Originally Posted by painintheuk
How do I make a collect call (reverse charge) from the UK to the US or Canada? I've asked several colleagues here and none of them know - they just know that it must be incredibly expensive

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To make a collect call to the US, you would need to dial an 0800 access number that can be found at
http://www.consumer.att.com/global/e...ess_codes.html
For Canada, see
http://www.infocanadadirect.com/engl/5_0/index.asp
Keep in mind that the party you are calling will likely be charged at a rate of a few dollars/minute.