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Cellular Phone Forum / Providers / T-Mobile / April 2005Call Forwarding: Uses Airtime Minutes?
If I set my cellphone/account to forward calls to a landline; somebody calls me; and I pick up the landline: is my account being charged for airtime minutes while we are talking?  SignaturePeteCresswell The answer to that question varies by plan and by carrier. Best to ask carrier directly as it applies to your plan. From:(Pete Cresswell) x@y.z.invalid > If I set my cellphone/account to forward calls to a landline; > somebody calls me; and I pick up the landline: is my account being > charged for airtime minutes while we are talking? > -- > PeteCresswell >The answer to that question varies by plan and by carrier. Best to ask >carrier directly as it applies to your plan. No. All T-Mobile plans have a conditional forwarding bucket of 500 minutes. If you use your conditional forwarding minutes the first 500 minutes will be taken from the forwarding bucket. Overage will come out of your regular plan minutes. Since this was asked in alt.cellular.gsm.carriers.voicestream one should assume that the question was referring to voicestream/T-Mobile. It's not cross-posted to any other news group so it's no mystery which carrier she wanted information for now is it? You need to pay attention! >From:(Pete Cresswell) >x@y.z.invalid [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> -- >> PeteCresswell - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Actually, yes, it does vary by plan and carrier. I was being more general across all carriers (as stated) rather than just addressing TMo which you did accurately. I know this is the "voicestream" group but it seems users of all carriers read this. From:Joseph JoeOfSeattle@yahoo.com >> The answer to that question varies by plan and by carrier. Best to >> ask carrier directly as it applies to your plan. [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >Actually, yes, it does vary by plan and carrier. I was being more >general across all carriers (as stated) rather than just addressing TMo >which you did accurately. I know this is the "voicestream" group but it >seems users of all carriers read this. Who *cares* if other readers from other carriers read this?! It was asked in this news group. Thus your "varies by plan and carrier" has absolutely no bearing on it. You evidently just did not pay attention to where this question was asked. >From:Joseph >JoeOfSeattle@yahoo.com [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >> >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - In fact I DID pay attention to where the question was asked. We both gave correct answers and, as I said earlier, yours was more specific. Get over it. From:Joseph JoeOfSeattle@yahoo.com >> Actually, yes, it does vary by plan and carrier. I was being more >> general across all carriers (as stated) rather than just addressing [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >In fact I DID pay attention to where the question was asked. We both >gave correct answers and, as I said earlier, yours was more specific. >Get over it. I will not "get over it." You just cannot admit that you didn't pay attention to what was asked and added that it varied by carrier. Since it was posted to this group this is the *only* carrier that was involved. You just have a hard time admitting that you are wrong. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OK, you obviously know what I was thinking better than I do so you can be right if it makes you feel better and helps you get over it. You still haven't explained what part of my answer was wrong, but if you want it to be wrong that's OK with me. Feel better now? From:Joseph JoeOfSeattle@yahoo.com >> In fact I DID pay attention to where the question was asked. We both >> gave correct answers and, as I said earlier, yours was more specific. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >OK, you obviously know what I was thinking better than I do so you can >be right if it makes you feel better and helps you get over it. You >still haven't explained what part of my answer was wrong, but if you >want it to be wrong that's OK with me. >Feel better now? Look it up in groups.google.com. It's not my responsibility. It's been noted in several messages. If you can't follow it's not my responsbility to constantly re-quote what you said. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >>In fact I DID pay attention to where the question was asked. We both >>gave correct answers and, as I said earlier, yours was more specific. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Since it was posted to this group this is the *only* carrier that was > involved. You just have a hard time admitting that you are wrong. DAMN!!!! Children, go to opposite corners and face the wall. I'll come back for you later..... Maybe next week or the week after Um, this thread died, thankfully, several weeks ago. Just catching up? From:John S johndsummers@teraearthlink.net >>> In fact I DID pay attention to where the question was asked. We both >>> gave correct answers and, as I said earlier, yours was more [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > I'll come back for you later..... Maybe next week or the week after > Um, this thread died, thankfully, several weeks ago. Just catching up? Yeah actually I am! I travel a lot and used to use the AOL newsGroups to keep up. They have now discontinued providing access so I basically read them when I am home. I've been gone since Feb. 14th. >>>In fact I DID pay attention to where the question was asked. We both >>>gave correct answers and, as I said earlier, yours was more specific. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >I'll come back for you later..... Maybe next week or the week after ESADAH - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >If I set my cellphone/account to forward calls to a landline; somebody calls me; >and I pick up the landline: is my account being charged for airtime minutes >while we are talking? If you use *unconditional* forwarding i.e. all calls are forwarded no matter what you will use plan minutes. If however you use *conditional* forwarding (where certain conditions are met such as busy, no answer, out of reach) you will use the 500 conditional forwarding minutes included with your account. These can be either controlled by menus in your handset or you can use star/hash codes. (Do a google search for GSM codes.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 20:00:44 -0800, Bob Horvath wrote: A question regarding this forwarding. If I were to forward my cell calls to a land line number in another state, would there be any long distance charges involved? >>If I set my cellphone/account to forward calls to a landline; somebody calls me; >>and I pick up the landline: is my account being charged for airtime minutes [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > >A question regarding this forwarding. If I were to forward my cell >calls to a land line number in another state, would there be any long >distance charges involved? Only if you do not have a national plan. If it's forwarded to a number in the US there will be no extra charges if you have a national plan. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - In my experience - yes, if I use unconditional forwarding. (I can even forward to foreign numbers and pay international long distance rates in this case.) For conditional forwarding, I've got a 500-minute bucket on my plan ($39.99 Get More), but I don't remember if I've ever used conditional forwarding for anything other than voicemail. Signature\/ L /\ D If I set my cellphone/account to forward calls to a landline; somebody calls me; and I pick up the landline: is my account being charged for airtime minutes while we are talking? SignaturePeteCresswell >In my experience - yes, if I use unconditional forwarding. (I can even >forward to foreign numbers and pay international long distance rates in this >case.) For conditional forwarding, I've got a 500-minute bucket on my plan >($39.99 Get More), but I don't remember if I've ever used conditional >forwarding for anything other than voicemail. You should count yourself fortunate if forwarding to international numbers works for you. It did for me (Seattle area) but as of about a year and a half ago internantional fowarding does not work and if you want a number forwarded to a foreign location you have to use a service such as Kall8. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > If I set my cellphone/account to forward calls to a landline; somebody > calls me; > and I pick up the landline: is my account being charged for airtime > minutes > while we are talking? I can't remembre how T-Mobile does it but some carriers charge you minutes, others charge 10? a minute over and above your normal monthly charges but nothing from your minute bucket. >> If I set my cellphone/account to forward calls to a landline; somebody >> calls me; [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >others charge 10¢ a minute over and above your normal monthly charges but >nothing from your minute bucket. Forwarding uses minutes if you use unconditional forwarding (forward all calls regardless and the phone will not ring.) Unconditional forwarding uses a conditional "bucket" of 500 minutes for conditional forwarding (busy, no answer, out of reach.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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