which is safer?
#1
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which is safer?
I am embarking on a Europe tour for 3 weeks , I am thinking whether to ask the post office to stop mail delivery or to ask my neighbor to collect my mail, I am leaning toward the post office since I can request it online, Do you think it's safe to just request the post office to stop the mail delivery?
Also what is the best and cheapest way to call from London back to US ?
Any experience and tips ?
Also what is the best and cheapest way to call from London back to US ?
Any experience and tips ?
#2
Re: which is safer?
I am embarking on a Europe tour for 3 weeks , I am thinking whether to ask the post office to stop mail delivery or to ask my neighbor to collect my mail, I am leaning toward the post office since I can request it online, Do you think it's safe to just request the post office to stop the mail delivery?
Also what is the best and cheapest way to call from London back to US ?
Any experience and tips ?
Also what is the best and cheapest way to call from London back to US ?
Any experience and tips ?
the cheapest way to call back to the USA is with a telephone.
#3
Re: which is safer?
I am embarking on a Europe tour for 3 weeks , I am thinking whether to ask the post office to stop mail delivery or to ask my neighbor to collect my mail, I am leaning toward the post office since I can request it online, Do you think it's safe to just request the post office to stop the mail delivery?
Also what is the best and cheapest way to call from London back to US ?
Any experience and tips ?
Also what is the best and cheapest way to call from London back to US ?
Any experience and tips ?
I think for a vacation hold, you should still give several days notice so they have time to get it into the system. I think there are some 0800 numbers you can use that only charge 1p/min to call the US. My in-laws use one to call us, but I don't know which one.
#4
Re: which is safer?
we did the online hold (and also the online redirect) and it worked perfectly
#5
Re: which is safer?
We stopped ours once but couldn't get to the post office for a little while after we came back and for some reason they wouldn't start the delivery again until we'd picked it up - sort of defeats the purpose of asking for an end date when you set it up really. Now we just get a neighbour to bring it inside.
#6
Re: which is safer?
We stopped ours once but couldn't get to the post office for a little while after we came back and for some reason they wouldn't start the delivery again until we'd picked it up - sort of defeats the purpose of asking for an end date when you set it up really. Now we just get a neighbour to bring it inside.
#7
Re: which is safer?
That's not what happened - we gave them the resume date. When we got back and they didn't start delivering again we called the post office and were told we had to collect our mail.
#9
Re: which is safer?
We stopped ours once but couldn't get to the post office for a little while after we came back and for some reason they wouldn't start the delivery again until we'd picked it up - sort of defeats the purpose of asking for an end date when you set it up really. Now we just get a neighbour to bring it inside.
#10
Re: which is safer?
Wasn't so much the back mail, it was more that we weren't getting anything, and it's very rare we get nothing in the mail one day, let alone a couple of days in a row.
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Re: which is safer?
Thanks very much for the info regarding the mail.
I am thinking of bringing my cellphone to London and have it roamed , I j worry that it might cost me heaps of money. I am with AT&T,
I am thinking of bringing my cellphone to London and have it roamed , I j worry that it might cost me heaps of money. I am with AT&T,
#12
Re: which is safer?
Roaming costs a lot. If you want to make local calls in the UK get your phone unlocked and buy a UK PAYG SIM when you get there and just put that in your phone. For calling back to the US get a calling card. Or, if you have a computer with you just use Skype.
#13
Re: which is safer?
I am embarking on a Europe tour for 3 weeks , I am thinking whether to ask the post office to stop mail delivery or to ask my neighbor to collect my mail, I am leaning toward the post office since I can request it online, Do you think it's safe to just request the post office to stop the mail delivery?
Also what is the best and cheapest way to call from London back to US ?
Any experience and tips ?
Also what is the best and cheapest way to call from London back to US ?
Any experience and tips ?
We just go and pick it up on our return.
#14
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Re: which is safer?
we use the online to hold the mail lots and it always works fine - usually just the day before too! And then its all waiting for us the day we get back
#15
Re: which is safer?
Can't really comment regarding the mail as I'm a UK resident but I'm sure that using the VOIP calls would be the cheapest way to communicate with home.
I'm interested if the calling cards are available for US to UK calls as I'm visiting NYC in July and want to call the kids on the cheap.
I'm interested if the calling cards are available for US to UK calls as I'm visiting NYC in July and want to call the kids on the cheap.