To my fellow inmates across Australia,

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I have read in quite a few issues that other inmates have been feeling the same sting of phone charges that I was.

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And now that most facilities won't allow “engine” numbers to be added, it has made things even worse.

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The reason why these services have been banned is that they use some kind of redirection service – or something like that.

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Now, the reason I'm writing this is to help others that are in the same position as I was, up until recently.

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There is a brand new service out now called Call Me App – www.callmeapp.com.au. I have been using it for about a month now, and it's been awesome. My partner pays $30 per month for a local number, and I just pay for a 30-cent local call.

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The best part is that it is actually allowed/permitted.

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My girl called up to ask if it would be okay to use, and the lady at the jail said yes because they don't use any redirection. So she signed up, and I've had 30-cent calls since.

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Hope this helps some of you who are struggling with the crazy costs of phone calls.