(keitai-l) Re: Expensive surprises on I-Mode?

From: Gerhard Fasol <fasol_at_eurotechnology.com>
Date: 03/01/01
Message-ID: <3A9E8A89.E1A3DF17@eurotechnology.com>
Arjen van Blokland wrote:
> 
> At 05:54 PM 3/1/01 +0900, you wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> > > > I believe when you sign up for DoCoMo you can set a limit on
> >overseas calls.
> > >
> > > you can block overseas calls alltogether.
> >
> >No, it's actually the other way around: oversea calls *are* disabled by
> >default. If you want to enable them, you have to sign a special
> >additional contract with NTT DoCoMo.
> 
> Also this is not completely true. You can call abroad through local
> numbers. Example of such a service is AT&T Jens.

Sure - you are 100% correct Arjen. Application for DoCoMo's overseas calls
is a box on the application form. Sure the phone has no straightforward
way of knowing that it's an credit card call/AT&T call etc if it's via
an ordinary access number.

Gerhard
fasol@eurotechnology.com

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Received on Thu Mar 1 19:36:39 2001