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Default How can a toll-free number fail on landlines & VOIP but not on cellphones?

Eddie Powalski forklarede den 23-05-2013:
On Wed, 22 May 2013 20:52:05 -0700, Jeff Liebermann wrote:


Calls from land lines are assumed to be coming from China and are going to
the local Chinese call center. Someone probably goofed with the
programming.


If this is the case, then it's mighty weird. Nobody has confirmed yet
whether they can or can not get past the "Press 1 for English" from a
landline though.

Can someone call, from a landline (let us know if your number is blocked):
1-877-817-1759 (then press 1 for English when it asks you to).
Can you let us know if you get to the *next* prompt or not?


I called from a danish ip-line.

I managed to get through 3-4 levels before I hung up.

But first I got the message from my local telephone company in
danglish: "You have dialed an international free-call number. Your call
will be charged at the regular rates" (or something to that effect)

Leif

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