[OT] Calling Cards for China

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I remember something not to long ago in the headlines about China having the
most comprehensive "nation wide" content filtering and internet site
redirection/restriction.
Might be that even with internet access you would not be able to use some of
the most popular tools.
Just my $.02.
I will see if I can find where the information was presented, but no
promises.

Aaron
Design Standards

-----Original Message-----
From: Todd Caughey [mailto:caugheyt@...]
Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 1:09 PM
To: 'vantage@yahoogroups.com'
Subject: RE: [Vantage] [OT] Calling Cards for China


He is leaving laptop at home due to poor chances of Internet access (one
less thing to carry). As an update - the local agent there has advised him
that pre-paid calling cards seldom work at best and are risky (credit card
fraud) at worst. Pretty much what I had already told him. Agent adivsed
using regular Worldcom card. Actually I had hoped he would take laptop and
use Outlook Web Access due to time difference. Maybe hotel will have web
access on a PC (for $$) where he can use Yahoo or Hotmail.
-Todd C.

-----Original Message-----
From: Diane Rowberry [mailto:diane.rowberry@...]
Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 9:32 AM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Vantage] [OT] Calling Cards for China


Will he have computer access in China? I would maybe suggest Yahoo
messenger - or a like instant messaging program. Yahoo messenger has voice
capability if you have a microphone, and video capability if you have a web
cam - for free. You would just need someone on this side to monitor for
messages. It even has conferencing capabilities too.

Diane Rowberry
Westwood Precision, Inc.
-----Original Message-----
From: Todd Caughey [mailto:caugheyt@...]
Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 10:01 AM
To: 'vantage@yahoogroups.com'
Subject: [Vantage] [OT] Calling Cards for China


The President of our company is going to be visiting some customers in
China
and has asked me (because I manage the phone system) to figure out the
lowest cost to call back to the office from over there. So far the best I
can do, reliably, is a couple dollars a minute on our regular calling
cards
from Worldcom and he things that is way too high. I can find web sites
pre-paid cards in the 60 cents a minute range but I am leery of this sort
of
on-line purchase. I can just see it now, he's over there and the cards
don't work.

Is there anyone in the group with China operations that can recommend a
reliable pre-paid calling card for calls from China back to USA?

Thanks,
-Todd Caughey
Harvey Vogel Mfg. Co.
Woodbury, MN



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The President of our company is going to be visiting some customers in China
and has asked me (because I manage the phone system) to figure out the
lowest cost to call back to the office from over there. So far the best I
can do, reliably, is a couple dollars a minute on our regular calling cards
from Worldcom and he things that is way too high. I can find web sites
pre-paid cards in the 60 cents a minute range but I am leery of this sort of
on-line purchase. I can just see it now, he's over there and the cards
don't work.

Is there anyone in the group with China operations that can recommend a
reliable pre-paid calling card for calls from China back to USA?

Thanks,
-Todd Caughey
Harvey Vogel Mfg. Co.
Woodbury, MN


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That's a bargain, I just got back from a cruise and my ship to shore calls
where $15.00 minute. I kept in touch with work thru email, that was only
$2.00 a minute plus the $30.00 setup charge .

Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: Todd Caughey [mailto:caugheyt@...]
Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 1:01 PM
To: 'vantage@yahoogroups.com'
Subject: [Vantage] [OT] Calling Cards for China


The President of our company is going to be visiting some customers in
China
and has asked me (because I manage the phone system) to figure out the
lowest cost to call back to the office from over there. So far the best I
can do, reliably, is a couple dollars a minute on our regular calling
cards
from Worldcom and he things that is way too high. I can find web sites
pre-paid cards in the 60 cents a minute range but I am leery of this sort
of
on-line purchase. I can just see it now, he's over there and the cards
don't work.

Is there anyone in the group with China operations that can recommend a
reliable pre-paid calling card for calls from China back to USA?

Thanks,
-Todd Caughey
Harvey Vogel Mfg. Co.
Woodbury, MN


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Will he have computer access in China? I would maybe suggest Yahoo
messenger - or a like instant messaging program. Yahoo messenger has voice
capability if you have a microphone, and video capability if you have a web
cam - for free. You would just need someone on this side to monitor for
messages. It even has conferencing capabilities too.

Diane Rowberry
Westwood Precision, Inc.
-----Original Message-----
From: Todd Caughey [mailto:caugheyt@...]
Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 10:01 AM
To: 'vantage@yahoogroups.com'
Subject: [Vantage] [OT] Calling Cards for China


The President of our company is going to be visiting some customers in
China
and has asked me (because I manage the phone system) to figure out the
lowest cost to call back to the office from over there. So far the best I
can do, reliably, is a couple dollars a minute on our regular calling
cards
from Worldcom and he things that is way too high. I can find web sites
pre-paid cards in the 60 cents a minute range but I am leery of this sort
of
on-line purchase. I can just see it now, he's over there and the cards
don't work.

Is there anyone in the group with China operations that can recommend a
reliable pre-paid calling card for calls from China back to USA?

Thanks,
-Todd Caughey
Harvey Vogel Mfg. Co.
Woodbury, MN



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He is leaving laptop at home due to poor chances of Internet access (one
less thing to carry). As an update - the local agent there has advised him
that pre-paid calling cards seldom work at best and are risky (credit card
fraud) at worst. Pretty much what I had already told him. Agent adivsed
using regular Worldcom card. Actually I had hoped he would take laptop and
use Outlook Web Access due to time difference. Maybe hotel will have web
access on a PC (for $$) where he can use Yahoo or Hotmail.
-Todd C.

-----Original Message-----
From: Diane Rowberry [mailto:diane.rowberry@...]
Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 9:32 AM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Vantage] [OT] Calling Cards for China


Will he have computer access in China? I would maybe suggest Yahoo
messenger - or a like instant messaging program. Yahoo messenger has voice
capability if you have a microphone, and video capability if you have a web
cam - for free. You would just need someone on this side to monitor for
messages. It even has conferencing capabilities too.

Diane Rowberry
Westwood Precision, Inc.
-----Original Message-----
From: Todd Caughey [mailto:caugheyt@...]
Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 10:01 AM
To: 'vantage@yahoogroups.com'
Subject: [Vantage] [OT] Calling Cards for China


The President of our company is going to be visiting some customers in
China
and has asked me (because I manage the phone system) to figure out the
lowest cost to call back to the office from over there. So far the best I
can do, reliably, is a couple dollars a minute on our regular calling
cards
from Worldcom and he things that is way too high. I can find web sites
pre-paid cards in the 60 cents a minute range but I am leery of this sort
of
on-line purchase. I can just see it now, he's over there and the cards
don't work.

Is there anyone in the group with China operations that can recommend a
reliable pre-paid calling card for calls from China back to USA?

Thanks,
-Todd Caughey
Harvey Vogel Mfg. Co.
Woodbury, MN



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