I believe they charge for calls in both directions. I rented one for my 18-yr-old son when he came to visit me here and it was invaluable. When I get some time, I'll try to dig through my old mails (this was almost a year ago) and post the name of the place I used. I found them through a google search.

The interesting thing is that the guy wanted me to call him because my address was in Japan but my credit card was a US-based account. The guy was a bit self-centered and didn't much care to chat beyond confirming that I was real. He spotted that I used a throw-away email address and when I told him I did that as a spam prevention measure, he launched into a lecture about how *they* don't spam. Well, that wasn't the issue -- he had asked why I used a throw-away address. Anyway, once he confirmed I was not pulling a fast one, the promised FAX copy of the waybill was sent within the hour, the phone was there when I went to pick it up, there was a prepaid envelope in which I could drop it off 2 weeks later, the phone worked flawlessly, and the bill was exactly what I expected.

I definately *will* find the reference within the next couple days.