More good news - I have an Indian mobile which is much less costly to use locally - two cents US to text a friend here & about 20 cents per minute to call US vs. $2.00 per minute with Verizon. I think it's free for me to receive texts...so that's a swell way to send neat news from home...& receiving calls is also free!
My mobile number is - 896112005
To call from the US add five numbers...or at least I'm quite certain that's the correct step. First 011 - which gets you out of US & "into" India - then 91 - which funnels further to Kolkata. The "89" at the beginning of my number means it's a mobile number...those in Kolkata just dial my actual telephone number which is 6112-0015! Quite confusing as I look at the long string of numbers when dialing a friend...guess having 1.4 billion people desiring to reach out to connect creates algorithmic challenge unlike what we have to face in US, no matter how many people carry cell phones.
Watch emails for my address soon...we're working out a few items - like internet in the apartment & a washing machine - then we'll sign on the dotted line for final lease & I can call this my Kolkata home. (There's another flat near here I can use as a fall back, so not worried about lodging anymore...just working through what seems to be fairly standard back & forth on lease details.)
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Location:Kolkata, West Bengal
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