Guinea +675&lt;br /&gt;Paraguay +595&lt;br /&gt;Peru +51&lt;br /&gt;Philippines +63&lt;br /&gt;Poland +48&lt;br /&gt;Portugal +351&lt;br /&gt;Puerto Rico +1-787, +1-939&lt;br /&gt;Qatar +974&lt;br /&gt;Republic of Korea +82&lt;br /&gt;Reunion +262&lt;br /&gt;Romania +40&lt;br /&gt;Russia +7&lt;br /&gt;Rwanda +250&lt;br /&gt;Samoa +685&lt;br /&gt;San Marino +378&lt;br /&gt;Sao Tome and Principe +239&lt;br /&gt;Saudi Arabia +966&lt;br /&gt;Senegal +221&lt;br /&gt;Seychelles +248&lt;br /&gt;Sierra Leone +232&lt;br /&gt;Singapore +65&lt;br /&gt;Slovakia +421&lt;br /&gt;Slovenia +386&lt;br /&gt;Solomon Islands +677&lt;br /&gt;Somalia +252&lt;br /&gt;South Africa +27&lt;br /&gt;Spain +34&lt;br /&gt;Sri Lanka +94&lt;br /&gt;St. Helena +290&lt;br /&gt;St. Kitts and Nevis +1-869&lt;br /&gt;St. Lucia +1-758&lt;br /&gt;St. Pierre and Miquelon +508&lt;br /&gt;St. Vincent and the Grenadines +1-784&lt;br /&gt;Sudan +249&lt;br /&gt;Suriname +597&lt;br /&gt;Swaziland +268&lt;br /&gt;Sweden +46&lt;br /&gt;Switzerland +41&lt;br /&gt;Syria +963&lt;br /&gt;Taiwan +886&lt;br /&gt;Tajikistan +992&lt;br /&gt;Tanzania +255&lt;br /&gt;Thailand +66&lt;br /&gt;Togo +228&lt;br /&gt;Tokelau +690&lt;br /&gt;Tonga +676&lt;br /&gt;Trinidad and Tobago +1-868&lt;br /&gt;Tunisia +216&lt;br /&gt;Turkey +90&lt;br /&gt;Turkmenistan +993&lt;br /&gt;Turks and Caicos Islands +1-649&lt;br /&gt;Tuvalu +688&lt;br /&gt;US Virgin Islands +1-340&lt;br /&gt;Uganda +256&lt;br /&gt;Ukraine +380&lt;br /&gt;United Arab Emirates +971&lt;br /&gt;United Kingdom +44&lt;br /&gt;Uruguay +598&lt;br /&gt;Uzbekistan +998&lt;br /&gt;Vanuatu +678&lt;br /&gt;Vatican +379&lt;br /&gt;Venezuela +58&lt;br /&gt;Vietnam +84&lt;br /&gt;Wallis and Futuna Islands +681&lt;br /&gt;Yemen +967&lt;br /&gt;Yugoslavia +381&lt;br /&gt;Zambia +260&lt;br /&gt;Zimbabwe +263&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7120257207697010763-4183674324352816927?l=longdistanceblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://longdistanceblog.blogspot.com/feeds/4183674324352816927/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7120257207697010763&amp;postID=4183674324352816927' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7120257207697010763/posts/default/4183674324352816927'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7120257207697010763/posts/default/4183674324352816927'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://longdistanceblog.blogspot.com/2008/01/country-codes.html' title='COUNTRY CODES'/><author><name>long distance</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05636439084035850421</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120257207697010763.post-816099888858656655</id><published>2008-01-07T15:47:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-07T15:56:46.471-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='long distance provider'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='direct dial service'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='1+'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Dial Around'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cheap long distance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dial around 1010'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='1010 code'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='long distance service'/><title type='text'>How to Place a Call?</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;Using Dial around service (1010XXX)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Domestic Calling: &lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;10-10-XXX &lt;/a&gt;then 1 + area code &amp;amp; phone number you are calling&lt;br /&gt;International Calling: &lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;10-10-XXX &lt;/a&gt;+ 011+ country code, city code and the number&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* Note: IF YOU SIGNED UP FOR THE &lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;DIALAROUND1010&lt;/a&gt; MOBILE SERVICE!&lt;br /&gt;The access number is a Toll Free number not a &lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;1010 Number&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1010phonerates.com/"&gt;Using 1 + Direct Dial Service&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Domestic Calling: &lt;a href="http://1010phonerates.com/"&gt;1 +&lt;/a&gt; area code &amp;amp; phone number you are calling&lt;br /&gt;International Calling: &lt;a href="http://1010phonerates.com/"&gt;011+&lt;/a&gt; country code, city code and the number&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Recommendations:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a class="red" href="http://www.everdial.net/" target="new"&gt;Everdial Long Distance&lt;/a&gt; 4.9¢ state-to-state rate, 24hours 7 days a week. 30 second initial, 6 second increments. Excellent international rates, low in-state rates. NO MONTHLY MINIMUMS or FEES. A 99¢ Carrier Recovery Fee takes the place of the 3% Federal tax.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a class="red" href="http://rd.bcentral.com/f?C=2809" target="new"&gt;PNG Long Distance&lt;/a&gt; 3.9¢ rate applies all day, every day for state-to-state calls in the contiguous 48 states. Now has a 99¢ monthly fee. Awesome international rates: (rates to call landline phones shown -- check website for rates to call mobile phones) France 4.4¢, Germany 4.4¢, India from 15.3 - 20.2¢, Japan 5.5¢, Mexico from 4.5 - 13.1¢, Poland 5.3¢, Russia 3.6 - 8.1¢ , South Korea 4.9¢, Taiwan from 4.5¢, Thailand 9.5¢, U.K. 4.4¢.PNG also offers stand-alone toll free service, local phone service, high speed internet and cellular plans with very low international rates and a referral plan. Service not available in Hawaii and Alaska. All calls to Hawaii and Alaska are 15.9¢ per minute. Visit &lt;a class="red" href="http://rd.bcentral.com/f?C=2809" target="new"&gt;PNG Long Distance website&lt;/a&gt; for in-state rates, other info. and to order service.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a class="red" href="http://dialuno.com/Dial1.aspx" target="new"&gt;Dialuno "Primero" 1 plus plan&lt;/a&gt; 3.8¢ rate applies 24 hours/7 days a week for all state-to-state calls. billed in 6 second increments Great international rates, especially to Mexico and South American countries. Toll free numbers available at no extra charge and will bill incoming at same rates. Primus Telecommunications, Inc does the billing and customer service, calls are carried on the MCI network and Alliance AT&amp;amp;T network. A .95 Carrier Recovery Fee is added in any month the service is used. There is a minimal billing requirement of $5/month which means:If monthly usage totals less than $5, your bill will be adjusted to meet the $5 minimum.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a class="red" href="http://www.ecglongdistance.net/" target="new"&gt;ECG Long Distance&lt;/a&gt; 2.5¢ state-to-state rate if billed by E-bill only and credit card. Also billed in 6 second increments. ECG also has toll free numbers available at no extra charge and incoming billing at same rates. $0.59 per month regulatory recovery fee applies to each taxable account, requires EasyPay and EasyBill. EasyBill is ECG's paperless billing option that lets customers receive their monthly ECG bill online. EasyPay is ECG's paperless payment option that lets customers pay their monthly ECG bill electronically via credit/debit card or bank draft.3.5¢ state-to-state rate if you wish a paper bill and/or pay by check or other method $0.59 per month regulatory recovery fee applies to each taxable account, plus paper bill processing fee of $2.50ECG is available in approximately 80% of the country. When you request service, it will tell you if they don't serve your area.Notes: Primus Telecommunications, Inc, carrier for Dialuno, Dialaround1010, Everdial, has been in business since 1990, and uses MCI network as well as Alliance AT&amp;amp;T network. They have recently moved all customer service back to the U.S. (YAY!!!) and calls are generally answered pretty quickly. Also, when you sign up for one of the Primus plans, they get you hooked up very quickly.PNG has been in business since 1992 and uses Qwest, Global Crossing and WILTEL as the underlying carriers. These are all Tier 1 carriers and we have been told all calls are routed over digital fiber optic networks. PNG also has 24 hour US based customer service and calls are often answered in under 1 minute.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* Note: This service can take up to 5 to 7 business day to activate.&lt;br /&gt;To Confirm service Activation please call(toll free)&lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt; 1-700-555-4141&lt;/span&gt; and listen for the recorded network provider's welcome message.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.everdial.net/nobel.asp"&gt;Using a Prepaid Calling card&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;br /&gt;For Domestic Calling: Dial the Access Number + enter your PIN Number + 1+ area code &amp;amp; phone number you are calling&lt;br /&gt;International Calling: Dial the Access Number + enter your PIN Number + 011+ country code, city code and the number&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7120257207697010763-816099888858656655?l=longdistanceblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://longdistanceblog.blogspot.com/feeds/816099888858656655/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7120257207697010763&amp;postID=816099888858656655' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7120257207697010763/posts/default/816099888858656655'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7120257207697010763/posts/default/816099888858656655'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://longdistanceblog.blogspot.com/2008/01/how-to-place-call.html' title='How to Place a Call?'/><author><name>long distance</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05636439084035850421</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120257207697010763.post-1978267222335801372</id><published>2007-11-19T20:57:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-07T14:11:17.952-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='state tax'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='LPN'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='911'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='realy service'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='USF'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='federal excise tax'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='FCC'/><title type='text'>Common charges - telephone bill</title><content type='html'>Here are some common charges that are usually found in a phone bill:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;911 - This charge is imposed by local government to help pay for emergency services such as fire and rescue.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Federal Excise Tax – It is a three percent (3%) tax mandated by the federal government for all &lt;a href="http://www.everdial.net/"&gt;telecommunication services&lt;/a&gt;. This includes &lt;a href="http://pnglongdistance.com/Local.aspx"&gt;local&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://pnglongdistance.com/default.aspx"&gt;long distance &lt;/a&gt;and &lt;a href="http://pnglongdistance.com/PowerNetMobile.aspx"&gt;wireless bills&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(Federal) Subscriber Line Charge – This charge may appear as "FCC Charge for Network Access," "Federal Line Cost Charge," "Interstate Access Charge," "Federal Access Charge," "Interstate Single Line Charge," "Customer Line Charge" or "FCC-Approved Customer Line Charge.” The FCC caps the maximum price that a company may charge for this. This is not a government charge or tax and it does not end up in the government’s treasury.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Local Number Portability Charge (LNP) – This charge provides residential and business telephone customers with the ability to retain their existing local telephone numbers when switching from one &lt;a href="http://pnglongdistance.com/Local.aspx"&gt;local service provider &lt;/a&gt;to another. This is not a tax but a fixed monthly charge.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;State &amp;amp; Local Municipal Tax – It may also appear on the phone bill as “Gross receipt tax” in some state. Imposed by the state, local and municipal governments on goods and services.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(State) Subscriber Line Charge – Mandated by some states’ public service or utility commissions to compensate the &lt;a href="http://pnglongdistance.com/Local.aspx"&gt;local phone company &lt;/a&gt;for part of the cost of providing local telephone lines associated with state services.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Relay Services Charge – It is a state charge that helps to pay for the relay center, which transmits and translates calls for hearing-impaired and speech-impaired people.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Universal Service Fund (USF) or Universal Connectivity Fee - The USF helps to make phone service affordable and available to all Americans, including consumers with low income and those living in areas where the costs for providing telephone service is high. This fund helps provide schools, libraries and rural health care providers with discount phone services. Congress has mandated that all &lt;a href="http://pnglongdistance.com/default.aspx"&gt;telephone companies &lt;/a&gt;providing &lt;a href="http://pnglongdistance.com/default.aspx"&gt;interstate service &lt;/a&gt;must contribute to USF.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;FCC has set the following rules and guideline for phone bills to avoid fraud or any confusion on charges made.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are our recommendations:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialuno.com/"&gt;DialUno Cerca 1010&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Register to get 10-10 code&lt;br /&gt;DialUno&lt;br /&gt;6.9¢ / min.8¢ to AK, HI&lt;br /&gt;New .95 monthly Carrier Recovery Fee.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialuno.com/EmailUs.aspx?osadcampaign=1010phonerates" target="_blank"&gt;online contact form&lt;/a&gt; / 1.800.575.2640&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;DialAround 1010&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Register to get 10-10 code.&lt;br /&gt;Primus&lt;br /&gt;5.5¢ / min.8¢ to AK, HI&lt;br /&gt;6-second billing with 30 second minimum on state-to-state and instate calls.&lt;br /&gt;Lower minimum billing of $5/month Plus New .95 monthly Carrier Recovery Fee&lt;br /&gt;1-800-297-9533&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pnglongdistance.com/"&gt;PNG PowerDial&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Register to use toll free access number.&lt;br /&gt;PNG&lt;br /&gt;5.7¢ / min.15.9¢ to AK, HI&lt;br /&gt;Now has a 99¢ monthly feeFor&lt;br /&gt;1-800-297-9527&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.everdial.net/"&gt;Everdial Long Distance &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4.9¢ state-to-state rate,&lt;br /&gt;24hours 7 days a week.&lt;br /&gt;30 second initial, 6 second increments.&lt;br /&gt;NO MONTHLY MINIMUMS or FEES.&lt;br /&gt;A 99¢ Carrier Recovery Fee&lt;br /&gt;3% Federal tax.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pnglongdistance.com/"&gt;PNG Long Distance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3.9¢ rate .