And until I called the Hyatt in Chicago, I didn't believe Druker. But sure enough. The hotel charges an 86 cent access fee right off the bat. Then, while the phone rings, the meter ticks off 86 cents a minute. But Druker did the math.
Phones usually ring in five-second cycles.
At six minutes per futile call, for 21 calls, he would have spent more than two hours listening to phones ring. Didn't do it, said Druker. And I won't pay, said Druker. Nowadays, I don't even use hotel phones. Not even for local calls.