Quick...do cell phones (Sprint in particular) charge minutes for busy signals?

[Sukhoi]

I'm thinking no, but not exactly sure. Anybody know for sure? I would destroy my minutes at this rate if I'm getting charged a minute a call.

 

[Agentbolt]

Yes, they do. A busy signal is a connection. You're eating up minutes.

 

[Sukhoi]

WOoooo doesn't matter anymore! Got in online...Rose Bowl here I come!! I did redial a couple hundred times probably so this cell phone bill could be ugly...

 

[E equals MC2]

Just to brag, I got in on the SERO (Sprint Employee Referal Offer) just last summer thanks to hotdeals.

I get:
500 anytime
unlimited nights starting at 7pm and weekends
unlimited internet
unlimited txt
unlimited calls to any Sprint customer
ABSOLUTELY NO ROAMING charges

For $29.95
And for some reason I have a 10% discount code on my account.

I pay $26.95~ + tax a month.

 

[IceBergSLiM]

I don't believe they do.

 

[Sukhoi]

I have SERO too. :laugh:

If I think of it I'll update this thread and let you guys know at least for Sprint how they handle it.

 

[E equals MC2]

Originally posted by: Sukhoi
I have SERO too. :laugh:

then what's the problem here you cheap bastard.

 

[Parasitic]

I think if a call is less than 30 seconds since the time it's initiated it doesn't count?

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: Parasitic
I think if a call is less than 30 seconds since the time it's initiated it doesn't count?

I believe calls are always rounded-up. Those bastards want their money.

And no, busy signals don't count towards your minutes. Just look at your monthly bill.

 

[E equals MC2]

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman

Originally posted by: Parasitic
I think if a call is less than 30 seconds since the time it's initiated it doesn't count?

I believe calls are always rounded-up. Those bastards want their money.

And no, busy signals don't count towards your minutes. Just look at your monthly bill.

That's true. Everything is rounded up from the 1 sec mark. If you make a 6 second call, it's one minute. If you make a 5:02 sec call, it's six minutes.

It's possible to rack up more than one minute in ur bill within the real world one minute. If you make four 15 second calls in a minute, they'll actually charge you 4 minutes.

BASTARDS

 

[akshatp]

Only if you keep it connected for more than 30 seconds with the busy tone...

 

[Parasitic]

Originally posted by: akshatp
Only if you keep it connected for more than 30 seconds with the busy tone...

That's what I thought.

If you press TALK on your phone and hang up within 30 seconds if the call isn't picked up, then it doesn't count as a minute.

At least that's the case with AT&T (the old legacy AT&T Wireless, before Cingular acquisition/rebranding).