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800 numbers are toll free. Was it a 900 number?
by bagacrap 8y ago
800 numbers are toll free. Was it a 900 number?
- wccrawford 8y agoActually, not all 800 numbers are toll free. Just another dark pattern.
- jdsudo 8y agoYou sure about that? https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/what-toll-free-number-and-how-does-it-work https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/what-toll-free-number-a...
- wccrawford 8y agoPerhaps they've finally made it illegal, but I remember plenty of complaints from people about 800 numbers that were scams that charged to your phone bill when you called them, even if accidental. I remember being surprised at the time because I thought all 800 numbers were free by design.
- andygcook 8y agoGood point. To be honest, this was about ~20 years ago and I don't remember the exact phone number. Might have been a 900 number. Either way, the phone number was being primarily marketed towards children who probably didn't know that the calls would cost money.