Originally Posted by
RRDD
I assumed she would be calling an 800 number prior to entering the Calling Card data, thus there would be no charges to the passenger that lent her the phone. Did I miss something?
A call is a call. Most carrier still charge a 800 as a call.
Originally Posted by
Yaatri
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I have been offered help by steangers in many countries. In Moldova, on several occasions trangers called on thier mobile phone to get directions for me when I asked them for directions. I didn't ask them to find directions for me, just asked if they knew where a certain address was when I was im the general vicinity.
While waiting for a car to pick me up at DEL, a stranger lent me his phone to call the driver, without my asking.
I was in remote area, the last village on the Indian side of India Chinese border. My SIM did not have service. The guest house attendant/porter/concierge (all in one) not only lent me the phone to call my wife in the U.S. so that she could call me back, but also let me keep his phone for two days. I received several calls on that phone from mt wife and kids, but made only one call. He would not accept any money either.
I would never ask a stranger let me use their phone. The offer was made voluntarily during he course of normal conversation.
Staff lending you personal phone happens usually at tourist spot and some form of gratuity should be returned.
There are many country where cell phone is the major carrier and very low cost or flat rated so there is no extra out of pocket cost (for local call).