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From: Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: texst to a landline
Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2025 00:39:30 -0000 (UTC)
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Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote:
> Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> wrote:
> [...]
> 
>> We were forced to rent telephones until they broke up Bell
>> Telephone. Long distance calls only became affordable much
>> later. To this day I wouldn't call Europe. I have no idea what
>> it would cost.
> 
>   Well, you could install Skype on your computer (or smartphone ("Yeah,
> *right*!")) and call European landlines for a few cents per minute (if
> that 'much') and mobile numbers for a bit more.

Or simply use whatsapp. Large swathes of the European population use
whatsapp and calls only require data; i.e. free using home wifi. 

>   And, as Carlos mentioned, you can tell beforehand whether a number is
> a landline number or a mobile number.

You need to know the rules, however, as each country is different. In
France, for example, mobiles start 06/07 and landlines start 01/02/03/04/05
depending on the region. 

>   If you can give me an example target country, I can lookup the rates
> for you (or you could do it yourself).
> 
>   BTW, Skype is owned by Microsoft, the company we all, and you
> especially, love so much.
> 
> [...]
>