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  • From: "Tony Spencer" <tony AT tonyspencer.com>
  • To: "'Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/'" <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: RE: [internetworkers] pounds and international calling cards
  • Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 12:17:49 -0400

Oh yeah... I just remembered something. I think Paul blacklisted all email
from me a year or so ago so maybe someone can forward this to me.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tony Spencer [mailto:tony AT tonyspencer.com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 12:13 PM
> To: 'Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/'
> Subject: RE: [internetworkers] pounds and international calling cards
>
> Paul,
> I travel a lot to the UK and I've had good luck using this
> card for calling
> from US to UK:
> http://www.pingo.com/
> Its very cheap (something like 3 cents per minute)
>
> I have not found a good card here in the area for the reverse
> (UK to US).
> However, they do sell them in most quick marts for about 5
> pound and you get
> a ton of minutes.
>
> For getting currency, the cheapest solution is to use the ATM
> in the UK.
> But if you want to give him some immediately I think the
> Travelex place in
> the airport is best. Otherwise I may have about 50 pound at
> home I would
> sell you. I'll check tonight when I get home.
>
> Feel free to email me if you have more questions.
>
> Tony
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Paul Jones [mailto:pjones AT metalab.unc.edu]
> > Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 12:05 PM
> > To: internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org
> > Cc: Simon Spero
> > Subject: [internetworkers] pounds and international calling cards
> >
> > My son is about to head off to the UK to tour with the NC
> Boys Choir.
> > We're down to the wire -- he's leaving Sunday -- I have a couple of
> > pressing needs.
> > First is there a good place to buy an international calling
> > card here in
> > the Triangle? Has anyone had experiences good or bad with such?
> > Second, I need pounds. If you have some to sell, drop me a
> > note. If you
> > have a good idea about getting some, drop me a note.
> > It's too late to get him a debt card or so it seems and I'm
> > reluctant to
> > hand a 12 year old a credit card. Other ideas?
> > Thanks in advance oh great group mind
> >
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> > Alasdair Gray
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