BS: What's a 600 phone number?

Subject: BS: What's a 600 phone number?
From: Cool Beans
Date: 19 Jul 06 - 03:54 PM

Sometimes cell phone indictes I'm getting a call from a number it identifies only as 600. I never answer these calls. Does anyone know what they are?

Subject: RE: BS: What's a 600 phone number?
From: bobad
Date: 19 Jul 06 - 04:22 PM

Area code 600

Subject: RE: BS: What's a 600 phone number?
From: Kaleea
Date: 19 Jul 06 - 04:40 PM

the party receiving the call pays for it???!!!

Subject: RE: BS: What's a 600 phone number?
From: Sorcha
Date: 19 Jul 06 - 05:18 PM

Yup....there is another to be wary of....900 I think, but not sure.

Subject: RE: BS: What's a 600 phone number?
From: Peace
Date: 19 Jul 06 - 05:20 PM

In Australia it's 009. License to charge.

Subject: RE: BS: What's a 600 phone number?
From: bobad
Date: 19 Jul 06 - 05:58 PM

"are operated similarly to 800 numbers, where the party receiving the call pays for it. "

I interpret that as meaning that the holder of the 600 number pays for the call as does the holder of the 800 number.

Subject: RE: BS: What's a 600 phone number?
From: Amos
Date: 19 Jul 06 - 06:06 PM

They are used by companies to allow customers to call them at the company's expense, not the customer's.


A

Subject: RE: BS: What's a 600 phone number?
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 20 Jul 06 - 04:04 AM

So if you call a 600 number, you don't pay for it, they do. Nice. Bit like the 0800 numbers in the UK, freephone or whatever.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: What's a 600 phone number?
From: Mr Red
Date: 20 Jul 06 - 07:11 AM

on mobile phones if the number doesn't start with 0 it seems to be spam unless you subscribed - then the message is the same - you pay for any sort of response.
They were designed for subscriptions and competitions but I get a few spam and I am not on any directory and no-one like that has the number - they just ry all numbers and the Networks refuse to acknowledge there is anything they can do about it. I can - not use the network as much, and keep the phone switched on so there is a cost to them

Subject: RE: BS: What's a 600 phone number?
From: Dave (the ancient mariner)
Date: 20 Jul 06 - 11:56 AM

Cool Beans, a 1-600 number is usually from the MSAT or Satellite phone system. Many boaters and people who travel in remote areas carry a portable Sat phone now, they are much more reliable than celphones and can send data as well as voice.

Yours, Aye. Dave

Subject: RE: BS: What's a 600 phone number?
From: Dave (the ancient mariner)
Date: 20 Jul 06 - 12:06 PM

The 600 code is used for certain services exclusively in Canada. One purpose for which 600 numbers are used is caller-pays cellular.

Subject: RE: BS: What's a 600 phone number?
From: Cool Beans
Date: 20 Jul 06 - 01:21 PM

I'm right across the border from Canada (Detroit) but my area code is American. My phone never shows the whole phone number, just "600." I will continue to ignore these calls. Thanks, all.