Truphone rates = false advertising? (hidden 20% tax)

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Originally Posted by djphilosophy

Just a heads up to anyone else considering Truphone -- at least for use in the US.


So it doesn't actually say that there will be a tax applied in the US, or what that tax is, and yet I'm definitely being charged an extra $0.02 on each outgoing call and SMS. I'm very curious what this tax is because an extra $0.02 cents per SMS is a 20% tax! It certainly can't be sales tax.

Has anyone else noticed this? Anyone know what this mystery tax is?

Welcome to Europe, we have 20% (and more depending on the country) sales tax (VAT) here...