What's a Land Line (Phone) Called Here?

[bobg]

I need to buy one of the phone calling cards and of course I need to make sure I get one for land lines and not one of the ones for cell phones.

Thanks, Bob

 

[nikad]

Land line = telefono de línea

 

[French jurist]

or fijo too? But youi are the Argie here Nikad. (Fijo = pronounce = Fi-ho)

 

[nikad]

or fijo too? But youi are the Argie here Nikad. (Fijo = pronounce = Fi-ho)

Telefono fijo should work too

 

[MizzMarr]

I've always heard it referred to as linea fija.

 

[steveinbsas]

I just ask for cards by their brand name: Tienes tarjetas Hable mas?

If they said no I asked of they had other brands: Tienes otras marcas?

 

[Uncle Dermot]

I just ask for cards by their brand name: Tienes tarjetas Hable mas?

If they said no I asked of they had other brands: Tienes otras marcas?

Linea fija.

 

[bobg]

Thanks to all who have responded.

Steveinbsas: Do you know if the Hable Mas cards are good for any kind of call from my land line, i.e. to a cell phone and to a number outside of BsAs, even outside of Argentina?

Thanks, Bob

I just ask for cards by their brand name: Tienes tarjetas Hable mas?

If they said no I asked of they had other brands: Tienes otras marcas?

 

[steveinbsas]

Steveinbsas: Do you know if the Hable Mas cards are good for any kind of call from my land line, i.e. to a cell phone and to a number outside of BsAs, even outside of Argentina?

Yes, I've used them to call the USA and Europe.

I now use skype for all my international calls. It's much cheaper than the phone cards.

 

[tinto]

all of the answers given for land line are used here in buenos aires. you can use "línea fija" but usually i´ve heard it one of these ways:

"llamáme al fijo, por favor."
¿tenés un teléfono de línea?

if you want to buy a card to CALL LOCALLY from a land line at the quiosco, you probably want to use one from your telephone company (telecom or telefónica). "una tarjeta de telefónica para hacer llamadas del fijo"

i´ve never used llamada directa or hable más for locals calls - i think they are more for calling abroad.

to my knowledge, the only cell phone cards are by brand so either: claro, movistar or personal. (i don´t think nextel has cards.)

so i agree with steveinbsas that it´s easier to ask for a specific brand and if they don´t have it, see what else they have.