[wco81]

Actually, it was the B&B guy who arranged the taxi for me.

In the end, he gave them HIS mobile phone number to get them to arrange the taxi.

What is odd is that earlier in the day, I had to call a taxi to get to the B&B after I returned my rental car. So I was able to call the Florence radio taxi co (055 42 42) and they sent a taxi without demanding a callback number.

The morning I left, it was getting a bit late (supposedly the taxi would be there 5 minutes before 5 AM) so I called the radio taxi again, thinking the reserved taxi wasn't showing up and was about to order another taxi when the reserved taxi showed up.

But again, they wouldn't have asked for a phone number, they would have sent one right out.

Then in Paris, I had to stay overnight before returning to the US (another story) and the hotel had Orange Wifi which I wanted to use. They also required a mobile phone number before you could purchase time. You had to input a mobile number or else the web page wouldn't process.

So I tried entering +39 but it didn't like it so I started with 039. Orange offered to text me the login and password but I didn't go that route.

I remembered in Madrid, I had a similar problem, the taxi company wanting a phone number before it would let me reserve a taxi early in the morning. Problem was, I didn't have a mobile number and I was staying at an apt. so I had to fend for myself.

I think I ended up giving the taxi company the number for the apt. landlord, without asking his permission. But really had no choice and I wondered if a taxi would show up.

Fortunately it did.

Well we'll see if I'm able to use this in Stockholm next month. Actually I don't think I will need a taxi. They have a express train to the airport and I booked a hotel right by the train station.