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Pavel - 07 Dec 2003 20:39 GMT

I didn't realize this since I use my Fido mostly on weekends, but calling
someone uses up time/seconds/ even if they don't answer.

Do all GSM carriers do this in North America?

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repatch - 07 Dec 2003 20:43 GMT

> I didn't realize this since I use my Fido mostly on weekends, but calling
> someone uses up time/seconds/ even if they don't answer.

No it doesn't. If there is no answer you will NOT be charged for the
call.

> Do all GSM carriers do this in North America?

None do that, Fido included.

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Lee - 09 Dec 2003 00:59 GMT

> > I didn't realize this since I use my Fido mostly on weekends, but calling
> > someone uses up time/seconds/ even if they don't answer.
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> None do that, Fido included.

Most, if not all carriers in North America now charge for the "ringing
time" (that is, from send to end) IF the call is answered.

Some will charge if you let the call ring for over a certain amount
of time even if there is no answer. Check the fine print on the
contracts. Fido is one of the few providers in NA that bills all time
by the second (not just after the first minute), unlike Europe where
per-second billing is pretty much the norm.
L.

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Sam - 10 Dec 2003 03:19 GMT

I called Fido up on this and the girl (Roxanne from Montreal) told me
that all calls including uncompleted calls (when ringing) get charged
to your account on NON-PREPAID accounts. Shoot, I forgot to ask her
about busy signals.

Basically, you get dinged anytime you use the radiowaves. I dont know
what Rogers does.

: I didn't realize this since I use my Fido mostly on weekends, but calling
: someone uses up time/seconds/ even if they don't answer.
:
: Do all GSM carriers do this in North America?

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repatch - 10 Dec 2003 05:12 GMT

She was wrong. Calls that do not complete do not get charged. My latest bill
proves that. TTYL

> I called Fido up on this and the girl (Roxanne from Montreal) told me
> that all calls including uncompleted calls (when ringing) get charged
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> : Do all GSM carriers do this in North America?

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Group Special Mobile - 11 Dec 2003 00:39 GMT

>I called Fido up on this and the girl (Roxanne from Montreal) told me
>that all calls including uncompleted calls (when ringing) get charged
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>Basically, you get dinged anytime you use the radiowaves. I dont know
>what Rogers does.

"Roxanne" doesn't know what she's talking about. You only get billed
if the party you're calling answers. You *will* get billed the entire
time from when you hit send which means that if you call someone and
it rings for 30 seconds before they answer when they do answer you
will pay for the ringing time in addition to the actual time you talk.
So a call made where the number rings for 30 seconds and you actually
talk for a minute and a half you will be charged for two minutes. You
will *not* be charged if you call a number and it does not answer or
if you call a number and it's busy. Prepaid and monthly are the same
except prepaid is charged in full minute increments and monthly
accounts are billed to the second (at present.)

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Dwight Brown - 10 Dec 2003 22:38 GMT

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