covert%covert.DEC@decwrl.dec.com (John R. Covert) (01/28/89)
>There are two ways of using a BT card to call england from the US. [Horror stories] >Solution is to get calling card number for US office, now all I have >to do is sort out the internal accounting . . . . It was recently announced on the AT&T news line that U.S., U.K., and Japan calling cards were about to become interchangeable, by some time in March. This would theoretically mean that you will soon be able to dial 01-44+ and just enter your U.K. card number at the tone, and away the call would go. The number to be used is just the domestic number (no 1M or 44M) with PIN. It may (I'm not sure) also mean that you will be able to use your U.K. card for domestic (0+) and possibly other international calls while in the U.S., and not just for calls back home as it is now. Is there an automated system being introduced within the U.K. for making calling card calls? DTMF pay phones seem to be being rapidly introduced. /john