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[phamos]

is it normal to get charged for INCOMING calls to your cell phone?!? we just got this enormous bill, and i think they're charging us for calls we've received. is this actually what normally happens?

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[shortsweetcynic.livejournal.com]

depends on your provider. nextel doesn't charge for incoming calls, but as far as i know they're the only one. the only time i've ever heard of a provider not charging airtime - incoming or outgoing - is if you're making a 911 call.

[shortsweetcynic.livejournal.com]

let me clarify that - incoming calls WHERE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE. if you just let it ring and go to voicemail, they shouldn't be charging you for that.

[fastrada.livejournal.com]

depends on your plan. on my plan, i get charged for every minute that i'm using the phone, regardless of whether i made the call or i received it. i have a buttload of free minutes per month though, so i haven't gotten burned yet.

i did, however, get burned on the roaming charges from me checking my voice mail, when i was in nyc. OUCH!!!

[awesomecow.livejournal.com]

About the only plans I've seen that don't charge for incoming minutes (aside from ulimited night/weekend minutes) were some fairly expensive plans on US Cellular.