&lt;br /&gt;Now has a 99¢ monthly fee.&lt;br /&gt;Awesome international rates&lt;br /&gt;check website for rates to call mobile&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pnglongdistance.com/"&gt;PNG&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;also offers stand-alone toll free service,&lt;br /&gt;local phone service,&lt;br /&gt;high speed internet&lt;br /&gt;and cellular plans&lt;br /&gt;with very low international rates&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialuno.com/"&gt;Dialuno&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Primero" 1 plus plan 3.8¢ rate applies 24 hours/7 days a week for all state-to-state calls. billed in 6 second increments Great international rates, especially to Mexico and South American countries. Toll free numbers available at no extra charge and will bill incoming at same rates.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Primus Telecommunications, Inc does the billing and customer service, calls are carried on the MCI network and Alliance AT&amp;amp;T network.&lt;br /&gt;$0.95 Carrier Recovery Fee is added in any month the service is used.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is a minimal billing requirement of $5/month which means:If monthly usage totals less than $5, your bill will be adjusted to meet the $5 minimum.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ecglongdistance.net/"&gt;ECG Long Distance &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2.5¢ state-to-state rate if billed by E-bill only and credit card. Also billed in 6 second increments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ECG also has toll free numbers available at no extra charge and incoming billing at same rates. $0.59 per month regulatory recovery fee applies to each taxable account, requires EasyPay and EasyBill. EasyBill is ECG's paperless billing option that lets customers receive their monthly ECG bill online.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;EasyPay is ECG's paperless payment option that lets customers pay their monthly ECG bill electronically via credit/debit card or bank draft.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3.5¢ state-to-state rate if you wish a paper bill and/or pay by check or other method $0.59 per month regulatory recovery fee applies to each taxable account, plus paper bill processing fee of $2.50&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ecglongdistance.net/"&gt;ECG&lt;/a&gt; is available in approximately 80% of the country. When you request service, it will tell you if they don't serve your area.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7120257207697010763-1978267222335801372?l=longdistanceblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://longdistanceblog.blogspot.com/feeds/1978267222335801372/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7120257207697010763&amp;postID=1978267222335801372' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7120257207697010763/posts/default/1978267222335801372'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7120257207697010763/posts/default/1978267222335801372'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://longdistanceblog.blogspot.com/2007/11/common-charges-telephone-bill.html' title='Common charges - telephone bill'/><author><name>long distance</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05636439084035850421</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120257207697010763.post-663131638468311534</id><published>2007-11-19T20:46:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-07T14:17:11.422-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cell Phone Cloning Fraud'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='telephone number'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ESN'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cell Phone fraud'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Identity Theft Identity'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Theft and Cell Phone Cloning'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='MIN'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='electronic serial number'/><title type='text'>Cell Phone Fraud</title><content type='html'>Cell Phone fraud may occur in two different ways: Identity &lt;strong&gt;Theft and Cell Phone Cloning&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Identity Theft&lt;/strong&gt; occurs when someone signs up for service with fraudulently obtained customer information or false identification. Lawbreakers use your personal information and use it to set up a cell phone account in your name.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It may take a while to solve identity theft and it could be a long and difficult process for the victim. Call your carrier if you think you have been a victim of identity theft.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cell Phone Cloning Fraud&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Every cell phone is supposed to have a unique factory-set electronic serial number (ESN) and telephone number (MIN). A cloned cell phone is one that has been reprogrammed to transmit the ESN and MIN belonging to another (legitimate) cell phone.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Unscrupulous people can obtain valid ESN/MIN combinations by illegally monitoring the radio wave transmissions from the&lt;a href="http://pnglongdistance.com/PowerNetMobile.aspx"&gt; cell phones &lt;/a&gt;of legitimate subscribers. After cloning, both the legitimate and the fraudulent cell phones have the same ESN/MIN combination and cellular systems cannot distinguish the cloned cell phone from the legitimate one. The legitimate phone user then gets billed for the cloned phone’s calls.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are our recommendations:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialuno.com/"&gt;DialUno Cerca 1010&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Register to get 10-10 code&lt;br /&gt;DialUno&lt;br /&gt;6.9¢ / min.8¢ to AK, HI&lt;br /&gt;New .95 monthly Carrier Recovery Fee.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialuno.com/EmailUs.aspx?osadcampaign=1010phonerates" target="_blank"&gt;online contact form&lt;/a&gt; / 1.800.575.2640&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;DialAround 1010&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Register to get 10-10 code.&lt;br /&gt;Primus&lt;br /&gt;5.5¢ / min.8¢ to AK, HI&lt;br /&gt;6-second billing with 30 second minimum on state-to-state and instate calls.&lt;br /&gt;Lower minimum billing of $5/month Plus New .95 monthly Carrier Recovery Fee&lt;br /&gt;1-800-297-9533&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pnglongdistance.com/"&gt;PNG PowerDial&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Register to use toll free access number.&lt;br /&gt;PNG&lt;br /&gt;5.7¢ / min.15.9¢ to AK, HI&lt;br /&gt;Now has a 99¢ monthly feeFor&lt;br /&gt;1-800-297-9527&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.everdial.net/"&gt;Everdial Long Distance &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4.9¢ state-to-state rate,&lt;br /&gt;24hours 7 days a week.&lt;br /&gt;30 second initial, 6 second increments.&lt;br /&gt;NO MONTHLY MINIMUMS or FEES.&lt;br /&gt;A 99¢ Carrier Recovery Fee&lt;br /&gt;3% Federal tax.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pnglongdistance.com/"&gt;PNG Long Distance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3.9¢ rate .&lt;br /&gt;Now has a 99¢ monthly fee.&lt;br /&gt;Awesome international rates&lt;br /&gt;check website for rates to call mobile&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pnglongdistance.com/"&gt;PNG&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;also offers stand-alone toll free service,&lt;br /&gt;local phone service,&lt;br /&gt;high speed internet&lt;br /&gt;and cellular plans&lt;br /&gt;with very low international rates&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialuno.com/"&gt;Dialuno&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Primero" 1 plus plan 3.8¢ rate applies 24 hours/7 days a week for all state-to-state calls. billed in 6 second increments Great international rates, especially to Mexico and South American countries. Toll free numbers available at no extra charge and will bill incoming at same rates.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Primus Telecommunications, Inc does the billing and customer service, calls are carried on the MCI network and Alliance AT&amp;amp;T network.&lt;br /&gt;$0.95 Carrier Recovery Fee is added in any month the service is used.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is a minimal billing requirement of $5/month which means:If monthly usage totals less than $5, your bill will be adjusted to meet the $5 minimum.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ecglongdistance.net/"&gt;ECG Long Distance &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2.5¢ state-to-state rate if billed by E-bill only and credit card. Also billed in 6 second increments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ECG also has toll free numbers available at no extra charge and incoming billing at same rates. $0.59 per month regulatory recovery fee applies to each taxable account, requires EasyPay and EasyBill. EasyBill is ECG's paperless billing option that lets customers receive their monthly ECG bill online.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;EasyPay is ECG's paperless payment option that lets customers pay their monthly ECG bill electronically via credit/debit card or bank draft.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3.5¢ state-to-state rate if you wish a paper bill and/or pay by check or other method $0.59 per month regulatory recovery fee applies to each taxable account, plus paper bill processing fee of $2.50&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ecglongdistance.net/"&gt;ECG&lt;/a&gt; is available in approximately 80% of the country. When you request service, it will tell you if they don't serve your area.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7120257207697010763-663131638468311534?l=longdistanceblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://longdistanceblog.blogspot.com/feeds/663131638468311534/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7120257207697010763&amp;postID=663131638468311534' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7120257207697010763/posts/default/663131638468311534'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7120257207697010763/posts/default/663131638468311534'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://longdistanceblog.blogspot.com/2007/11/cell-phone-fraud.html' title='Cell Phone Fraud'/><author><name>long distance</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05636439084035850421</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120257207697010763.post-5633242140210606169</id><published>2007-11-19T20:43:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-07T14:19:05.860-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='long distance calling'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cheap long distance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='long distance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='long distance tricks'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='long distance scams'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Careless dialing'/><title type='text'>Careless Dialing</title><content type='html'>Be very careful when &lt;a href="http://www.pnglongdistance.com/Knowledgebase/_direct_dial_vs_operator_assisted.aspx"&gt;placing a collect or other operator-assisted calls&lt;/a&gt;, or you or the party you are calling may end up paying a higher rate. The unexpected charges may come as a result of a new scheme involving "fat-finger dialing."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How it happens: You place a call from a public phone or payphone, intending to use a service like 1-800-CALL-ATT or 1-800-COLLECT. But you misspell or hit an incorrect button when dialing. You accidentally dial something like 1-800-CALLAT.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You get connected to the party you wished to call, but the phone company that connects you is not the one you intended to use. Instead, it is a company that secures 800 numbers related to well-known ones. For example, a company secures the number "800-CALLAT".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The company banks on the possibility that you might accidentally misspell or misdial your intended number. Often, the company won't identify itself to you or the person receiving the collect call before connecting the call. The charges for the misdialed call are 2 to 3 times higher than it would have been.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dial carefully so that you can avoid this problem. Listen to the handset while dialing the number to make sure you hit each number only once. If you are not sure you dialed correctly, hang up and start again.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You may file a complaint with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) through their e-mail &lt;a href="mailto:fccinfo@fcc.gov"&gt;fccinfo@fcc.gov&lt;/a&gt;, website &lt;a id="A1" href="http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/complaints.html"&gt;www.fcc.gov/cgb/complaints.html&lt;/a&gt;, or by phone 1-888-CALL-FCC (1-888-225-5322).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are our recommendations:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialuno.com/"&gt;DialUno Cerca 1010&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Register to get 10-10 code&lt;br /&gt;DialUno&lt;br /&gt;6.9¢ / min.8¢ to AK, HI&lt;br /&gt;New .95 monthly Carrier Recovery Fee.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialuno.com/EmailUs.aspx?osadcampaign=1010phonerates" target="_blank"&gt;online contact form&lt;/a&gt; / 1.800.575.2640&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;DialAround 1010&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Register to get 10-10 code.&lt;br /&gt;Primus&lt;br /&gt;5.5¢ / min.8¢ to AK, HI&lt;br /&gt;6-second billing with 30 second minimum on state-to-state and instate calls.&lt;br /&gt;Lower minimum billing of $5/month Plus New .95 monthly Carrier Recovery Fee&lt;br /&gt;1-800-297-9533&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pnglongdistance.com/"&gt;PNG PowerDial&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Register to use toll free access number.&lt;br /&gt;PNG&lt;br /&gt;5.7¢ / min.15.9¢ to AK, HI&lt;br /&gt;Now has a 99¢ monthly feeFor&lt;br /&gt;1-800-297-9527&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.everdial.net/"&gt;Everdial Long Distance &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4.9¢ state-to-state rate,&lt;br /&gt;24hours 7 days a week.&lt;br /&gt;30 second initial, 6 second increments.&lt;br /&gt;NO MONTHLY MINIMUMS or FEES.&lt;br /&gt;A 99¢ Carrier Recovery Fee&lt;br /&gt;3% Federal tax.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pnglongdistance.com/"&gt;PNG Long Distance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3.9¢ rate .&lt;br /&gt;Now has a 99¢ monthly fee.