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Post by ela on Sept 27, 2005 19:04:04 GMT -5
Damn I am so angry... 15 minutes of collect call from overseas... sh*t that's nothing... with that f*cking machine voice that breaks the conversation every 5 seconds.... and tey call it a privilege???
sh*t it is a shame...
It is really a shame
Bleah
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Post by moghirl on Sept 27, 2005 19:07:05 GMT -5
Damn I am so angry... 15 minutes of collect call from overseas... sh*t that's nothing... with that f*cking machine voice that breaks the conversation every 5 seconds.... and tey call it a privilege??? sh*t it is a shame... It is really a shame Bleah Any idea how much it's going to cost you Ela ? |
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Post by ela on Sept 27, 2005 19:10:55 GMT -5
Yes Maureen... it is a lot... it is about 60 euros for 15 minutes... this is why I can not afford it often... and sh*t... it doesn't work ... I mean 15 minutes + the time to hear good the voice + the machine that talks on you.... and the time is over...
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Post by moghirl on Sept 27, 2005 19:32:06 GMT -5
Yes Maureen... it is a lot... it is about 60 euros for 15 minutes... this is why I can not afford it often... and sh*t... it doesn't work ... I mean 15 minutes + the time to hear good the voice + the machine that talks on you.... and the time is over... Sh*t, I can call Australia from the UK for 4p a minute, 60 euros is shocking, what a rip off  |
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Post by moghirl on Sept 27, 2005 19:36:27 GMT -5
Sorry it took so long to answer your post there........ yes, it IS a shame, it takes a while to get into a good conversation and with that voice talking over you every few seconds, well.........just another form of punishment really...
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Post by lene on Sept 28, 2005 0:40:54 GMT -5
Well - I'd rather have those interupted 15 minutes phone calls - than no calls at all. There are ways to get calls cheaper for most people. Try www.prisoncallsonline.com With that said, I do hear you, Ela  |
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Post by janet on Sept 28, 2005 8:09:10 GMT -5
Ela, despite the lousy quality and brevity of the telephone call, you were at least able to speak with your friend. Many states do not allow telephone calls outside the continental United States. I'm sorry it was so expensive with all the interruptions ... it's another form of torture and frustration. Can any of us be surprised?
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Post by ela on Sept 28, 2005 8:25:06 GMT -5
Hey Janet! Of course I do appreciate a lot that I was able to talk to my friend!!! absolutely I didn't mean the contrary!
The point is that... ok... they want to "punish" the inmate and all what they are allowed to do there is a "privilege".. Telephone calls are collect... it means that it affect inmate's family and friends..
Is it right to "punish" also friends and families? Is it right to force a mum or a relative to call on the phone only few times a year becouse calls are so expensive?
It looks like they say: " you can stay in touch with your loved one only if you have enough money to afford it"
Understand what I mean?
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Post by janet on Sept 28, 2005 11:42:52 GMT -5
Yes, I really do understand, Ela. I honestly wasn't being critical of your reaction ... I'd feel the same way. Yes, I do believe that when it comes to DR prisoners, those in positions of authority, do tend to punish loved ones and friends of the inmate. It's almost as if, by being a family member or friend, one becomes a member of what these people do to what they consider the untermench in society.
Since we all know that it is mostly the poor who are on DR, it's one more way in which they and their loved ones are punished by officials in prisons. Ela, it seems even the most simple, human parts of life are beyond those in control of the 'system'.
Yes, I do understand what you mean.
Janet
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Post by moghirl on Sept 28, 2005 11:58:16 GMT -5
Off topic yes I know. I was in Glasgow at the weekend and visited my niece in hospital. There's a similar 'extortion' going on with a phone company, who have the monopoly on calls made to patients bed-sides in the Royal Infirmary, £1.50p per minute from mobiles. Just another example of how the ordinary working person has to pay over the odds to stay in touch .... ..... Ela, was the link Lene posted a help to you in saving on your collect calls ? I hope so  |
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Post by ela on Sept 28, 2005 12:08:40 GMT -5
I have talked about this with Lene and she gave me many good informations about prison call; it looks like a very good service and you can save much money with it; the only thing I have to think about is that you have to pay a regular amount every month, not depending on the calls you receive and you have to change your number and it may be for my friend to change the number again on his list.. I don't know, I have to think about it.
Kisssssssss
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Post by lene on Sept 29, 2005 16:48:39 GMT -5
Talk to Richard if you decide to find out more about it He will be able to answer all your concernes Well - if it is humanly possible of course. LOL! |
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Post by judywaits4u on Sept 29, 2005 17:07:53 GMT -5
Dear Moghirl,
You know what they say in that NatWest Band advert, those are like the hospital trusts tips, they put them all together and spend it on the champagne for the trust's christmas party........lol
Best wishes,
Judy
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Post by moghirl on Sept 30, 2005 2:03:53 GMT -5
Dear Moghirl, You know what they say in that NatWest Band advert, those are like the hospital trusts tips, they put them all together and spend it on the champagne for the trust's christmas party........lol Best wishes, Judy Yes, I've always thought hospital 'trust' to be a strange choice of word  |
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Post by judywaits4u on Sept 30, 2005 6:05:41 GMT -5
Yes, I've always thought hospital 'trust' to be a strange choice of word [/quote] Trust in this application has nothing to do with honesty, it is a legal term that applies in the law of "Equity and Trusts". It means that they are holding the Equity of a trust on behalf of the Country and Tax Payers. People on such a board are known as trustees, therefore what they are holding is called a Trust". Best wishes, Judy |
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