How to call and 800 number in the US from France?
May 15th, 2009, 08:13 AM
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I just called American Express and they told me the number from France is 0800-900888. They said that should work in France, despite my saying it is an 800 number. The rep's understanding was that this is a toll free number in France.
May 15th, 2009, 08:18 AM
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Nikki's advice is good. 0-800 is toll free in France. So they can try to look up your card.
Yeah, I have an Amex card that also lists 1-336-393-1111 collect that someone has posted.
Try this number and have them connect you with Delta Amex if necessary.
Yeah, I have an Amex card that also lists 1-336-393-1111 collect that someone has posted.
Try this number and have them connect you with Delta Amex if necessary.
May 15th, 2009, 08:40 AM
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Success! I used the 0800 suggestion and was able to get through. Thank you so much to all of you. I can't believe how quickly everyone came through with advice. It actually brings tears to my eyes. Even when I called the CC companies everyone was so sorry this happened to us. That is really heartwarming. I think everything is taken care of now. Just hope I remembered all the CC in my purse. Lesson to future travelers: Photocopy everything in your wallet and keep it in a separate place, including your passports. I've read it before and intended to do it before we left, but got too busy. Also NEVER leave anything in the car!!!! Thanks again!
May 15th, 2009, 10:44 AM
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Thankfully, Stu, he and I have separate credit card accounts, except for one, which I cancelled for both of us. So we can use his cards for the remainder of the trip. Nikki, I love the internet too. Everyone is so helpful.
May 15th, 2009, 11:31 AM
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Another reason to have a Skype account with Skype-Out access. For a few bucks a year it can make things lots easier.
I wrote a little program that lets me put my skype on a flash drive. Then, I can go into any internet cafe, I don't install anything, just plug in the flash drive and headphones. When I fire up the program, skype is running, but saving the data on the flashdrive, not on the computer. Safe and easy.
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I wrote a little program that lets me put my skype on a flash drive. Then, I can go into any internet cafe, I don't install anything, just plug in the flash drive and headphones. When I fire up the program, skype is running, but saving the data on the flashdrive, not on the computer. Safe and easy.
dave
May 15th, 2009, 06:26 PM
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Awwwww Maggi! I was biting my nails waiting to see if there was going to be a cliff hanger or a happy/sad ending. Thakfully you had a happy one (in the long run).
I hope your wise words about photo copying all important docs doesn't fall on deaf ears.
Thx for posting and not leaving us hanging - you could have taken the info and never posted again.
Have a good [remainder] of your trip!
~Jay
I hope your wise words about photo copying all important docs doesn't fall on deaf ears.
Thx for posting and not leaving us hanging - you could have taken the info and never posted again.
Have a good [remainder] of your trip!
~Jay
May 15th, 2009, 07:50 PM
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I used to make copies of the front and back of all my credit cards. I stopped doing that a couple years ago because of concern that the copies are just as useful to a thief as the cards themselves, since they can be used over the internet or on the telephone. Now I just bring a list of my cards with the phone numbers to call from abroad, taken from the back of the cards. No expiration dates or identifying numbers on this list. I then e-mail myself a copy of this list so I can access it from anywhere.
May 16th, 2009, 02:10 AM
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Hello, glad it is all okay now. I wanted to add that several years ago I photocopied my cards and had the copies in my carryon, not in plain site. Two of my credit cards got fraudulent charges (in Paris). Luckily both credit card companies called my husband who was at home to report suspicious charges, one for electronics and one for a very large amount of cosmetics. It was before I had a cellphone in France and I just happened to call home. The cards had never been out of my underarm passport/valuable pouch. My carryon was left in my hotel room while i was out. After this I wrote all the info out on a small card along with the non 800 international phone numbers and have a very unusual hiding place for it.
