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Originally Posted by john70t
Not sure but once read somewhere 800 numbers can actually be pay-by-minute if you call back.
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Years ago, when I carried a pager for work, I got a call from an area code I didn't recognize, but since we had customers in multiple state, I didn't hesitate to call back. On the other end, the background noise sounded like the guy was in a bar; I couldn't understand him, and it sounded like he just put the phone down and walked away. After a minute or so, I hung up. I immediately called my phone provider and told them what happened. Turned out the area code was somewhere in the Caribbean, and I was being charged quite handsomely for the call. They cancelled the charges, but it seems stupid for this sort of thing to even be possible.