Home phone to cell phone

[MiataGirl]

At what point does calling from a residential area to a cell phone become long distance? Is it based on the cell phone's location, service areas, or what?

 

[bmacd]

oo..good question...it also has to deal with zones too. I know that i could call an ex gf (was current, at the time) who lived a near my work (a couple cities away) and there was an "out of zone" charge, despite the locality of the area code.

-=bmacd=-

 

[MiataGirl]

hmm, anyone else?

 

[pulse8]

My ex went to school in Pittsburgh and I was in Miami. Whenever I would call her cell, which was local to Miami, it was a local call.

 

[fr]

If I'm reading the question right, I think it's based on the cell phone's area code.

 

[BlueApple]

Well I wonder if in big states like Montana, with one calling area, if all calls in the state are local? :Q

Anyways, since you are in So Cal (IIRC) if the number of the phone has the same area code as the number you are calling from, it should be a local call (as sated by the Pittsburgh/Miami post earlier)

It is the cell phone user who will get the extra charges if they are 'roaming' or out of their 'home coverage' area.

 

[RossMAN]

It all depends on the area code of the cell phone you're calling.

Let's say you're at home in LA and you call a friend's cell phone in Seattle, you're charged long distance because their cell has a 206 Seattle area code ... even if your friends cell phone is in LA right next to you it doesn't matter because it's all based on area code.

So it pretty much works the same way as home to home long distance, everything depends on the area code.

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