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How to reduce a payment for conversation on the mobile telephone...?

1) Use various "Global Calling Card" - it's have many different kinds. I shall give example of the card, most convenient for the seamen "Millennium". It used in 48 countries. The price = 18 $ (in Norway, Denmark, on Gran Canaria - March 2003). Is valid -3 months from the moment of first call. The duration depends from what and in what country call and on what telephone - home or mobile. It is more favourable to call on odinary home telephones - time is considerably increased.
Procedure of Call:
a) Dial the number freephone (list of the countries and freephone are applied to a card) - push "To call" (in avoidance of misunderstanding Only once After number freephone).
b) Pleasant vote: "Press one for English", - push 1
c) "Enter your pin number" - enter the code, specified in a card
d) "Enter number you wish to dial" - enter 00\ code country \ code city \ telephone number (Example - Moscow: 00 7 095 3211313)
e) You will informed how much minutes on your card, and at finaly: " Husband - when you will send money...? "
Where to buy? - through Agents, through shipchandlers, at Seaman's club.
Have info:Cards Millenium is deliver in Antwerp and Rotterdam. The price 10 Euro. It is desirable to order not on one. The telephone +31651407022. The subscriber name Aleksey. It is possible to call or to send SMS with number of a mooring berth and how much it is necessary of cards.

Countries and numbers of freephone, where a card "Millennium" can be used:
Australia/1800853005, Austria/0800999619, Bahamas/18003890180, Bahrain/800288, Belgium /080086000, Bermuda/18002030191, Brazil/00081562037457, Canada/18778686503, Chile/800202894, China/108001400185, Columbia/9809190192, Costa Rica/08000150133, Denmark/80701022, Dominican Rep/18881563140, Fiji/008007122, Finland/0800770005, France/0800719000, Germany/08006969104, Greece/0080016122030192, Hong Kong/800900067, Hungary/0680013967, Indonesia/008800105228, Ireland/1800552776, Israel/18009455815, Italy/800930004, Japan/00531450005, Luxemburg/80029295, Malaysia/1800803712, Mexico/0018005140194, Netherlands/08006310111, New Zeland/0800443514, Norway/80056126, Philippines/180011100280, Poland/008004511328, Portugal/800300007, Puerto Rico/18773040192, Russia/81080020251012, Singapore/8001011203, South Africa/0800992815, South Korea/00308140313, Spain/900805892, Sweden/0201700986, Switzerland/0800366172, Taiwan/0080126153, Thailand/0018001562030191, UK/08000361007, USA/18004804987, US Virgin Isles/18775032191.

Payment?! - The question up to the end is not investigated. On a shore the analysis of calling has shown - At call through the same country on freephonе to same number in one cases a payment per one minute = 0,00 $, in others = 0,60 $, all depends on the operator through which you dial freephone!
Resume: The benefit is obvious - I recommend to use. The worse variant 50-60 cents per minute, best - hours of convesation for 18 $.

2) Use of cheaper stations in convenient time At o'clock Off Peak (i.e. evening it is usual after 19:00-20:00 or in holidays). Everyone know about it, but a little who practises. It is necessary only to get Price List - your telephone company, with the instruction international stations and quotations. A difference - in presence/absence of a payment for connection, in payment for entering calls and for SMS is rather essential!

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Good Luck!

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