27 May 2012 - The Mad Filkentist (original) (raw)

08:03 pm - Beware of collect calls
In February I accepted a collect call from Worcester, Massachusetts, which lasted 6 minutes. It showed up on my phone bill as a charge for 27.10onmyphonebill.Thiswasa27.10 on my phone bill. This was a 27.10onmyphonebill.Thiswasa25.03 charge from Intellicall plus tax.

I'm never accepting another collect call again. If you need to call me from a public location and don't have a cell phone, buy a $10 phone card; they're sold at convenience stores and other places. It's cheaper even if you never use the card again. I'll reimburse you if the situation calls for it.