| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 551.1 | How to make 800 calls? | WRKSYS::INGRAHAM | Andy | Tue May 02 1995 12:43 | 24 |
| 551.2 | Problem resolved | WRKSYS::INGRAHAM | Andy | Tue May 02 1995 21:34 | 14 |
| 551.3 | | COVERT::COVERT | John R. Covert | Wed May 03 1995 22:51 | 13 |
| 551.4 | | WRKSYS::INGRAHAM | Andy | Thu May 04 1995 12:17 | 8 |
| 551.5 | | COVERT::COVERT | John R. Covert | Thu May 04 1995 23:27 | 5 |
| 551.6 | 888 remote access... | DOTWRK::LITT | Tim Litt | Mon Mar 11 1996 09:43 | 6 |
| 551.7 | A minor problem | LJSRV2::kotok.ibg.ljo.dec.com::kotok | Alan Kotok, ISBU, kotok@ljo.dec.com, DTN 226-2936 | Mon Mar 11 1996 18:33 | 9 |
| 551.8 | Before we open up 888.... | GVA05::epicea.geo.dec.com::Bowman | Mike Bowman DTN 821-4767 | Tue Mar 12 1996 07:19 | 19 |
| 551.9 | | CGOOA::OWONG | SKIWI in Canada (VAO) | Mon Aug 19 1996 16:46 | 4 |
| 551.10 | We'll look both 800 and 888 again | GVA05::16.44.48.134::BOWMAN | | Wed Aug 21 1996 09:10 | 6 |
| 551.11 | 800 access to the US being withdrawn | BEORN::16.184.3.149::BOWMAN | | Tue Feb 04 1997 13:19 | 21 |
| Because of forthcoming major changes to the DTN infrastructure in Europe and
between Europe and the US it will no longer be possible to pass through calls
from Europe to US 800 numbers, currently routed across the physical DTN. The
network changes will begin this month and are planned to be complete by 7
March.
For those who are not yet aware the European DTN network will be migrated to a
Virtual Private Network with an interim step during which DTN dialed calls will
be routed over the public switched network. As a general rule the PSTN does not
support the dialing of US domestic 800 numbers, (an exception is Switzerland
which permits this and charges as an ordinary international call).
Once DTN has been migrated to a VPN it _MIGHT_ be possible to carry these calls
and this will be investigated with the carriers responding to our RFP, but
don't hold your breath.
Mike
PS Rather than start a long discussion please mail me directly if you have
serious business requirements for freephone access to the US from Europe.
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| 551.12 | European access to US Tollfree | BEORN::16.184.3.76::BOWMAN | | Thu Mar 27 1997 12:37 | 21 |
| For those who are regretting (complaining about) the disappearance of
DTN 297-0800 to permit access to US Tollfree numbers please be aware that it is
now possible to dial these numbers over the public switched network from at
least two Euroepan countries, the calls are NOT tollfree of course.
From the UK just dial 001 800 xxx-xxxx, you will receive a spoken message
advising that this is not a free call.
From Switzerland dial 001 1 800 xxx-xxxx, it is also a toll call. Service is
referred to as "Paid 800".
There are probably other countries which now permit the dialling of US tollfree
numbers and I will post them as information comes in.
If you are calling from within a DIGITAL site you will need to add the
appropriate access digit for an outside line.
If any noters have knowledge of other countries providing access to US tollfree
services please add a response.
Mike
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| 551.13 | More countries | BEORN::16.44.0.15::BOWMAN | | Fri Apr 04 1997 07:34 | 16 |
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We have confirmed that US 800/888 numbers can be reached, at a minimum, from
the following countries as paid calls:
Belgium, Italy, France, Switzerland, UK
It appears that it is not possible from Germany but this is being checked
again. (What a surprise!)
I'll update as and when we get more information but based on the above I expect
that most European countries are probably OK. In some cases specific access
codes are used and these can be obtained locally or drop me a mail for more
information. In ALL cases these are toll calls of course.
Mike
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