Last month, my mother was visiting and was sick, so we had to call her insurance in France at a french 800 number (+1133800xxx) to arrange a doctor's visit.
In the past I had called a freephone number in the UK (01144800xxx) and had had time to check the rate (0c/min) so i assumed it would be also free and did not spend the time to check.
Note that calls to land lines in France are included in sonic and calls to cells are areound 6 or 7c/min.
Then this month I got my new bill: $95 which included $15 of calls. in the details I see
So $14.25 for 21 minutes to a free phone number.
And in the rate lookup i see
We are so used to calls not being metered and this was a freephone number; is there any way the free phone number can actually be free?
In the past I had called a freephone number in the UK (01144800xxx) and had had time to check the rate (0c/min) so i assumed it would be also free and did not spend the time to check.
Note that calls to land lines in France are included in sonic and calls to cells are areound 6 or 7c/min.
Then this month I got my new bill: $95 which included $15 of calls. in the details I see
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Start From To Type Minutes Charge Local Bundled Minutes Used
2023-06-15 09:48:33 510xxxxxxx 01133800xxxxxx international 20:58 $ 14.25 N 0
So $14.25 for 21 minutes to a free phone number.
And in the rate lookup i see
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Country Code Rate
FRANCE, SPECIAL +0113380 67.8¢