http://www.elliott.org/blog/dont-touch-that-phone-a-13-minute-call-costs-58/ The travel troubleshooter. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:46:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.elliott.org/blog/dont-touch-that-phone-a-13-minute-call-costs-58/comment-page-1/#comment-13650 tripso.com | Ayy! Mexican hotel “forgets” to mention $15 phone connection charge, minimum bill time Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:01:23 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/blog/dont-touch-that-phone-a-13-minute-call-costs-58/#comment-13650 [...] a general rule, I know enough not to use the telephone in my hotel room. But at the Villa del Palmar in Puerto Vallarta the phone in the lobby uses only [...] [...] a general rule, I know enough not to use the telephone in my hotel room. But at the Villa del Palmar in Puerto Vallarta the phone in the lobby uses only [...]

]]> http://www.elliott.org/blog/dont-touch-that-phone-a-13-minute-call-costs-58/comment-page-1/#comment-4772 Bryn Patterson Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:04:25 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/blog/dont-touch-that-phone-a-13-minute-call-costs-58/#comment-4772 In the future when placing a call from a pay phone it's best to press "0" for the operator then ask for an operator with your service provider. BTW people still use pay phones ? :) Lets talk about cell phone calls placed from another country back home!!! $2 min and up!!! Like one poster said, it's best to just buy a calling card so you know what you've spent before hand. My two cents! In the future when placing a call from a pay phone it’s best to press “0″ for the operator then ask for an operator with your service provider. BTW people still use pay phones ? :) Lets talk about cell phone calls placed from another country back home!!! $2 min and up!!! Like one poster said, it’s best to just buy a calling card so you know what you’ve spent before hand. My two cents!

]]> http://www.elliott.org/blog/dont-touch-that-phone-a-13-minute-call-costs-58/comment-page-1/#comment-4358 Krista Tue, 09 Oct 2007 15:35:26 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/blog/dont-touch-that-phone-a-13-minute-call-costs-58/#comment-4358 My sister decided to use the phone at the hotel she was staying and her phone bill ended up being $300.00. My sister decided to use the phone at the hotel she was staying and her phone bill ended up being $300.00.

]]> http://www.elliott.org/blog/dont-touch-that-phone-a-13-minute-call-costs-58/comment-page-1/#comment-4345 Claire Walter Tue, 09 Oct 2007 13:52:17 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/blog/dont-touch-that-phone-a-13-minute-call-costs-58/#comment-4345 Great minds tackling this traveler's problem now. Just before I gave this blog a customary read, I had just posted an item on my own travel blog about usurious hotel charges -- Internet access, phone, parking, etc. See http://travel-babel.blogspot.com/2007/10/hotel-services-included-extra-fair-foul.html . Let's hope the hotel industry wakes up to these abuses to their customers' wallets. Great minds tackling this traveler’s problem now. Just before I gave this blog a customary read, I had just posted an item on my own travel blog about usurious hotel charges — Internet access, phone, parking, etc. See http://travel-babel.blogspot.com/2007/10/hotel-services-included-extra-fair-foul.html . Let’s hope the hotel industry wakes up to these abuses to their customers’ wallets.

]]> http://www.elliott.org/blog/dont-touch-that-phone-a-13-minute-call-costs-58/comment-page-1/#comment-4304 steve Mon, 08 Oct 2007 20:02:52 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/blog/dont-touch-that-phone-a-13-minute-call-costs-58/#comment-4304 of course the rest of the advice is to not have Verizon for your carrier at home! I have moved to a VOIP and the cost is less, the clarity is better and there are more functions! of course the rest of the advice is to not have Verizon for your carrier at home! I have moved to a VOIP and the cost is less, the clarity is better and there are more functions!

]]> http://www.elliott.org/blog/dont-touch-that-phone-a-13-minute-call-costs-58/comment-page-1/#comment-4287 Jasper Mon, 08 Oct 2007 13:24:49 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/blog/dont-touch-that-phone-a-13-minute-call-costs-58/#comment-4287 Sigh. How am I not surprised? Yet another sad example of companies avoiding to mention pricing, and then abusing customer confidence, in the sense that as a customer you kinda expect to be charged a reasonable price for a product. In stead, they laugh at you for being naive, and rob you of your money. I wish I knew how to stop this. Sigh. How am I not surprised? Yet another sad example of companies avoiding to mention pricing, and then abusing customer confidence, in the sense that as a customer you kinda expect to be charged a reasonable price for a product. In stead, they laugh at you for being naive, and rob you of your money. I wish I knew how to stop this.

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