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If you have cellular phone plan with unlimited free domestic long distance in weekend and night, then you can take advantage of it to call any local access numbers in other states to get more minutes. Otherwise, you have to call from toll free numbers.
To avoid running up unwanted toll or long distance charges when calling local access numbers, be sure to check the "local" access number you are using. It is always up to the consumer to verify that the number they are dialing is a local call. Consumers who do not check the number before calling run the risk of incurring unexpected phone charges. Customers are responsible for charges associated with the dial-in number they select.