I do not object to pay per call for local numbers. I object when certain
local numbers are blocked because the hotel does not want me to use their
services.

Sasha.

"Derek" > wrote in message ...
> On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 15:57:02 GMT, Alex Chaihorsky wrote:
>
>> This has nothing to do with the "countries". You can call for pennies
>> using
>> the IP card from any number, but American hotels block local numbers that
>> provide such service. I think it is outrageous, since as a hotel customer
>> I
>> already pay for the access to local phones.
>> As I was told nobody does it but the US-owned hotels. Flagships of
>> freedom
>> and the free exchange of information, so to speak.
>
> Who says you pay for access as a hotel customer? The last time I made
> local calls from a hotel in the U.S., I was charged PER CALL for local
> numbers.
>
> Needless to say, the fact that they did this was clearly indicated...
> on a slip of paper, in the back of the "hotel manual" that nobody
> actually reads.
>
> But just because you're staying there doesn't mean you've paid to use
> the phone.
>
> --
> Derek
>
> Some people dream of success, while other people live to crush those
> dreams.