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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 2:50 am
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Louie_LI
 
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Originally Posted by gfunkdave
Incorrect. You will be charged for a minimum of two minutes even if you don't answer the call: one minute for your provider to forward the call to your phone overseas, and another for you to forward the call back to the voicemail system in the US. This is standard billing procedure pretty much everywhere.
Originally Posted by gfunkdave
Hmm, I'm not sure I agree with you there - the GSM carriers charge to ring you in another country, because the foreign country operator charges your home carrier for the privilege of using their network to find you.
Boy, Orange in France is pretty rapacious, and even they don't charge if you don't answer. Maybe the inter-company agreements/laws are different in Europe, but I've never been charged for unanswered calls while abroad. Small compensation for lots of other high charges, I guess.
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