Shhh, my roomate’s here Nov 15, 2009
I felt a mix of anger, embarrassment and disgust, he told the student paper, as I had to cover up the phone on a long-distance call with my mother so she wouldn t hear the noises coming from four feet away. While some of my friends felt embarrassed reading this and wondered if the public perception of their school had become one filled with obnoxious, oversexed students, I wondered about a few other things: Why didn t this student speak up at the time. (Boston Globe)
Movies That Belong in The Twilight Zone Nov 5, 2009
Another second season episode reminiscent of Frequency is "Long Distance Call," where a boy is contacted by his dead grandmother via his toy telephone. Season five's "Night Call" saw an old woman being phoned by her long dead boyfriend. (IGN FilmForce)
Afghan women fear return to Taliban control Oct 26, 2009
Despite it being a long distance call and a bad line, I can detect the frustration in her voice. Women. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
How to prepare for an earthquake Oct 15, 2009
Since it's often easier to make a long-distance call after a disaster, identify someone out of the area who will serve as the central contact point that everyone checks in with. It's also important to identify a gathering point near the home. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Stolen as a baby ... found 60 years later Sep 7, 2009
It took another decade of searching before Gladys, with the help of Australia House, made contact with her Sydney relatives through a long-distance call to Mr Sayers's mother, Betty. "She said, 'It's Gladys Palmer here, I . . .' and mum just went, 'Oh, Gladys, we know all about you.' ". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Butler at your service Sep 4, 2009
Talent and popularity aside, the following he has garnered may also have something to do with his easy-going and grounded personality, which comes across loud and clear even on this long-distance call. Mark Neveldine, who directed Gamer with Brian Taylor, has known Butler even before 300. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Hurricane Preparedness Sep 3, 2009
A long distance call may be easier to make during an emergency than one across town, so ensure your family knows of an out of town contact to notify in case of a disaster. Be sure that every member of your family has coins or a prepaid phone card to call your emergency contacts. (The Dolphin, CT)
12 Words You Can Never Say in the Office Aug 26, 2009
Thanks to flat-rate calling plans available from carriers for at least five years, nobody needs to distinguish between local and long-distance calls anymore ... Like pay phones, long-distance calls -- and their premium prices -- are relics of a past without national and unlimited calling plans. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Guy could've made mince meat out of Cowboys' hi-def screens Aug 26, 2009
When you think about it, all Jerry Jones, owner of the Cowboys, had to do was make a brief long-distance call, Arlington, Texas, to Hattiesburg, Miss. Ray Guy would have been more than happy to pick up the phone and offer Jones some advice, from the voice of experience. (Nola.com -- Sports)
AC Environmental Department looking for assistance in recent illegal dumping investigation Aug 25, 2009
News: The Sealy News Online, Sealy Texas. Serving Sealy and Austin County, Texas, since 1887. (Sealy News, TX)
Skinny, sexy and utterly entrancing Aug 7, 2009
Then, of course, these beautiful ones do arrive, nonchalantly breeze through three aural explosions of Technicolor alt-pop that should belong in the encore (Lisztomania, Long Distance Call and Consolation Prizes) and just about keep up the momentum for the rest of the set. Their current, fourth longplayer, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, seemed to expose a flaw: a general similarity to the brilliant third effort, It's Never Been Like That. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
10-digit phone numbers: Do you remember when we only needed five?Those were also the days when a long-distance call was a big deal Aug 4, 2009
Those were also the days when a long-distance call was a big deal. Monday, August 3, 2009 11:58 PM PDT Dialing more numbers to talk to people in the same town looks like a step backwards and in a small way it is. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Free Long Distance Jul 30, 2009
Free directory assistance provider recently launched a new service that let's you make a free five-minute long distance call in the U.S., and almost anyhere else in the world. There's no limit on the number of times you use the free call feature. (W-USA News, DC)
Google Voice seeks to bypass long-distance charges Jul 17, 2009
The "Google Voice service is similar to what Skype is doing in the U.K. using a carrier's normal voice channels for the first leg of a long-distance call, which is then routed from their call center over the Internet to the destination," said Tole Hart, research director at Gartner Inc. "The service will be useful mainly for international calls since most domestic long-distance plans at the major carriers are already at a flat rate.". Users of Blackberry and can the free application into their... (EETimes)
Govt may dump sale of NITEL Jul 7, 2009
