do cellphone minutes start being used after you call (and the other person's phone's ringing) or after they pick up?
2006-07-14 03:41:59 · 8 answers · asked by jextreme_22 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cell Phones & Plans
Cell phones start counting as soon as you hit talk because that is when you connect to a tower for them to route your call. Landlines (home phone) does not count until the other party picks up, so if it is long distance, no charge unless there is an actual connection. Cell phones charge whether there is a connection or not
And some cell phone providers do charge for checking your voicemail against your minutes
2006-07-14 03:57:07 · answer #1 · answered by emilysmoma 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Once your phone connects to the network then it starts charging you for it, so even if the other guy doesn't pick up you still get charged. You're basically renting time off of a provider's network when you get a plan!
2006-07-14 05:47:15 · answer #2 · answered by jmdavis333 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
after they pick up. Voice mail does not count against your minutes
2006-07-14 03:45:02 · answer #3 · answered by big&rich 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They start counting after they pick up.
2006-07-14 03:44:36 · answer #4 · answered by Dude 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-10 06:42:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It starts after you dial their number and hit "call."
2006-07-14 03:43:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
after they pick up!
2006-07-14 03:44:47 · answer #7 · answered by Lauren 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
after they pick up or their voicemail does
2006-07-14 03:44:12 · answer #8 · answered by Maestro 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