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bbob · 10-09-2008, 22:54

Capn, this is what I had gueesed before.

Like Andy says in other countries there are paid access number you can call using your fixed phone. The numbers have a rate of say 5 eurocent, 10, 20 eurocents and depending on the access number you can call different destinations. Your normal carrier will bill you for calling to these number. In Holland typically these are 09xx numbers.

My idee remains yackie offer an automatic call through and you use your local sim to call a free access number. You have to call a local number to authenticate your phone so the systems knows your caller id or a number that the yackie card sents when making a call.

The problem with these numbers is that some carriers do charge you for calling to these free numbers. There are free numbers that will only accept calls from a fixed line and not from a cell phone.
Just check some dutch info and according to telecom regulation the law allows cell phone operators to charge for calling to a free 800 number in Holland. Not all operators will charge you, some might and some not.

This is the reason yackie has the clause that local charges can apply in their terms.

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bbob (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 499 Join Date: 20 Feb 2007 Country:	10-09-2008, 22:54 Capn, this is what I had gueesed before. Like Andy says in other countries there are paid access number you can call using your fixed phone. The numbers have a rate of say 5 eurocent, 10, 20 eurocents and depending on the access number you can call different destinations. Your normal carrier will bill you for calling to these number. In Holland typically these are 09xx numbers. My idee remains yackie offer an automatic call through and you use your local sim to call a free access number. You have to call a local number to authenticate your phone so the systems knows your caller id or a number that the yackie card sents when making a call. The problem with these numbers is that some carriers do charge you for calling to these free numbers. There are free numbers that will only accept calls from a fixed line and not from a cell phone. Just check some dutch info and according to telecom regulation the law allows cell phone operators to charge for calling to a free 800 number in Holland. Not all operators will charge you, some might and some not. This is the reason yackie has the clause that local charges can apply in their terms.