[miclason]

Here in ES we have (as of last year) prepaid "landlines" (as opposed to mobile phones)...they work the same way as prepaid cellphone lines...you purchase a card whenever you need to make calls, and you are only charged for outgoing calls, meaning that, even if you don't have a balance on your card, you can still receive calls....(but, for the line to remain active, you have to purchase at least a $5 each month!)