I have also been wondering about the same issue and even contacted my phone company here. The answer was that the problem is most probably with the gatway being used by the Gambian companies. Someone is cheating us!

regards,
Momodou


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> Fra: Malamin Barrow <[log in to unmask]>
> Til: [log in to unmask]
> Dato: Søn, 26. apr 2015 10:16
> Emne: [G_L] A scam or technical problems
> 
> For the longest time its been a struggle to call Gambia from
> anywhere. In the last six months, I traveled to 3 continents, North
> America, Europe and the Middle East; and each time I try to Call
> Gambia, its been no end of frustration. It is almost impossible to
> get through to the person whose number you dialed.
> 
> The calls get through alright, but some unintended person picks up
> the phone, often speaking in an accent or language uncommon in the
> Gambia. Sometimes the call is just picked up with no one answering.
> In all this, the callers credit is being consumed.
> 
> In the Middle East in particular, one can go on for days without
> getting to the person whose number is dialed, and in the process, a
> few tens of Dollars is lost.
> Wondering if Gamtel knows about this, and if so, is it a technical
> problem  or some scam to fleece us our hard earn dollars. Hoping for
> any answers.
> 
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