&lt;br /&gt;Awesome international rates&lt;br /&gt;check website for rates to call mobile&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pnglongdistance.com/"&gt;PNG&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;also offers stand-alone toll free service,&lt;br /&gt;local phone service,&lt;br /&gt;high speed internet&lt;br /&gt;and cellular plans&lt;br /&gt;with very low international rates&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialuno.com/"&gt;Dialuno&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Primero" 1 plus plan 3.8¢ rate applies 24 hours/7 days a week for all state-to-state calls. billed in 6 second increments Great international rates, especially to Mexico and South American countries. Toll free numbers available at no extra charge and will bill incoming at same rates.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Primus Telecommunications, Inc does the billing and customer service, calls are carried on the MCI network and Alliance AT&amp;amp;T network.&lt;br /&gt;$0.95 Carrier Recovery Fee is added in any month the service is used.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is a minimal billing requirement of $5/month which means:If monthly usage totals less than $5, your bill will be adjusted to meet the $5 minimum.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ecglongdistance.net/"&gt;ECG Long Distance &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2.5¢ state-to-state rate if billed by E-bill only and credit card. Also billed in 6 second increments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ECG also has toll free numbers available at no extra charge and incoming billing at same rates. $0.59 per month regulatory recovery fee applies to each taxable account, requires EasyPay and EasyBill. EasyBill is ECG's paperless billing option that lets customers receive their monthly ECG bill online.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;EasyPay is ECG's paperless payment option that lets customers pay their monthly ECG bill electronically via credit/debit card or bank draft.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3.5¢ state-to-state rate if you wish a paper bill and/or pay by check or other method $0.59 per month regulatory recovery fee applies to each taxable account, plus paper bill processing fee of $2.50&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ecglongdistance.net/"&gt;ECG&lt;/a&gt; is available in approximately 80% of the country. When you request service, it will tell you if they don't serve your area.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7120257207697010763-5633242140210606169?l=longdistanceblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://longdistanceblog.blogspot.com/feeds/5633242140210606169/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7120257207697010763&amp;postID=5633242140210606169' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7120257207697010763/posts/default/5633242140210606169'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7120257207697010763/posts/default/5633242140210606169'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://longdistanceblog.blogspot.com/2007/11/careless-dialing.html' title='Careless Dialing'/><author><name>long distance</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05636439084035850421</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120257207697010763.post-6904145266015844991</id><published>2007-11-19T20:38:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-07T14:24:55.841-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Call Waiting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='long distance calling'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cheap long distance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='long distance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='long distance service'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='local phone company'/><title type='text'>Call Waiting</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.pnglongdistance.com/Knowledgebase/_what_is_call_waiting.aspx"&gt;Call Waiting&lt;/a&gt; is a phone service feature that allows you to receive a call even if you are using the line. A discreet tone alerts you to the new caller so you can answer your second incoming call by putting your first caller on hold. Consumers have the option of answering or ignoring the incoming call but cannot connect all parties (connecting parties is considered as a conference call or three-way calling).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are our recommendations:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialuno.com/"&gt;DialUno Cerca 1010&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Register to get 10-10 code&lt;br /&gt;DialUno&lt;br /&gt;6.9¢ / min.8¢ to AK, HI&lt;br /&gt;New .95 monthly Carrier Recovery Fee.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialuno.com/EmailUs.aspx?osadcampaign=1010phonerates" target="_blank"&gt;online contact form&lt;/a&gt; / 1.800.575.2640&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;DialAround 1010&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Register to get 10-10 code.&lt;br /&gt;Primus&lt;br /&gt;5.5¢ / min.8¢ to AK, HI&lt;br /&gt;6-second billing with 30 second minimum on state-to-state and instate calls.&lt;br /&gt;Lower minimum billing of $5/month Plus New .95 monthly Carrier Recovery Fee&lt;br /&gt;1-800-297-9533&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pnglongdistance.com/"&gt;PNG PowerDial&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Register to use toll free access number.&lt;br /&gt;PNG&lt;br /&gt;5.7¢ / min.15.9¢ to AK, HI&lt;br /&gt;Now has a 99¢ monthly feeFor&lt;br /&gt;1-800-297-9527&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.everdial.net/"&gt;Everdial Long Distance &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4.9¢ state-to-state rate,&lt;br /&gt;24hours 7 days a week.&lt;br /&gt;30 second initial, 6 second increments.&lt;br /&gt;NO MONTHLY MINIMUMS or FEES.&lt;br /&gt;A 99¢ Carrier Recovery Fee&lt;br /&gt;3% Federal tax.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pnglongdistance.com/"&gt;PNG Long Distance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3.9¢ rate .&lt;br /&gt;Now has a 99¢ monthly fee.&lt;br /&gt;Awesome international rates&lt;br /&gt;check website for rates to call mobile&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pnglongdistance.com/"&gt;PNG&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;also offers stand-alone toll free service,&lt;br /&gt;local phone service,&lt;br /&gt;high speed internet&lt;br /&gt;and cellular plans&lt;br /&gt;with very low international rates&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialuno.com/"&gt;Dialuno&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Primero" 1 plus plan 3.8¢ rate applies 24 hours/7 days a week for all state-to-state calls. billed in 6 second increments Great international rates, especially to Mexico and South American countries. Toll free numbers available at no extra charge and will bill incoming at same rates.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Primus Telecommunications, Inc does the billing and customer service, calls are carried on the MCI network and Alliance AT&amp;amp;T network.&lt;br /&gt;$0.95 Carrier Recovery Fee is added in any month the service is used.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is a minimal billing requirement of $5/month which means:If monthly usage totals less than $5, your bill will be adjusted to meet the $5 minimum.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ecglongdistance.net/"&gt;ECG Long Distance &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2.5¢ state-to-state rate if billed by E-bill only and credit card. Also billed in 6 second increments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ECG also has toll free numbers available at no extra charge and incoming billing at same rates. $0.59 per month regulatory recovery fee applies to each taxable account, requires EasyPay and EasyBill. EasyBill is ECG's paperless billing option that lets customers receive their monthly ECG bill online.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;EasyPay is ECG's paperless payment option that lets customers pay their monthly ECG bill electronically via credit/debit card or bank draft.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3.5¢ state-to-state rate if you wish a paper bill and/or pay by check or other method $0.59 per month regulatory recovery fee applies to each taxable account, plus paper bill processing fee of $2.50&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ecglongdistance.net/"&gt;ECG&lt;/a&gt; is available in approximately 80% of the country. When you request service, it will tell you if they don't serve your area.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7120257207697010763-6904145266015844991?l=longdistanceblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://longdistanceblog.blogspot.com/feeds/6904145266015844991/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7120257207697010763&amp;postID=6904145266015844991' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7120257207697010763/posts/default/6904145266015844991'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7120257207697010763/posts/default/6904145266015844991'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://longdistanceblog.blogspot.com/2007/11/call-waiting.html' title='Call Waiting'/><author><name>long distance</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05636439084035850421</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120257207697010763.post-8092055826366203144</id><published>2007-11-19T20:33:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-07T14:32:54.974-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='long distance call'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cheap long distance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='long distance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='long distance tricks'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='long distance service'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='long distance scams'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='long distance carrier'/><title type='text'>Call Splashing</title><content type='html'>Call splashing happens when you place a call from a public phone/payphone, hotel or airport phone and gets routed to a distant call center before it gets transferred to &lt;a href="https://www.everdial.net/everdial1.asp"&gt;your chosen long distance carrier.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your preferred long distance carrier might unintentionally bill your call as originating from the distant call center, rather than from your actual location. As a result, you may be charged a higher long distance rates for the call.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To avoid this kind of problem listen carefully to the operator and do NOT consent any call transfers unless you understand where the call is being transferred. Also, check your phone bill and make sure that the origination and destination of the call is correct.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You may file a complaint with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) through their e-mail &lt;a href="mailto:fccinfo@fcc.gov"&gt;fccinfo@fcc.gov&lt;/a&gt;, website &lt;a id="A1" href="http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/complaints.html"&gt;www.fcc.gov/cgb/complaints.html&lt;/a&gt;, or by phone 1-888-CALL-FCC (1-888-225-5322).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are our recommendations:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialuno.com/"&gt;DialUno Cerca 1010&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Register to get 10-10 code&lt;br /&gt;DialUno&lt;br /&gt;6.9¢ / min.8¢ to AK, HI&lt;br /&gt;New .95 monthly Carrier Recovery Fee.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialuno.com/EmailUs.aspx?osadcampaign=1010phonerates" target="_blank"&gt;online contact form&lt;/a&gt; / 1.800.575.2640&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;DialAround 1010&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Register to get 10-10 code.&lt;br /&gt;Primus&lt;br /&gt;5.5¢ / min.8¢ to AK, HI&lt;br /&gt;6-second billing with 30 second minimum on state-to-state and instate calls.&lt;br /&gt;Lower minimum billing of $5/month Plus New .95 monthly Carrier Recovery Fee&lt;br /&gt;1-800-297-9533&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pnglongdistance.com/"&gt;PNG PowerDial&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Register to use toll free access number.&lt;br /&gt;PNG&lt;br /&gt;5.7¢ / min.15.9¢ to AK, HI&lt;br /&gt;Now has a 99¢ monthly feeFor&lt;br /&gt;1-800-297-9527&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.everdial.net/"&gt;Everdial Long Distance &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4.9¢ state-to-state rate,&lt;br /&gt;24hours 7 days a week.&lt;br /&gt;30 second initial, 6 second increments.&lt;br /&gt;NO MONTHLY MINIMUMS or FEES.&lt;br /&gt;A 99¢ Carrier Recovery Fee&lt;br /&gt;3% Federal tax.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pnglongdistance.com/"&gt;PNG Long Distance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3.9¢ rate .&lt;br /&gt;Now has a 99¢ monthly fee.&lt;br /&gt;Awesome international rates&lt;br /&gt;check website for rates to call mobile&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pnglongdistance.com/"&gt;PNG&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;also offers stand-alone toll free service,&lt;br /&gt;local phone service,&lt;br /&gt;high speed internet&lt;br /&gt;and cellular plans&lt;br /&gt;with very low international rates&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialuno.com/"&gt;Dialuno&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Primero" 1 plus plan 3.8¢ rate applies 24 hours/7 days a week for all state-to-state calls. billed in 6 second increments Great international rates, especially to Mexico and South American countries. Toll free numbers available at no extra charge and will bill incoming at same rates.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Primus Telecommunications, Inc does the billing and customer service, calls are carried on the MCI network and Alliance AT&amp;amp;T network.&lt;br /&gt;$0.95 Carrier Recovery Fee is added in any month the service is used.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is a minimal billing requirement of $5/month which means:If monthly usage totals less than $5, your bill will be adjusted to meet the $5 minimum.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ecglongdistance.net/"&gt;ECG Long Distance &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2.5¢ state-to-state rate if billed by E-bill only and credit card. Also billed in 6 second increments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ECG also has toll free numbers available at no extra charge and incoming billing at same rates. $0.59 per month regulatory recovery fee applies to each taxable account, requires EasyPay and EasyBill. EasyBill is ECG's paperless billing option that lets customers receive their monthly ECG bill online.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;EasyPay is ECG's paperless payment option that lets customers pay their monthly ECG bill electronically via credit/debit card or bank draft.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3.5¢ state-to-state rate if you wish a paper bill and/or pay by check or other method $0.59 per month regulatory recovery fee applies to each taxable account, plus paper bill processing fee of $2.50&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ecglongdistance.net/"&gt;ECG&lt;/a&gt; is available in approximately 80% of the country. When you request service, it will tell you if they don't serve your area.