N00b Question ;)

[Waggamuffin]

Sorry to start a thread about this, but I've searched everywhere & I really need to make sure!! haha

Okay. So, I have this long distance calling card I bought from Pacific Mall, that has a local access number. If I use this card on my cell phone for a long distance call, will I get charged any money? It just uses up my minutes right?

If I'm using this calling card to call someone in another province, on their cell phone, will their cell phone be charged any money?

And what if this person has Canada wide MY5, can he or she add the calling card access number as one of his MY5 numbers? haha

I just called Rogers about this, and the lady seemed really unsure :S So, any help is appreciated! :D

[Gee]

Let's get to basics

Anyone that receives a call does not get charged long distance. If I called your Bell land line from the US, would you get a long distance bill? Obviously not.

As for the calling card. You dial the access number, enter your pin and you will get a dial tone. Dial your number and MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT HIT SEND. I can't stress that enough. If you hit send, you will be charged minutes and long distance. Don't hit send, no long distance charges.

In both instances, you will be charged minutes. If you call during the day time.

[Waggamuffin]

Let's get to basics

Anyone that receives a call does not get charged long distance. If I called your Bell land line from the US, would you get a long distance bill? Obviously not.

As for the calling card. You dial the access number, enter your pin and you will get a dial tone. Dial your number and MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT HIT SEND. I can't stress that enough. If you hit send, you will be charged minutes and long distance. Don't hit send, no long distance charges.

In both instances, you will be charged minutes. If you call during the day time.

Oh okay, but just to clarify...you mentioned that, If I called my Bell land line from the US, I would not get a long distance bill. But what if I called another cell phone? :S

I guess I just need to know, will a cell phone be charged for an incoming call that's long distance? A land line/home phone won't, but will a cell phone?

Thank you! :)

[Gee]

Incoming calls are never charged long distance. Can you even hear yourself suggesting such a thing?

If you have a cell phone in Toronto and I call you from Vancouver, I am the one dialing the +1.416.xxx.xxxx

Why would you get charged long distance for that? That would be my charge.

What would people do if they get charged for answering the phone? Simple, no one would ever answer the phone.

You dial a long distance call. Answering the phone is just answering the phone. What if you had no call display? You want to be charged for a wrong number? Absurd

[bubble.tea]

...As for the calling card. You dial the access number, enter your pin and you will get a dial tone. Dial your number and MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT HIT SEND. ..
I don't follow this.

Incoming calls are never charged long distance. Can you even hear yourself suggesting such a thing?...

*Assuming the inbound cellular call is answered WITHIN/INSIDE your home calling area. If OP has a Toronnno number on the cell, but is in Montreal answering that call...they would now be incurring long-distance because the call is being re-routed from Toronnno to MTL.

Just want to make it clear...since we're answering n00b questions :lol:.:o

[Lulz]

This is mostly repeating what Gee said, but more clear:

-accepting party never pays for Long Distance. You could be getting a call from the moon, or from guy standing next to you, it's same price. The only time it's LD is when you actually move out of your local calling area and then accept a call.
So if you are Toronto, but go to Montreal and accept a call, you will pay $0.30/minute for all incoming calls.

-If I use this card on my cell phone for a long distance call, will I get charged any money? It just uses up my minutes right?

--->Correct. Unless you start the call when it's under your Evening/Weekends, in which case it's free and no airtime is used

Oh and just for future reference, when you use a LD card to call someone in US or Canada, their CallerID shows your number, not the card's number.

If you need to know anything else, ask.

[Gee]

I don't follow this.

When using a calling card, the first call on your cell phone is the local access number.

When you connect, you will dial the number of the party you wish to talk to.

If you hit Send after that second number, Rogers will assume you made a second call. It will actually put the first call on hold. (The local VoIP gateway)

When you call the gateway, and verify your PIN, you will get dial tone. The gateway just needs to listen to the touch tones to complete your call.

You dial as if you are at a land line. There is no send button.

Capeesh?

[Waggamuffin]

Ooooh, I see, I get it now haha Thank you all for your responses! :) Really helps out a n000000bieeeee like me. :lol:

[bubble.tea]

...When you call the gateway, and verify your PIN, you will get dial tone....

Ohhhh., read what you wrote originally. You wrote it as though you weren't even dialing that first call when entering the calling cards number (at least that's how I read it). That's what threw me off. I thought you were shedding light on some matrix h4ckz0zr spoofing procedure.

Capiche?

[Gee]

All calling cards have a PIN number that you have to enter after calling the local access number. The PIN number is actually your account number, that is how they know what your balance is.