According to him, "today, there is no fax line due to the absence of NITEL from the industry, no fixed line for same reason and indeed no true broadband for lack of NITEL. Mobile lines are misused at the expense of our meagre salary. No difference in calling next door neighbour and long distance call due to the collapse of NITEL. Government must take a serious look at this once prosperous enterprise and carryout a comprehensive anatomy and physiology of the root cause and effects with a view of... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Tarun Vijay: Return to Ayodhya Jul 6, 2009
Even if the temple was a long-distance call, they could have at least taken care of the Ayodhya city, its protectors and the carriers of an invaluable flow of traditions - the sadhus and mathadhipatis. They didnt do anything. (India Times, India)
It's out with the old as Telstra gives pips the flick Jun 1, 2009
The tone was introduced in 1956 on trunk calls to warn phone users they were making a timed, long-distance call ... She said in 1980 an STD call could cost 63 cents a minute but now customers could select billing plans that gave them untimed long-distance calls for a flat 50 cents or choose a plan where trunk calls were included in their monthly charge. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Yo, Mike: Togetherness won’t play in the SEC May 29, 2009
I just made a long distance call to Hades, where I spoke with Howard Cossell, and he told me, in his way, that when he walked outside, he needed his winter jacket ... I just made a long distance call to Hades, where I spoke with Howard Cossell, and he told me, in his way, that when he walked outside he needed his winter jacket. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
More of this story» May 19, 2009
"The Limeliters invited him to join in on banjo until 5 a.m., then offered him a job. Take a record home and learn the songs by tomorrow. Bob Gibson's songs he already knew, so he passed his audition. When could he start?"Well, I get out of high school in June," he admitted. "This was like February, and it's a long time in high school between February and June, so I forgot the whole thing" - but they didn't.When June rolled around, he got a long-distance call from California, "which was a big... (Dowagiac News, MI)
Cheaper overseas calls with discount cards May 2, 2009
There are market segments which will still rely on long distance calling cards, especially those who are not technologically inclined or Internet-savvy ... REDtone International Bhd group chief executive officer Zainal Amanshah says the demand for long distance call cards has taken a dip due to stiff competition and the global economic downturn. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Rick Holmes: Action on global warming - at last Apr 19, 2009
We went from black rotary telephones in an age when a long-distance call was a special event, to cell phones and broadband and home satellite dishes in a couple of decades. That can happen with energy, too - and some of it is happening right here. (Watertown TAB & Press, MA)
Third round worth wait for Flesch Apr 12, 2009
Long-distance call Dressed in matching shirts and basking in the sun near the 12th tee, Shaun Steffensen, his brother, Dale, and 10 of their friends had journeyed from South Africa, Dubai, and Australia to spend one day at the Masters on the ultimate buddy trip. None had been before. (Boston Globe)
Test your knowledge Mar 27, 2009
President Obama made a long-distance call to. Iran. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Telstra rings up higher charges Mar 12, 2009
David Luff, formerly John Howard's press secretary but now the telco's spokesman, said Telstra was the last carrier in the world to drop pip tones, which were introduced in 1956 to alert customers to the fact that they were making a timed, long-distance call. "As our networks are upgraded over time, the feature will become obsolete and it isn't available in newer technologies," he said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Comforting tug of electronic apron strings Mar 6, 2009
Daily text messaging is a far cry from when the girls in my dorm would line up at the pay phone in the hallway to place the obligatory Sunday night, long-distance call home. Carol Band Arlington The writer is a humor columnist for Dominion Parenting Media. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Miss. AG warns against pay-per-call scam Feb 24, 2009
Instead of making a domestic long distance call as these area codes appear to be, the long distance codes actually are connected to a number outside the U.S., often in Canada or the Caribbean, and charged international rates, Hood said. Many times these calls are billed at pay-per call rates. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Call STD on mobile for 50 paise/min Feb 23, 2009
The scheme, for mobile phone users, would see STD or long distance call rates drop to 50 paise a minute. Launching BSNL's 3G services through video-conferencing from his hospital bed, Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi also rolled out the India Golden 50' scheme. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
New way to dial is on its way in W.Va. Feb 21, 2009
According to the PSC, the procedure for dialing long distance calls will not change ... However, if you forget to use a 1 before the 10-digit number for a long distance call, you may receive a recording explaining the correct way to dial the number. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