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7120257207697010763-8092055826366203144?l=longdistanceblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://longdistanceblog.blogspot.com/feeds/8092055826366203144/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7120257207697010763&amp;postID=8092055826366203144' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7120257207697010763/posts/default/8092055826366203144'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7120257207697010763/posts/default/8092055826366203144'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://longdistanceblog.blogspot.com/2007/11/call-splashing.html' title='Call Splashing'/><author><name>long distance</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05636439084035850421</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120257207697010763.post-642506311068750088</id><published>2007-11-15T14:48:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-07T14:35:09.700-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='direct dial'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='long distance call'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Operator Assisted calls'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='1+'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='long distance calling'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cheap long distance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='long distance service'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='1+ service'/><title type='text'>Difference between a direct call and an operator-assisted call</title><content type='html'>If you dial the entire number to place a long distance call it is called direct dial. Dialing the phone number directly can give you the best rate on your&lt;a href="https://www.everdial.net/everdial1.asp"&gt; long distance or international call&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When an operator helps you place your call it is an operator-assisted call. This will always cost more because of the "convenience" of the service. The cost of this convenience could be a dollar or more per minute for the entire call. That would ruin any savings you might have had with a good plan. Always dial your &lt;a href="https://www.everdial.net/everdial1.asp"&gt;destination directly for lower rates to save money&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Never use an operator when making an international call unless it is an absolute emergency. You will be shocked when you receive the bill. Obviously for every rule there are exceptions like: collect calls, person-to-person and third party billings. But whenever possible use dial direct or use a&lt;a href="https://www.everdial.net/everdialaround.asp"&gt; dial around service&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When using an operator to place a call, here are some helpful tips:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The best way to place your call is to dial "0" followed by the number you wish to call, such as 0-987-654-3210. This will help make the connection faster. This method could be less expensive depending upon the carrier. The Standard way is to dial "0" or "00" for&lt;a href="https://www.everdial.net/international.asp?p=2"&gt; international calls &lt;/a&gt;and tell the operator the number you wish to call and any special instructions such as collect or person-to-person.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are our recommendations:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.everdial.net/"&gt;Everdial Long Distance&lt;/a&gt; 4.9¢ state-to-state rate, 24hours 7 days a week. 30 second initial, 6 second increments. Excellent international rates, low in-state rates. NO MONTHLY MINIMUMS or FEES. A 99¢ Carrier Recovery Fee takes the place of the 3% Federal tax.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pnglongdistance.com/"&gt;PNG Long Distance&lt;/a&gt; 3.9¢ rate applies all day, every day for state-to-state calls in the contiguous 48 states. Now has a 99¢ monthly fee. Awesome international rates: (rates to call landline phones shown -- check website for rates to call mobile phones) France 4.4¢, Germany 4.4¢, India from 15.3 - 20.2¢, Japan 5.5¢, Mexico from 4.5 - 13.1¢, Poland 5.3¢, Russia 3.6 - 8.1¢ , South Korea 4.9¢, Taiwan from 4.5¢, Thailand 9.5¢, U.K. 4.4¢.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pnglongdistance.com/"&gt;PNG&lt;/a&gt; also offers stand-alone toll free service, local phone service, high speed internet and cellular plans with very low international rates and a referral plan. Service not available in Hawaii and Alaska. All calls to Hawaii and Alaska are 15.9¢ per minute. Visit PNG Long Distance website for in-state rates, other info. and to order service.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialuno.com/"&gt;Dialuno&lt;/a&gt; "Primero" 1 plus plan 3.8¢ rate applies 24 hours/7 days a week for all state-to-state calls. billed in 6 second increments Great international rates, especially to Mexico and South American countries. Toll free numbers available at no extra charge and will bill incoming at same rates. Primus Telecommunications, Inc does the billing and customer service, calls are carried on the MCI network and Alliance AT&amp;amp;T network. A .95 Carrier Recovery Fee is added in any month the service is used. There is a minimal billing requirement of $5/month which means:If monthly usage totals less than $5, your bill will be adjusted to meet the $5 minimum.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ecglongdistance.net/"&gt;ECG Long Distance&lt;/a&gt; 2.5¢ state-to-state rate if billed by E-bill only and credit card. Also billed in 6 second increments. ECG also has toll free numbers available at no extra charge and incoming billing at same rates. $0.59 per month regulatory recovery fee applies to each taxable account, requires EasyPay and EasyBill. EasyBill is ECG's paperless billing option that lets customers receive their monthly ECG bill online. EasyPay is ECG's paperless payment option that lets customers pay their monthly ECG bill electronically via credit/debit card or bank draft.3.5¢ state-to-state rate if you wish a paper bill and/or pay by check or other method $0.59 per month regulatory recovery fee applies to each taxable account, plus paper bill processing fee of $2.50&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ecglongdistance.net/"&gt;ECG&lt;/a&gt; is available in approximately 80% of the country. When you request service, it will tell you if they don't serve your area.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7120257207697010763-642506311068750088?l=longdistanceblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://longdistanceblog.blogspot.com/feeds/642506311068750088/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7120257207697010763&amp;postID=642506311068750088' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7120257207697010763/posts/default/642506311068750088'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7120257207697010763/posts/default/642506311068750088'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://longdistanceblog.blogspot.com/2007/11/difference-between-direct-call-and.html' title='Difference between a direct call and an operator-assisted call'/><author><name>long distance</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05636439084035850421</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120257207697010763.post-7800538671021238072</id><published>2007-11-15T14:42:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-07T14:36:01.226-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Stop Telemarketing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='telemarketing calls'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Telephone Preference Service'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Telemarketing'/><title type='text'>Stop Telemarketing!!!</title><content type='html'>It is irritating for some people to receive telemarketing calls at home. There is a way for you to be able to lessen the call, the Telephone Preference Service or TPS can help you with that. Register your phone number on their do-not-call list and you will receive less telemarketing calls or calls from different organizations and charity.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Even though name removal through TPS is general in nature. You can lessen the number of calls from telemarketers from a specific company by having them place your number in the company’s do-not-call list the next time the company calls you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a id="A3" href="https://www.donotcall.gov/default.aspx"&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; and avail TPS.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a id="HyperLink4" href="http://www.pnglongdistance.com/Knowledgebase/_what_is_tps.aspx"&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to view TPS.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are our recommendations:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialuno.com/"&gt;DialUno Cerca 1010&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Register to get 10-10 code&lt;br /&gt;DialUno&lt;br /&gt;6.9¢ / min.8¢ to AK, HI&lt;br /&gt;New .95 monthly Carrier Recovery Fee.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialuno.com/EmailUs.aspx?osadcampaign=1010phonerates" target="_blank"&gt;online contact form&lt;/a&gt; / 1.800.575.2640&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;DialAround 1010&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Register to get 10-10 code.&lt;br /&gt;Primus&lt;br /&gt;5.5¢ / min.8¢ to AK, HI&lt;br /&gt;6-second billing with 30 second minimum on state-to-state and instate calls.&lt;br /&gt;Lower minimum billing of $5/month Plus New .95 monthly Carrier Recovery Fee&lt;br /&gt;1-800-297-9533&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pnglongdistance.com/"&gt;PNG PowerDial&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Register to use toll free access number.&lt;br /&gt;PNG&lt;br /&gt;5.7¢ / min.15.9¢ to AK, HI&lt;br /&gt;Now has a 99¢ monthly feeFor&lt;br /&gt;1-800-297-9527&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.everdial.net/"&gt;Everdial Long Distance &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4.9¢ state-to-state rate,&lt;br /&gt;24hours 7 days a week.&lt;br /&gt;30 second initial, 6 second increments.&lt;br /&gt;NO MONTHLY MINIMUMS or FEES.&lt;br /&gt;A 99¢ Carrier Recovery Fee&lt;br /&gt;3% Federal tax.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pnglongdistance.com/"&gt;PNG Long Distance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3.9¢ rate .&lt;br /&gt;Now has a 99¢ monthly fee.&lt;br /&gt;Awesome international rates&lt;br /&gt;check website for rates to call mobile&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pnglongdistance.com/"&gt;PNG&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;also offers stand-alone toll free service,&lt;br /&gt;local phone service,&lt;br /&gt;high speed internet&lt;br /&gt;and cellular plans&lt;br /&gt;with very low international rates&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialuno.com/"&gt;Dialuno&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Primero" 1 plus plan 3.8¢ rate applies 24 hours/7 days a week for all state-to-state calls. billed in 6 second increments Great international rates, especially to Mexico and South American countries. Toll free numbers available at no extra charge and will bill incoming at same rates.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Primus Telecommunications, Inc does the billing and customer service, calls are carried on the MCI network and Alliance AT&amp;amp;T network.&lt;br /&gt;$0.95 Carrier Recovery Fee is added in any month the service is used.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is a minimal billing requirement of $5/month which means:If monthly usage totals less than $5, your bill will be adjusted to meet the $5 minimum.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ecglongdistance.net/"&gt;ECG Long Distance &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2.5¢ state-to-state rate if billed by E-bill only and credit card. Also billed in 6 second increments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ECG also has toll free numbers available at no extra charge and incoming billing at same rates. $0.59 per month regulatory recovery fee applies to each taxable account, requires EasyPay and EasyBill. EasyBill is ECG's paperless billing option that lets customers receive their monthly ECG bill online.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;EasyPay is ECG's paperless payment option that lets customers pay their monthly ECG bill electronically via credit/debit card or bank draft.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3.5¢ state-to-state rate if you wish a paper bill and/or pay by check or other method $0.59 per month regulatory recovery fee applies to each taxable account, plus paper bill processing fee of $2.50&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ecglongdistance.net/"&gt;ECG&lt;/a&gt; is available in approximately 80% of the country. When you request service, it will tell you if they don't serve your area.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7120257207697010763-7800538671021238072?l=longdistanceblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://longdistanceblog.blogspot.com/feeds/7800538671021238072/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7120257207697010763&amp;postID=7800538671021238072' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7120257207697010763/posts/default/7800538671021238072'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7120257207697010763/posts/default/7800538671021238072'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://longdistanceblog.blogspot.com/2007/11/stop-telemarketing.html' title='Stop Telemarketing!!!'/><author><name>long distance</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05636439084035850421</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120257207697010763.post-4343668098033518049</id><published>2007-11-15T12:16:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-07T14:37:38.079-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Telephone tricks'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Telephone Scams'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='long distance calling'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cheap long distance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='long distance service'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='long distance scams'/><title type='text'>90# Telephone Scam</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:lucida grande;"&gt;If you receive a call from a representative or technician of a phone company asking you to pres 9, 0 and # then hangs up to complete the maintenance check of your phone – be warned! By doing this you are enabling that person to make&lt;a href="https://www.everdial.net/"&gt; long distance or international calls &lt;/a&gt;that will be charged to your phone number. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:lucida grande;"&gt;Telephone companies calling to check about technical and other types of phone service or billing problems will NOT call and ask a subscriber to dial a specific series of numbers before hanging up the phone receiver. These types of calls are made to trick subscribers into taking actions that will enable the caller to place fraudulent calls. