You may not be aware that there is a new type 800 number supported
everywhere, all of the time, guaranteed free.  The number format
starts 00 800 and routes through all national carriers as a free
phone number.  The hope is that companies who wish to have a single
freephone number for planet earth can do so.

Try ours for HP3000 users below.  :-)

Regards

David Rowe

Computing Solutions Limited
Tel: 00 800 00 3000 00 (UK: 9.00 a.m. - 5.30 p.m.)
Fax: +44 1905 794 464
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[log in to unmask] (Jim Alexander) wrote:

> After spending three years in Saudi Arabia, I can say that most
800
> numbers are
> reachable if you use AT&T long distance access numbers from the
country
> you are
> calling.
>
> Not all numbers can be reached.  I have made calls to 800 numbers
from
> Korea,
> Philippines, Saudi Arabia, UAE (United Arab Emirates), Bahrain,
England,
> Germany, and France.    It is kind of weird for some numbers.  The
800
> number
> for my bank in California is reachable from Riyadh Saudi Arabia,
but
> not from
> UAE.   I spoke with the AT&T operator and she indicated it is just
> blocked from
> UAE.  Don't know why, but it is.
>
> One thing to remember, you pay regular price for the call to any
800
> number
> using this method.  Unless the 800 number does not require you to
enter
> your
> calling card number.  In this case, the call is free.  Rare but
there
> are some
> cases which it works.
>
> Both MCI and Sprint have less access (have more 800 numbers
blocked).
> I can
> tell you why.  In fact, Sprint charges double the price to reach
800
> numbers
> over the non-800 numbers from Saudi Arabia.   Not sure about the
rest
> of the
> US.
>
> You can also use a callback service like KALLBACK.  With the
KALLBACK
> service
> you can reach any 800 number that can be from Seattle Washington.
  And
> you pay
> only the price to get to the US.  It is the cheapest way to access
800
> numbers
> from outside the US.
>
> Art H Bahrs wrote:
>
> > Hi Denys :)
> >     I have tried 800 numbers from Mexico, Panama and Japan ...
some
> > worked,
> > some didn't.... depended on if the company had set them up to
allow
> > dialing
> > from outside the US.
> >
> >    The phone companies set up the numbers for their customers
based
> > on what
> > the customer wants.  Some 800 numbers can't be used outside of
> > specific
> > states while others are CONUS only and still others are world
wide :)
> >
> > Art "always prefer to use an 800 number :)  what can I say...
I'm
> > cheap!
> > hehehe" Bahrs
> >
> > I have never tried to call an 800 number from outside North
America.
> > I
> > suspect it might work, but I wouldn't bet on it without trying.

> > Sjoerd is
> > in the Netherlands.
> >
> > Kind regards,
> >
> > Denys. . .
> >
> > Denys Beauchemin
> > HICOMP America, Inc.
> > (800) 323-8863  (281) 288-7438         Fax: (281) 355-6879
> > denys at hicomp.com                             www.hicomp.com
>
>
>
> --
> Jim Alexander   Longs Drug Stores
> Sr. Systems Programmer  925-210-6901
> The opinions expressed are Mine and not Longs Drugs
>
>