Dean-MN wrote:
> Hi,
> Can a collect call be placed to a T-Mobil wireless number?
>
> I'm thinking this subject has been covered before but I can't find a
> definitive answer through Google so I apologize in advance.
>
> My grandson has just left for the Navy and his parents don't use their
> land line. They use only T-Mobile wireless service. There is a land
> line in the home but it's only for DSL. I have found several 800
> numbers that claim to handle collect calls and have also found a
> reference that wireless services don't do that. Any information will be
> appreciated... Dean

What I would do is to get him an account at OneSuite, which has a toll
free access number (it costs 2.9¢ per minute, a bit more per than the
2.5¢ per minute for local access numbers), plus 55¢ for toll-free access
from a pay phone (if he has to call from a pay phone).

This would be a much, much cheaper option than calling collect, and he
isn't tied to calling only his parents (which he would be if they got a
toll free number forwarded to their cell phone). The parents can add
money to the account as needed.

"http://www.onesuite.com/default.asp"

OneSuite is usable from a lot of countries (Australia, Austria, Belgium,
Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India,
Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, New Zealand,
Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, U.K.), with toll-free
numbers in each country. It's the only calling-card like service I know
of that has access numbers both inside and outside the U.S.. If your
grandson is stationed in one of these places then it'd be really useful
to have a service that works like this.

Once he calls, it'd be cheaper if the parents call him back using
OneSuite (if the phone he's calling from accepts incoming calls),
because the rates from the U.S. to other countries are cheaper than the
rates from other countries to the U.S..

I have a similar issue with a relative who lives in a gated community
where they can only make collect calls. Unfortunately the management
association doesn't allow the residents to make calls to toll-free
numbers, they can only call collect.