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:lucida grande;"&gt;For business lines this scam works if you are served by a private branch exchange (PBX) or private automatic branch exchange (PABX). By doing this, it enables the person to make long distance calls that are billed to your office phone number. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:lucida grande;"&gt;What You Need to Know: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:lucida grande;"&gt;Telephone company employees calling to check about technical and other types of phone service or billing problems will NOT call and ask a subscriber to dial a specific series of numbers before hanging up the phone receiver. These types of calls are made to trick subscribers into taking actions that will enable the caller to place fraudulent calls.&lt;br /&gt;This scam only works if your phone is served by a private branch exchange (PBX) or private automatic branch exchange (PABX). &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:lucida grande;"&gt;If your company utilizes either a PBX or a PABX, you or your company’s telecommunications manager should contact the manufacturer of the PBX or PABX and the phone companies that provide you with local or &lt;a href="https://www.everdial.net/"&gt;long distance service &lt;/a&gt;to obtain information about the type of security systems available to protect your phone system from toll fraud. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:lucida grande;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Avoiding this scam:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Get the name and telephone number.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:lucida grande;"&gt;Inform the caller that you will personally call the phone company to verify the maintenance check or any problems with the line.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:lucida grande;"&gt;Hang up and do not dial any numbers to transfer the caller to an outside line.&lt;br /&gt;Call your phone company and report the suspicious phone call and provide the details of the call.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:lucida grande;"&gt;Once verified that there is no maintenance check from your phone company, call your local law enforcement officials to report the incident.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are our recommendations:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialuno.com/"&gt;DialUno Cerca 1010&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Register to get 10-10 code&lt;br /&gt;DialUno&lt;br /&gt;6.9¢ / min.8¢ to AK, HI&lt;br /&gt;New .95 monthly Carrier Recovery Fee.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialuno.com/EmailUs.aspx?osadcampaign=1010phonerates" target="_blank"&gt;online contact form&lt;/a&gt; / 1.800.575.2640&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;DialAround 1010&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Register to get 10-10 code.&lt;br /&gt;Primus&lt;br /&gt;5.5¢ / min.8¢ to AK, HI&lt;br /&gt;6-second billing with 30 second minimum on state-to-state and instate calls.&lt;br /&gt;Lower minimum billing of $5/month Plus New .95 monthly Carrier Recovery Fee&lt;br /&gt;1-800-297-9533&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pnglongdistance.com/"&gt;PNG PowerDial&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Register to use toll free access number.&lt;br /&gt;PNG&lt;br /&gt;5.7¢ / min.15.9¢ to AK, HI&lt;br /&gt;Now has a 99¢ monthly feeFor&lt;br /&gt;1-800-297-9527&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.everdial.net/"&gt;Everdial Long Distance &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4.9¢ state-to-state rate,&lt;br /&gt;24hours 7 days a week.&lt;br /&gt;30 second initial, 6 second increments.&lt;br /&gt;NO MONTHLY MINIMUMS or FEES.&lt;br /&gt;A 99¢ Carrier Recovery Fee&lt;br /&gt;3% Federal tax.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pnglongdistance.com/"&gt;PNG Long Distance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3.9¢ rate .&lt;br /&gt;Now has a 99¢ monthly fee.&lt;br /&gt;Awesome international rates&lt;br /&gt;check website for rates to call mobile&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pnglongdistance.com/"&gt;PNG&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;also offers stand-alone toll free service,&lt;br /&gt;local phone service,&lt;br /&gt;high speed internet&lt;br /&gt;and cellular plans&lt;br /&gt;with very low international rates&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialuno.com/"&gt;Dialuno&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Primero" 1 plus plan 3.8¢ rate applies 24 hours/7 days a week for all state-to-state calls. billed in 6 second increments Great international rates, especially to Mexico and South American countries. Toll free numbers available at no extra charge and will bill incoming at same rates.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Primus Telecommunications, Inc does the billing and customer service, calls are carried on the MCI network and Alliance AT&amp;amp;T network.&lt;br /&gt;$0.95 Carrier Recovery Fee is added in any month the service is used.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is a minimal billing requirement of $5/month which means:If monthly usage totals less than $5, your bill will be adjusted to meet the $5 minimum.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ecglongdistance.net/"&gt;ECG Long Distance &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2.5¢ state-to-state rate if billed by E-bill only and credit card. Also billed in 6 second increments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ECG also has toll free numbers available at no extra charge and incoming billing at same rates. $0.59 per month regulatory recovery fee applies to each taxable account, requires EasyPay and EasyBill. EasyBill is ECG's paperless billing option that lets customers receive their monthly ECG bill online.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;EasyPay is ECG's paperless payment option that lets customers pay their monthly ECG bill electronically via credit/debit card or bank draft.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3.5¢ state-to-state rate if you wish a paper bill and/or pay by check or other method $0.59 per month regulatory recovery fee applies to each taxable account, plus paper bill processing fee of $2.50&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ecglongdistance.net/"&gt;ECG&lt;/a&gt; is available in approximately 80% of the country. When you request service, it will tell you if they don't serve your area.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:lucida grande;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:lucida grande;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7120257207697010763-4343668098033518049?l=longdistanceblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://longdistanceblog.blogspot.com/feeds/4343668098033518049/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7120257207697010763&amp;postID=4343668098033518049' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7120257207697010763/posts/default/4343668098033518049'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7120257207697010763/posts/default/4343668098033518049'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://longdistanceblog.blogspot.com/2007/11/90-telephone-scam.html' title='90# Telephone Scam'/><author><name>long distance</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05636439084035850421</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120257207697010763.post-8233361963227866300</id><published>2007-11-15T12:11:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-07T14:41:22.492-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='toll free service'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Vanity Number'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Toll free numbers'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='TF numbers'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='800 numbers'/><title type='text'>How to get a vanity number</title><content type='html'>Locating a vanity&lt;a href="https://www.everdial.net/800.asp"&gt; toll-free number &lt;/a&gt;that spells something related with your business is not particularly difficult. Find a National &lt;a href="https://www.everdial.net/800.asp"&gt;Toll-Free &lt;/a&gt;Database online and search for a vanity &lt;a href="https://www.everdial.net/800.asp"&gt;toll-free &lt;/a&gt;number available. You can type in any combination of numbers or letters and see if you can reserve it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Once you find a vanity number that suits you or your business call the&lt;a href="https://www.everdial.net/800.asp"&gt; toll-free number &lt;/a&gt;of the &lt;a href="http://www.everdial.net/"&gt;long distance carrier &lt;/a&gt;of your choice and let them reserve it for you. For them to open an account for it they will need some information from you like: your name, address, phone number, email address and social security number. They do that because they need to do a credit check on you and a social security number is needed for that. Although some long distance carrier will not require your social security number ID if you choose their credit card payment option.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are our recommendations:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialuno.com/"&gt;DialUno Cerca 1010&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Register to get 10-10 code&lt;br /&gt;DialUno&lt;br /&gt;6.9¢ / min.8¢ to AK, HI&lt;br /&gt;New .95 monthly Carrier Recovery Fee.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialuno.com/EmailUs.aspx?osadcampaign=1010phonerates" target="_blank"&gt;online contact form&lt;/a&gt; / 1.800.575.2640&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;DialAround 1010&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Register to get 10-10 code.&lt;br /&gt;Primus&lt;br /&gt;5.5¢ / min.8¢ to AK, HI&lt;br /&gt;6-second billing with 30 second minimum on state-to-state and instate calls.&lt;br /&gt;Lower minimum billing of $5/month Plus New .95 monthly Carrier Recovery Fee&lt;br /&gt;1-800-297-9533&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pnglongdistance.com/"&gt;PNG PowerDial&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Register to use toll free access number.&lt;br /&gt;PNG&lt;br /&gt;5.7¢ / min.15.9¢ to AK, HI&lt;br /&gt;Now has a 99¢ monthly feeFor&lt;br /&gt;1-800-297-9527&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.everdial.net/"&gt;Everdial Long Distance &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4.9¢ state-to-state rate,&lt;br /&gt;24hours 7 days a week.&lt;br /&gt;30 second initial, 6 second increments.&lt;br /&gt;NO MONTHLY MINIMUMS or FEES.&lt;br /&gt;A 99¢ Carrier Recovery Fee&lt;br /&gt;3% Federal tax.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pnglongdistance.com/"&gt;PNG Long Distance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3.9¢ rate .&lt;br /&gt;Now has a 99¢ monthly fee.&lt;br /&gt;Awesome international rates&lt;br /&gt;check website for rates to call mobile&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pnglongdistance.com/"&gt;PNG&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;also offers stand-alone toll free service,&lt;br /&gt;local phone service,&lt;br /&gt;high speed internet&lt;br /&gt;and cellular plans&lt;br /&gt;with very low international rates&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialuno.com/"&gt;Dialuno&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Primero" 1 plus plan 3.8¢ rate applies 24 hours/7 days a week for all state-to-state calls. billed in 6 second increments Great international rates, especially to Mexico and South American countries. Toll free numbers available at no extra charge and will bill incoming at same rates.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Primus Telecommunications, Inc does the billing and customer service, calls are carried on the MCI network and Alliance AT&amp;amp;T network.&lt;br /&gt;$0.95 Carrier Recovery Fee is added in any month the service is used.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is a minimal billing requirement of $5/month which means:If monthly usage totals less than $5, your bill will be adjusted to meet the $5 minimum.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ecglongdistance.net/"&gt;ECG Long Distance &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2.5¢ state-to-state rate if billed by E-bill only and credit card. Also billed in 6 second increments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ECG also has toll free numbers available at no extra charge and incoming billing at same rates. $0.59 per month regulatory recovery fee applies to each taxable account, requires EasyPay and EasyBill. EasyBill is ECG's paperless billing option that lets customers receive their monthly ECG bill online.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;EasyPay is ECG's paperless payment option that lets customers pay their monthly ECG bill electronically via credit/debit card or bank draft.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3.5¢ state-to-state rate if you wish a paper bill and/or pay by check or other method $0.59 per month regulatory recovery fee applies to each taxable account, plus paper bill processing fee of $2.50&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ecglongdistance.net/"&gt;ECG&lt;/a&gt; is available in approximately 80% of the country. When you request service, it will tell you if they don't serve your area.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7120257207697010763-8233361963227866300?l=longdistanceblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://longdistanceblog.blogspot.com/feeds/8233361963227866300/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7120257207697010763&amp;postID=8233361963227866300' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7120257207697010763/posts/default/8233361963227866300'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7120257207697010763/posts/default/8233361963227866300'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://longdistanceblog.blogspot.com/2007/11/how-to-get-vanity-number.html' title='How to get a vanity number'/><author><name>long distance</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05636439084035850421</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120257207697010763.post-318448640345116628</id><published>2007-11-15T12:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-07T14:41:58.135-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='toll free service'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='long distance call'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cheap long distance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='866 number'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='800 number'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='toll free'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='TF'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='longdistance toll free'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Toll free numbers'/><title type='text'>800 Toll Free Numbers</title><content type='html'>For Business or Residential... The &lt;a href="https://www.everdial.net/800.asp"&gt;800 service &lt;/a&gt;can be used as an alternative to using calling cards, calling collect and payphones, and it cost less. It allows the person receiving the call to pay rather than the caller.