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makavel · 03-06-2009, 19:41

FBlack_111:

When I first noticed that the pre-programmed shortcodes didn't work and dialed manually, I did notice that it went directly through rather than waiting for a callback, but until you said something, that totally didn't register as something special. It really is interesting that the calls are directly connected when you dial the shortcodes in the US mode.

As for the blocking of calls in the wrong mode, I actually hadn't noticed that feature! I was very aware of which mode I was in so I hadn't tried to make those calls out of fear of being charged like $3 for the call hehe. That's a great feature to have though, specifically to avoid those situations! I did notice that if you try to call the phone on the US number when it's in global mode, it won't ring at all (presumably to save you from paying tons to receive the call). I'm not sure if the same thing happens when you're in the US in global mode and you try to call the UK number because I didn't test it, but it seems like this would also go straight to voicemail to avoid an expensive call.

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makavel (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 8 Join Date: 22 Sep 2008 Country:	03-06-2009, 19:41 FBlack_111: When I first noticed that the pre-programmed shortcodes didn't work and dialed manually, I did notice that it went directly through rather than waiting for a callback, but until you said something, that totally didn't register as something special. It really is interesting that the calls are directly connected when you dial the shortcodes in the US mode. As for the blocking of calls in the wrong mode, I actually hadn't noticed that feature! I was very aware of which mode I was in so I hadn't tried to make those calls out of fear of being charged like $3 for the call hehe. That's a great feature to have though, specifically to avoid those situations! I did notice that if you try to call the phone on the US number when it's in global mode, it won't ring at all (presumably to save you from paying tons to receive the call). I'm not sure if the same thing happens when you're in the US in global mode and you try to call the UK number because I didn't test it, but it seems like this would also go straight to voicemail to avoid an expensive call.