11-29-2010, 11:11 AM
Russ Bellinis Wrote:On phone numbers over here, if the area code is an 800, 888, or I think 866, those are national long distance codes for commercial/industrial use. They are toll free long distance numbers where the owner of the number pays for the calls rather than the one calling in.
There is also 877, at least in Canada. The "owner" of the number can stipulate what area the number is effective in - e.g. there are toll-free numbers that work only in Canada or the US, or a particular province or state. They do not automatically cover the whole continent.
Andrew