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pnglongdistance.com/800number.aspx"&gt;PNG Toll Free &lt;/a&gt;Get a Toll Free Number for a low monthly fee of $1 . Threafter, You only pay for usage. Toll Free Service is billed at 3.9¢ or 4.5¢ per minute relative to the 1+ service you subscribe to. PNG is one of the long distance companies that offers Stand-Alone Toll-Free service, available at 4.9¢ per minute from out-of-state. A $1 monthly fee for toll free service will apply.Note: Inbound toll free from within your state bills at the same low rate as the in-state rates.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://everdial.net/800.asp"&gt;Everdial Toll Free&lt;/a&gt;Now you can get you own toll free number with Everdial, for your home or your business. How does it work? It's simple, we give you your own toll free number (800, 888, 877 or 866) and when someone dials it you pay for the call, it can &lt;a href="javascript:PopFeatures(" p="Ring-to+Number');&amp;quot;"&gt;ring to&lt;/a&gt; your home phone number , or in fact to any phone you choose. You do not need to have an extra phone line put in to have your own toll free number, and there is no monthly fee for this service, you just pay for the cost of the incoming calls. Calls coming from outside of your state will cost 4.9 cents per minute if you get your toll free number with everdial1, or 5.5 cents if you get it with everdial around. Incoming calls that come from within your state vary by state, click here for a list of rates. There are many uses for a toll free number here are a few:- Your kids could call you from college- Your partner could call you when travelling- If you have a business then your customers are more likely to call you if you have a toll free number The real value is that the cost of the calls is cheaper than using pay phones or calling cards, plus if you have no cash to make a quick call home you just pick up any phone and call the toll free number!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7120257207697010763-318448640345116628?l=longdistanceblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://longdistanceblog.blogspot.com/feeds/318448640345116628/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7120257207697010763&amp;postID=318448640345116628' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7120257207697010763/posts/default/318448640345116628'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7120257207697010763/posts/default/318448640345116628'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://longdistanceblog.blogspot.com/2007/11/800-toll-free-numbers.html' title='800 Toll Free Numbers'/><author><name>long distance</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05636439084035850421</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120257207697010763.post-4130720439411605512</id><published>2007-11-15T08:50:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-07T14:43:06.990-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='local number'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='LPN'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='LEC'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='local exchange carriers'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Local Number PortabilityLocal Number Portability'/><title type='text'>Local Number PortabilityLocal Number Portability</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://pnglongdistance.com/Local.aspx"&gt;Local Number &lt;/a&gt;PortabilityLocal Number Portability (LPN) allows the subscriber to retain their &lt;a href="http://pnglongdistance.com/Local.aspx"&gt;local phone number&lt;/a&gt; even if they switch to another &lt;a href="http://pnglongdistance.com/Local.aspx"&gt;phone service provider&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Telecommunications Act of 1996 requires it from the local exchange carriers (LEC) to provide this type of capability. The purpose for this is that it would remove the inconvenience of getting a new number every time the subscriber decides to change their local phone provider.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are our recommendations:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialuno.com/"&gt;DialUno Cerca 1010&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Register to get 10-10 code&lt;br /&gt;DialUno&lt;br /&gt;6.9¢ / min.8¢ to AK, HI&lt;br /&gt;New .95 monthly Carrier Recovery Fee.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialuno.com/EmailUs.aspx?osadcampaign=1010phonerates" target="_blank"&gt;online contact form&lt;/a&gt; / 1.800.575.2640&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;DialAround 1010&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Register to get 10-10 code.&lt;br /&gt;Primus&lt;br /&gt;5.5¢ / min.8¢ to AK, HI&lt;br /&gt;6-second billing with 30 second minimum on state-to-state and instate calls.&lt;br /&gt;Lower minimum billing of $5/month Plus New .95 monthly Carrier Recovery Fee&lt;br /&gt;1-800-297-9533&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pnglongdistance.com/"&gt;PNG PowerDial&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Register to use toll free access number.&lt;br /&gt;PNG&lt;br /&gt;5.7¢ / min.15.9¢ to AK, HI&lt;br /&gt;Now has a 99¢ monthly feeFor&lt;br /&gt;1-800-297-9527&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.everdial.net/"&gt;Everdial Long Distance &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4.9¢ state-to-state rate,&lt;br /&gt;24hours 7 days a week.&lt;br /&gt;30 second initial, 6 second increments.&lt;br /&gt;NO MONTHLY MINIMUMS or FEES.&lt;br /&gt;A 99¢ Carrier Recovery Fee&lt;br /&gt;3% Federal tax.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pnglongdistance.com/"&gt;PNG Long Distance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3.9¢ rate .&lt;br /&gt;Now has a 99¢ monthly fee.&lt;br /&gt;Awesome international rates&lt;br /&gt;check website for rates to call mobile&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pnglongdistance.com/"&gt;PNG&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;also offers stand-alone toll free service,&lt;br /&gt;local phone service,&lt;br /&gt;high speed internet&lt;br /&gt;and cellular plans&lt;br /&gt;with very low international rates&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialuno.com/"&gt;Dialuno&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Primero" 1 plus plan 3.8¢ rate applies 24 hours/7 days a week for all state-to-state calls. billed in 6 second increments Great international rates, especially to Mexico and South American countries. Toll free numbers available at no extra charge and will bill incoming at same rates.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Primus Telecommunications, Inc does the billing and customer service, calls are carried on the MCI network and Alliance AT&amp;amp;T network.&lt;br /&gt;$0.95 Carrier Recovery Fee is added in any month the service is used.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is a minimal billing requirement of $5/month which means:If monthly usage totals less than $5, your bill will be adjusted to meet the $5 minimum.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ecglongdistance.net/"&gt;ECG Long Distance &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2.5¢ state-to-state rate if billed by E-bill only and credit card. Also billed in 6 second increments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ECG also has toll free numbers available at no extra charge and incoming billing at same rates. $0.59 per month regulatory recovery fee applies to each taxable account, requires EasyPay and EasyBill. EasyBill is ECG's paperless billing option that lets customers receive their monthly ECG bill online.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;EasyPay is ECG's paperless payment option that lets customers pay their monthly ECG bill electronically via credit/debit card or bank draft.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3.5¢ state-to-state rate if you wish a paper bill and/or pay by check or other method $0.59 per month regulatory recovery fee applies to each taxable account, plus paper bill processing fee of $2.50&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ecglongdistance.net/"&gt;ECG&lt;/a&gt; is available in approximately 80% of the country. When you request service, it will tell you if they don't serve your area.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7120257207697010763-4130720439411605512?l=longdistanceblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://longdistanceblog.blogspot.com/feeds/4130720439411605512/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7120257207697010763&amp;postID=4130720439411605512' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7120257207697010763/posts/default/4130720439411605512'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7120257207697010763/posts/default/4130720439411605512'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://longdistanceblog.blogspot.com/2007/11/local-number-portabilitylocal-number.html' title='Local Number PortabilityLocal Number Portability'/><author><name>long distance</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05636439084035850421</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120257207697010763.post-1423181990702344789</id><published>2007-11-15T08:44:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-07T14:46:05.146-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tricks'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='prepaid cards'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cheap long distance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='calling cards'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='scam'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='long distance calling cards'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='calling cards scam'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='postpaid cards'/><title type='text'>Calling Card Scam</title><content type='html'>This usually happens when you receive a phone call from someone claiming that they are calling from a fraud prevention division of a well-known &lt;a href="http://www.everdial.net/"&gt;long distance carrier &lt;/a&gt;or from the &lt;a href="https://www.everdial.net/nobel.asp"&gt;calling card company&lt;/a&gt;. The scammer informs you that there has been an activity on your &lt;a href="https://www.everdial.net/nobel.asp"&gt;calling card &lt;/a&gt;that appears suspicious. The scammers will tell you the first five or six digits of your card so that they can get your trust and ask you for the remaining numbers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These first five or six digits are fairly common. Never under any circumstances should you give your &lt;a href="https://www.everdial.net/nobel.asp"&gt;calling card number &lt;/a&gt;to anyone over the phone. This is not how&lt;a href="http://www.everdial.net/"&gt; long distance carriers &lt;/a&gt;verify this issue. If you have given out your calling card number immediately cancel the card and request a new one.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here are our recommendations:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://tel3card.com/"&gt;TEL3Advantage’s&lt;/a&gt; Revolutionary New Flex Plan is a service you can use from any phone, without the hassle of switching phone companies, dialing pins or paying hidden fees associated with phone cards. It’s hassle free and cost effective with the lowest rates in the industry. Only 1.9¢ to the U.S and Canada, State to State and Instate, and the lowest international rates with 200 destinations below 10 cents!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://everdial.net/nobel.asp"&gt;Nobel prepaid card &lt;/a&gt;with low rates like : India 23.9¢, Pakistan 32.8¢, Philippines 11¢, Vietnam 55¢, Iran 33.5¢, Mexico 9.9¢ and no connections fees!. Stop wasting money making international phone calls that cost you a fortune. NobelCom.com Prepaid phone cards are easy to use and instantly deliverable via the internet or phone with 24 hours customer service, no connection fees, no hidden charges, and no gimmicks.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7120257207697010763-1423181990702344789?l=longdistanceblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://longdistanceblog.blogspot.com/feeds/1423181990702344789/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7120257207697010763&amp;postID=1423181990702344789' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7120257207697010763/posts/default/1423181990702344789'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7120257207697010763/posts/default/1423181990702344789'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://longdistanceblog.blogspot.com/2007/11/calling-card-scam.html' title='Calling Card Scam'/><author><name>long distance</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05636439084035850421</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120257207697010763.post-3076539444452341273</id><published>2007-11-15T08:36:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-07T14:48:15.506-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tricks'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='direct dial'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Schemes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Dial Around'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='long distance calling'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='long distance 1010 code'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cheap long distance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='long distance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dial around 1010'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='filing a complaint'/><title type='text'>Schemes of long distance carriers</title><content type='html'>The following are schemes used by &lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;different long distance companies &lt;/a&gt;into tricking you and switching to their &lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;long distance company&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Checks in the Mail&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Other &lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;long distance carriers &lt;/a&gt;would send you a check if you would switch your long distance service to them. Although this may be a good deal, compare first if they would give you the lowest rate for your &lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;long distance calls &lt;/a&gt;or if it would help you save money. Make sure you are getting the best deal before signing up to their services.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Discount Plans&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Telemarketing or unsolicited mails will inform you that they have the lowest rate if you switch to them. Compare if the rates that they are offering are lower than the ones that you already have. Usually, they would compare their rate on a high priced long distance carrier. You need to carefully examine telephone or mail solicitations. Ask more questions and find out about any hidden costs, restrictions or contracts associated with discount plans. If you are not getting straight answers, you probably have a reason to be suspicious.