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[darkoshi]

Red Pocket Mobile's Terms and Conditions
..."You cannot use the Service to place calls to 500, 700, 855, 900 or 976 numbers; or to place operator-assisted calls such as third-party-billed, and collect calls."


I haven't been able to determine why 855 calls aren't allowed. From what I've read, they are toll-free like 800, 866, and 877 numbers. So why would that prefix be singled out?

Comments

[darkoshi]

I hadn't found those results about other less-known carriers disallowing them too. Tis strange.

However, the ones that disallow all the toll-free numbers (800, 888, etc) including 855 must be for a different reason... those mention an international long distance plan, and maybe they mean those aren't international numbers so aren't applicable.

[marahmarie]

Yeah, beats me. Would be an interesting topic to look into more someday, perhaps.