QUOTE(desconocida81 @ Sat Apr 14 2007, 17:18) [snapback]383394[/snapback]
Is this the case for every common carrier? I'm asking because one told me his friend who lives in NC has been charged for incoming skypeout calls (from Germany) sth around 1$ each minute.
Was it a mistake by the carrier, a common procedure for US (to charge high fees on incoming calls) or just a complete nonsense? I'm sorry, I'm absolutely clueless about American telecommunication issues
Now I feel a little uncertain about calling my friend in Charlotte via Skypeout from Germany, so I'd really appreciate if someone could either negate or confirm this information or just tell me about his or her experience.
A SkypeOut call is a local call because of its technical make up.
When a call leaves your computer it travels via the internet until it 'breaks' to PSTN at a telephone exchange local to the recipient. The call then travels to the recipient's telephone by PSTN.
A SkypeOut call therefore can only be 'seen' by the relevant PSTN carrier as a local call.
This is also why SkypeOut call rates are dependant only on the country you call TO while the country you call FROM is irrelevant.
The incoming fee your friend was charged depends entirely on the call program he has with his local cellphone carrier.
It is NOT common for cellphone carriers to charge high incoming call rates in the U.S.A. and there is no charge at all for incoming calls to landlines.
I would suggest your friend disputes the high incoming call charge he has experienced.
It sounds to me like a mistake or, frankly, complete nonsense.
Hope this is helpful.