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| April 01, 2005 | Sipples, Timothy; Blanck, Robert J.; Conklin, David | COPYRIGHT 2005 Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Your February report, "Slash Your Phone Bill," omitted this simple cost-cutting tip: Ask your carrier to install "900/976 blocking." That will prevent surprise charges to expensive late-night astrologers that children or guests might make.

TIMOTHY SIPPLES

CHICAGO

Don't forget the option of using "prefix" codes. For example, VarTec Telecom's 10-10-297 (www.1010297.com) allows you to call anywhere in the U.S., Canada, and Western Europe for 3 cents per minute and 39 cents to connect with no monthly access ...

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