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Five-Digit Discount Codes &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pay a lot of attention if you get an offer that says you can have big savings if you use the five-digit discount codes. It will not change your long distance carrier but it may connect you with a long distance company that would charge you with a higher rate that you are paying right now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Short-Term Bargains&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Another strategy for you to switch to their &lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;long distance company &lt;/a&gt;is that they offer you a certain service at a discounted fee. But, these types of bargains may only last for a week or a month. After the promo you might automatically continue the service at their regular rate, which might be higher than what you usually pay for, unless you cancel it. Remember that your local telephone company charges a fee to change your long distance company. Some long distance companies will pay this charge if you switch to their service but also consider that other &lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;long distance companies &lt;/a&gt;do not.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/complaints.html"&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to get more information on filing a complaint.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are our recommendations:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialuno.com/"&gt;DialUno Cerca 1010&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Register to get 10-10 code&lt;br /&gt;DialUno&lt;br /&gt;6.9¢ / min.8¢ to AK, HI&lt;br /&gt;New .95 monthly Carrier Recovery Fee.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialuno.com/EmailUs.aspx?osadcampaign=1010phonerates" target="_blank"&gt;online contact form&lt;/a&gt; / 1.800.575.2640&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;DialAround 1010&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Register to get 10-10 code.&lt;br /&gt;Primus&lt;br /&gt;5.5¢ / min.8¢ to AK, HI&lt;br /&gt;6-second billing with 30 second minimum on state-to-state and instate calls.&lt;br /&gt;Lower minimum billing of $5/month Plus New .95 monthly Carrier Recovery Fee&lt;br /&gt;1-800-297-9533&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pnglongdistance.com/"&gt;PNG PowerDial&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Register to use toll free access number.&lt;br /&gt;PNG&lt;br /&gt;5.7¢ / min.15.9¢ to AK, HI&lt;br /&gt;Now has a 99¢ monthly feeFor&lt;br /&gt;1-800-297-9527&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.everdial.net/"&gt;Everdial Long Distance &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4.9¢ state-to-state rate,&lt;br /&gt;24hours 7 days a week.&lt;br /&gt;30 second initial, 6 second increments.&lt;br /&gt;NO MONTHLY MINIMUMS or FEES.&lt;br /&gt;A 99¢ Carrier Recovery Fee&lt;br /&gt;3% Federal tax.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pnglongdistance.com/"&gt;PNG Long Distance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3.9¢ rate .&lt;br /&gt;Now has a 99¢ monthly fee.&lt;br /&gt;Awesome international rates&lt;br /&gt;check website for rates to call mobile&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pnglongdistance.com/"&gt;PNG&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;also offers stand-alone toll free service,&lt;br /&gt;local phone service,&lt;br /&gt;high speed internet&lt;br /&gt;and cellular plans&lt;br /&gt;with very low international rates&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialuno.com/"&gt;Dialuno&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Primero" 1 plus plan 3.8¢ rate applies 24 hours/7 days a week for all state-to-state calls. billed in 6 second increments Great international rates, especially to Mexico and South American countries. Toll free numbers available at no extra charge and will bill incoming at same rates.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Primus Telecommunications, Inc does the billing and customer service, calls are carried on the MCI network and Alliance AT&amp;amp;T network.&lt;br /&gt;$0.95 Carrier Recovery Fee is added in any month the service is used.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is a minimal billing requirement of $5/month which means:If monthly usage totals less than $5, your bill will be adjusted to meet the $5 minimum.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ecglongdistance.net/"&gt;ECG Long Distance &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2.5¢ state-to-state rate if billed by E-bill only and credit card. Also billed in 6 second increments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ECG also has toll free numbers available at no extra charge and incoming billing at same rates. $0.59 per month regulatory recovery fee applies to each taxable account, requires EasyPay and EasyBill. EasyBill is ECG's paperless billing option that lets customers receive their monthly ECG bill online.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;EasyPay is ECG's paperless payment option that lets customers pay their monthly ECG bill electronically via credit/debit card or bank draft.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3.5¢ state-to-state rate if you wish a paper bill and/or pay by check or other method $0.59 per month regulatory recovery fee applies to each taxable account, plus paper bill processing fee of $2.50&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ecglongdistance.net/"&gt;ECG&lt;/a&gt; is available in approximately 80% of the country. When you request service, it will tell you if they don't serve your area.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7120257207697010763-3076539444452341273?l=longdistanceblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://longdistanceblog.blogspot.com/feeds/3076539444452341273/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7120257207697010763&amp;postID=3076539444452341273' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7120257207697010763/posts/default/3076539444452341273'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7120257207697010763/posts/default/3076539444452341273'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://longdistanceblog.blogspot.com/2007/11/schemes-of-long-distance-carriers.html' title='Schemes of long distance carriers'/><author><name>long distance</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05636439084035850421</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120257207697010763.post-4496578115988620601</id><published>2007-11-15T08:24:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-07T14:52:03.367-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Dial Around'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='long distance calling'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cheap long distance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='prepaid calling cards'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dial around 1010'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='international rates'/><title type='text'>Tips for choosing an international long distance service</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;There are a lot of &lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;long distance carriers &lt;/a&gt;that offer &lt;a href="http://www.everdial.net/international.asp?p=51&amp;amp;f=6"&gt;low international rates&lt;/a&gt;. Shop around and compare prices for plans, &lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;dial-around&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.everdial.net/nobel.asp"&gt;pre-paid calling cards&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href="http://www.everdial.net/"&gt;callbacks&lt;/a&gt;. Carefully read the terms and conditions for each of these services, they might have some hidden charges or terms that would make you pay the same rates on call for a certain amount of time. If you know your calling pattern, think about whether you make enough calls each month to justify monthly fees that might be associated with a calling plan, it might be better for you to get an unlimited calling plan if you make a lot of &lt;a href="http://www.everdial.net/international.asp?p=51&amp;amp;f=6"&gt;international calls&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;Do not hesitate to call the &lt;a href="https://www.everdial.net/800.asp"&gt;toll free number &lt;/a&gt;of the long distance carrier if you have any questions on their &lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;international long distance plans &lt;/a&gt;available. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you already have a &lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;long distance plan &lt;/a&gt;check them regularly they might have a new rate or plan available that could give you more savings.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#6666cc;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here are our recommendations&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialuno.com/"&gt;DialUno Cerca 1010&lt;br /&gt;Register to get 10-10 code&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;DialUno&lt;br /&gt;6.9¢ / min.8¢ to AK, HI&lt;br /&gt;New .95 monthly Carrier Recovery Fee.&lt;br /&gt;none, has an &lt;a href="http://www.dialuno.com/EmailUs.aspx?osadcampaign=1010phonerates" target="_blank"&gt;online contact form&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;DialAround 1010&lt;br /&gt;Register to get 10-10 code&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;Primus&lt;br /&gt;5.5¢ / min.8¢ to AK, HIMoney-saving 6-second billing with 30 second minimum on state-to-state and instate calls.&lt;br /&gt;Lower minimum billing of $5/month Plus New .95 monthly Carrier Recovery Fee&lt;br /&gt;For DialAround 1010:1-800-297-9533&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pnglongdistance.com/"&gt;PNG PowerDial&lt;br /&gt;Register to use toll free access number&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;PNG&lt;br /&gt;5.7¢ / min.15.9¢ to AK, HI&lt;br /&gt;Now has a 99¢ monthly fee&lt;br /&gt;For Power Dial:1-800-297-9527&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.everdial.net/"&gt;Everdial Long Distance &lt;/a&gt;4.9¢ state-to-state rate, 24hours 7 days a week. 30 second initial, 6 second increments. Excellent international rates, low in-state rates. NO MONTHLY MINIMUMS or FEES. A 99¢ Carrier Recovery Fee takes the place of the 3% Federal tax.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pnglongdistance.com/"&gt;PNG Long Distance&lt;/a&gt; 3.9¢ rate applies all day, every day for state-to-state calls in the contiguous 48 states. Now has a 99¢ monthly fee. Awesome international rates: (rates to call landline phones shown -- check website for rates to call mobile phones) France 4.4¢, Germany 4.4¢, India from 15.3 - 20.2¢, Japan 5.5¢, Mexico from 4.5 - 13.1¢, Poland 5.3¢, Russia 3.6 - 8.1¢ , South Korea 4.9¢, Taiwan from 4.5¢, Thailand 9.5¢, U.K. 4.4¢.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pnglongdistance.com/"&gt;PNG&lt;/a&gt; also offers stand-alone toll free service, local phone service, high speed internet and cellular plans with very low international rates and a referral plan. Service not available in Hawaii and Alaska. All calls to Hawaii and Alaska are 15.9¢ per minute. Visit PNG Long Distance website for in-state rates, other info. and to order service.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialuno.com/"&gt;Dialuno&lt;/a&gt; "Primero" 1 plus plan 3.8¢ rate applies 24 hours/7 days a week for all state-to-state calls. billed in 6 second increments Great international rates, especially to Mexico and South American countries. Toll free numbers available at no extra charge and will bill incoming at same rates. Primus Telecommunications, Inc does the billing and customer service, calls are carried on the MCI network and Alliance AT&amp;amp;T network. A .95 Carrier Recovery Fee is added in any month the service is used. There is a minimal billing requirement of $5/month which means:If monthly usage totals less than $5, your bill will be adjusted to meet the $5 minimum.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ecglongdistance.net/"&gt;ECG Long Distance &lt;/a&gt;2.5¢ state-to-state rate if billed by E-bill only and credit card. Also billed in 6 second increments. ECG also has toll free numbers available at no extra charge and incoming billing at same rates. $0.59 per month regulatory recovery fee applies to each taxable account, requires EasyPay and EasyBill. EasyBill is ECG's paperless billing option that lets customers receive their monthly ECG bill online. EasyPay is ECG's paperless payment option that lets customers pay their monthly ECG bill electronically via credit/debit card or bank draft.&lt;br /&gt;3.5¢ state-to-state rate if you wish a paper bill and/or pay by check or other method $0.59 per month regulatory recovery fee applies to each taxable account, plus paper bill processing fee of $2.50&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ecglongdistance.net/"&gt;ECG&lt;/a&gt; is available in approximately 80% of the country. When you request service, it will tell you if they don't serve your area.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7120257207697010763-4496578115988620601?l=longdistanceblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://longdistanceblog.blogspot.com/feeds/4496578115988620601/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7120257207697010763&amp;postID=4496578115988620601' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7120257207697010763/posts/default/4496578115988620601'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7120257207697010763/posts/default/4496578115988620601'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://longdistanceblog.blogspot.com/2007/11/tips-for-choosing-international-long.html' title='Tips for choosing an international long distance service'/><author><name>long distance</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05636439084035850421</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120257207697010763.post-3643702157788680867</id><published>2007-11-14T11:06:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-07T14:54:04.174-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='1010 service'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Dial Around'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='long distance 1010 code'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cheap long distance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dial around 1010'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='1010 code'/><title type='text'>Dial Around 1010</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dial around plans&lt;/strong&gt; - (10-10) number&lt;/a&gt;, just register and they will give you the &lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;10-10 number &lt;/a&gt;online so you can start saving immediately. No need to switch long distance. This service is available with regular &lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;long distance plans&lt;/a&gt;, or as a "&lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;stand alone&lt;/a&gt;" product.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How to use 1010 service&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;When making a long distance call using &lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;1010 numbers&lt;/a&gt;, you need to start by signing up with a long distance carrier that provides this service so that your telephone number is on the company’s database. Once you have signed up for service, follow the directions they gave you, or use the generic &lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;1010 calling steps&lt;/a&gt;. Pick up the phone. &lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;Dial 1010-XXX where XXX &lt;/a&gt;is the rest of the &lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;1010 numbers&lt;/a&gt;. Then dial the number as you regularly would.