On Jul 23, 8:28 am, danny burstein <dan...@panix.com> wrote:
> In <g67huh$v0...@registered.motzarella.org> "Dean-MN" <Re...@to.group> writes:
>
> >Hi,
> >Can a collect call be placed to a T-Mobil wireless number?
>
> Afraid not.
>
> >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
>
> The two best options:
>
> a: a couple of $10 prepaid calling cards.
>
> b: get an "800" number that's associated to
> the cellphone. (It can be 800, 888, 877, 866).
>
> One vendor is Kall8, which charges a fee
> of about $5 month for overhead, then 10
> or so cents/minute. (I may be off a bit on
> those rates, but while they're not the
> absolute best, they're reasonable).
>
> The beauty of Kall8 is that they have
> a very well designed web-page control
> system, which you can use to set up the
> tollfree number with all sorts of options,
> the key ones being
>
> a: where it goes to
> b: and where it takes calls from
>
> with "a", you can route the calls to go
> to your cellular phone, or to your landline,
> or your office, or your nephew's landline
> when you're visiting. Changes take place
> just about instantly.
>
> with "b", you can block any calls from
> the 49 states you don't expect people to
> be calling you from, so you won't waste
> time or money with wrong numbers.
>
> (You can fine tune the various settings).
>
> http://www.kall8.com
>
> disclosure: I'm a customer. No other connection.
>
> --
> __________________________________________________ ___
> Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key
> dan...@panix.com
> [to foil spammers, my address has been double rot-13 encoded]

Interesting that you posted a link to kall8 yet it appears that you
have never visited the web page to get what the real story is and what
their rates are.