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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 5:08 pm
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Originally Posted by Jimmie76
Right being a Brit I would be mortified if my mobile phone used some my remaining balance when someone called me. If that was the case I'd just go back to having a landline and ditch the mobile. Actually I have three mobiles one for phone use (Samsung), one for Email ('Berry 8120) and one for Skype the INQ1 on Three, all of them Pay As You Go (or PrePaid).
The upside to the US system is that people have a local number for their phone, and calls to mobiles don't cost anything more than any other local to local call. Unlimited home phone planes thus allow unlimited calls to mobiles.

What are you paying in the UK for calls to mobiles?
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