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://dialuno.com/"&gt;DialUno Cerca 1010&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialuno.com/DialAround.aspx?osadcampaign=1010phonerates" target="_blank"&gt;Register to get 10-10 code&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;DialUno&lt;br /&gt;6.9¢ / min.8¢ to AK, HI&lt;br /&gt;New .95 monthly Carrier Recovery Fee.&lt;br /&gt;Customer service number: 1.800.575.2640&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://dialaround1010.com/"&gt;DialAround 1010&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Register to get 10-10 code&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;Primus&lt;br /&gt;5.5¢ / min.8¢ to AK, HIMoney-saving 6-second billing with 30 second minimum on state-to-state and instate calls.&lt;br /&gt;Lower minimum billing of $5/month Plus New .95 monthly Carrier Recovery Fee&lt;br /&gt;Customer service number:1-800-297-9533&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pnglongdistance.com/"&gt;PNG PowerDial&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pnglongdistance.com/powerdial.aspx?osadcampaign=Rich" target="_blank"&gt;Register to use toll free access number&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;PNG&lt;br /&gt;5.7¢ / min.15.9¢ to AK, HI&lt;br /&gt;Now has a 99¢ monthly fee&lt;br /&gt;For Power Dial:1-800-297-9527&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7120257207697010763-3643702157788680867?l=longdistanceblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://longdistanceblog.blogspot.com/feeds/3643702157788680867/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7120257207697010763&amp;postID=3643702157788680867' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7120257207697010763/posts/default/3643702157788680867'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7120257207697010763/posts/default/3643702157788680867'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://longdistanceblog.blogspot.com/2007/11/dial-around-1010.html' title='Dial Around 1010'/><author><name>long distance</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05636439084035850421</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120257207697010763.post-4773196750853777080</id><published>2007-11-14T11:01:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-07T14:56:31.944-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='post paid calling cards'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cheap long distance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='calling cards'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='prepaid calling cards'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='long distance calling cards'/><title type='text'>Calling Cards</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="https://www.everdial.net/nobel.asp"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Calling cards&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;are important. You need to keep one as a back up for times your cell phone isn't working or you're out of network or for traveling.&lt;a href="https://www.everdial.net/nobel.asp"&gt;Cards&lt;/a&gt; can come in several different forms, from a plastic card with an &lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;access number &lt;/a&gt;and PIN on it, to a 'virtual' card, where you order a card on line and the access number and PIN are emailed to you. &lt;a href="https://www.everdial.net/nobel.asp"&gt;Cards &lt;/a&gt;can be purchased online or at your neighborhood convenience store. The bad side about&lt;a href="https://www.everdial.net/nobel.asp"&gt; calling cards&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;br /&gt;Busted – Some &lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;calling card companies &lt;/a&gt;go out of business. When this happens your card is useless. Make sure you buy calling cards from companies that’s been in business for more than 5 years.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Breakage&lt;/strong&gt; - Expiration dates and unused balances. Balance unused or forgotten, is called 'breakage' in the industry. It's an easy way for a&lt;a href="https://www.everdial.net/nobel.asp"&gt; prepaid calling card &lt;/a&gt;company to make big profits at your expense. Make sure that the &lt;a href="https://www.everdial.net/nobel.asp"&gt;calling card &lt;/a&gt;that you buy has no expiration and no monthly fees.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Loss&lt;/strong&gt; - A prepaid card is like cash. If lost, stolen, or destroyed - it's gone. There's no way to cancel or close a &lt;a href="https://www.everdial.net/nobel.asp"&gt;prepaid calling card&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;Quality - In most cases, once you've used a card, it's yours. No going back and getting a refund if the call quality or services is not what you expect.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.everdial.net/nobel.asp"&gt;Calling card&lt;/a&gt; is a good option just make sure to consider the following&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No Expiration&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No Monthly Charge&lt;/strong&gt; - During months that the card is not in used. Many companies will charge a small service charge during months that the card is used. That reasonable and fair. But in months you don't use the card, there should be no charges.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No Connection Fee&lt;/strong&gt; - Some cards charge a low rate, but have a high 'connection' fee: a per call fee charged at the time the call connects. Sometimes a connection fee can be justified.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Per Minute Billing&lt;/strong&gt; - Avoid cards that charge in larger billing increments. Some will offer a low rate but have three, or five, minute billing cycles. You might talk for just a minute, but be charged for five! Look for some thing that is 1 minute billing increments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here are our recommendations:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://tel3card.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TEL3Advantage&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;’s&lt;/strong&gt; Revolutionary New Flex Plan is a service you can use from any phone, without the hassle of switching phone companies, dialing pins or paying hidden fees associated with phone cards. It’s hassle free and cost effective with the lowest rates in the industry. Only 1.9¢ to the U.S and Canada, State to State and Instate, and the lowest international rates with 200 destinations below 10 cents!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://everdial.net/nobel.asp"&gt;Nobel prepaid card&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; with low rates like : India 23.9¢, Pakistan 32.8¢, Philippines 11¢, Vietnam 55¢, Iran 33.5¢, Mexico 9.9¢ and no connections fees!. Stop wasting money making international phone calls that cost you a fortune. NobelCom.com Prepaid phone cards are easy to use and instantly deliverable via the internet or phone with 24 hours customer service, no connection fees, no hidden charges, and no gimmicks.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7120257207697010763-4773196750853777080?l=longdistanceblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://longdistanceblog.blogspot.com/feeds/4773196750853777080/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7120257207697010763&amp;postID=4773196750853777080' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7120257207697010763/posts/default/4773196750853777080'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7120257207697010763/posts/default/4773196750853777080'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://longdistanceblog.blogspot.com/2007/11/calling-cards.html' title='Calling Cards'/><author><name>long distance</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05636439084035850421</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120257207697010763.post-9208664476076419939</id><published>2007-11-14T10:53:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-07T15:01:18.569-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='direct dial'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='long distance call'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='1+'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='long distance calling'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cheap long distance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='long distance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='international calling'/><title type='text'>Long Distance - Direct Dial Service</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.everdial.net/"&gt;1+ direct dial service&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. This is your basic long distance service. To make a call, you&lt;a href="https://www.everdial.net/"&gt; dial 1 plus &lt;/a&gt;the area code and number of the person you are calling to. Whether you go with a big brand name company, or a small discount company - call quality is the same. You won't hear any difference between the two. For US calls, they are all using the same lines. Factors you should consider:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cost&lt;/strong&gt; - more often than not, you'll get your best deal with a &lt;a href="https://www.everdial.net/"&gt;small company &lt;/a&gt;that you have probably never heard of. This is because the big companies pay millions in advertising each year. &lt;a href="https://www.everdial.net/"&gt;Smaller companies &lt;/a&gt;will come along and undercut them, then market their services cheaply through agencies and word of mouth.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Billing&lt;/strong&gt; – It is important that you get all the information. Ask about their per call surcharges, monthly fees, minimum usage per month and a like.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Billing Options&lt;/strong&gt; - you will usually get your best deal if you opt for &lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;credit card billing&lt;/a&gt;. That's because it's cost efficient for the smaller companies. Instead of a &lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;paper bill&lt;/a&gt;, you will have a secure online account manager. It's convenient!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://dialaround1010.com/"&gt;International Calls&lt;/a&gt; - Different companies use different &lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;international carriers &lt;/a&gt;and routes. If you make &lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;international calls&lt;/a&gt;, it's important to use a company that keeps&lt;a href="http://dialaround1010.com/"&gt; international call quality &lt;/a&gt;high. Make sure to ask the long distance agent the quality of their international lines&lt;br /&gt;Customer Service – Make sure that there is a phone number you can contact when you need assistance. Some &lt;a href="http://www.dialaround1010.com/"&gt;long distance companies&lt;/a&gt; only use email.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here are our recommendations:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.everdial.net/"&gt;Everdial Long Distance&lt;/a&gt; 4.9¢ state-to-state rate, 24hours 7 days a week. 30 second initial, 6 second increments. Excellent international rates, low in-state rates. NO MONTHLY MINIMUMS or FEES. A 99¢ Carrier Recovery Fee takes the place of the 3% Federal tax.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pnglongdistance.com/"&gt;PNG Long Distance&lt;/a&gt; 3.9¢ rate applies all day, every day for state-to-state calls in the contiguous 48 states. Now has a 99¢ monthly fee. Awesome international rates: (rates to call landline phones shown -- check website for rates to call mobile phones) France 4.4¢, Germany 4.4¢, India from 15.3 - 20.2¢, Japan 5.5¢, Mexico from 4.5 - 13.1¢, Poland 5.3¢, Russia 3.6 - 8.1¢ , South Korea 4.9¢, Taiwan from 4.5¢, Thailand 9.5¢, U.K. 4.4¢.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pnglongdistance.com/"&gt;PNG&lt;/a&gt; also offers stand-alone toll free service, local phone service, high speed internet and cellular plans with very low international rates and a referral plan. Service not available in Hawaii and Alaska. All calls to Hawaii and Alaska are 15.9¢ per minute. Visit PNG Long Distance website for in-state rates, other info. and to order service.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dialuno.com/"&gt;Dialuno&lt;/a&gt; "Primero" 1 plus plan 3.8¢ rate applies 24 hours/7 days a week for all state-to-state calls. billed in 6 second increments Great international rates, especially to Mexico and South American countries. Toll free numbers available at no extra charge and will bill incoming at same rates. Primus Telecommunications, Inc does the billing and customer service, calls are carried on the MCI network and Alliance AT&amp;amp;T network. A .95 Carrier Recovery Fee is added in any month the service is used. There is a minimal billing requirement of $5/month which means:If monthly usage totals less than $5, your bill will be adjusted to meet the $5 minimum.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ecglongdistance.net/"&gt;ECG Long Distance&lt;/a&gt; 2.5¢ state-to-state rate if billed by E-bill only and credit card. Also billed in 6 second increments. ECG also has toll free numbers available at no extra charge and incoming billing at same rates. $0.59 per month regulatory recovery fee applies to each taxable account, requires EasyPay and EasyBill. EasyBill is ECG's paperless billing option that lets customers receive their monthly ECG bill online. EasyPay is ECG's paperless payment option that lets customers pay their monthly ECG bill electronically via credit/debit card or bank draft.&lt;br /&gt;3.5¢ state-to-state rate if you wish a paper bill and/or pay by check or other method $0.59 per month regulatory recovery fee applies to each taxable account, plus paper bill processing fee of $2.50&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ecglongdistance.net/"&gt;ECG&lt;/a&gt; is available in approximately 80% of the country. When you request service, it will tell you if they don't serve your area.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7120257207697010763-9208664476076419939?l=longdistanceblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://longdistanceblog.blogspot.com/feeds/9208664476076419939/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7120257207697010763&amp;postID=9208664476076419939' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7120257207697010763/posts/default/9208664476076419939'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7120257207697010763/posts/default/9208664476076419939'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://longdistanceblog.blogspot.com/2007/11/long-distance-direct-dial-service.html' title='Long Distance - Direct Dial Service'/><author><name>long distance</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05636439084035850421</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
