anybody has free long distance to cananda?
hi
dose any carrier have free long distance calling to Canada from there wireless phone???
dose any carrier have free long distance calling to Canada from there wireless phone???
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Several years ago I heard that Nextel did, but I don't know whether it still does.
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Miami786vzw:
I understand that Verizon is planning to come out next week with totally unlimited minutes to any point on the globe. They will be offering the new plan for only twenty-five cents per year, with free handsets.
I understand that Verizon is planning to come out next week with totally unlimited minutes to any point on the globe. They will be offering the new plan for only twenty-five cents per year, with free handsets.
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Cingular does have free long distance to Canada on their North America packages as well and do include the 1,000 n/w min's also. AT&T Wireless (if you can still get on a plan) has the North America Package for $9.99 which can be added to any GSM AMERICA NATIONAL plan and includes calling to and from Canada and does include unlimited N/W minutes.
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The word FREE is used in advertising so much that many people believe that many things that aren't are actually free. That's the case here too.
No, Cingular doesn't have "free long distance to Canada". Cingular is charging every one of their "North America" subscribers for those calls, even most of them may never make a cross-border call. The calls aren't free, they cost the subscribers real money. Otherwise the calling plans would be less expensive.
The same holds true for Verizon's, and any other carriers', free or unlimited nights and weekends. They aren't free, they are included in the monthly subscription price that you pay.
No, Cingular doesn't have "free long distance to Canada". Cingular is charging every one of their "North America" subscribers for those calls, even most of them may never make a cross-border call. The calls aren't free, they cost the subscribers real money. Otherwise the calling plans would be less expensive.
The same holds true for Verizon's, and any other carriers', free or unlimited nights and weekends. They aren't free, they are included in the monthly subscription price that you pay.
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That's very true in most cases.
For example, various carriers' "free" night and weekends are just a pricing scheme that gets customers to not hog up the peak minutes, presumably done because peak loads are the #1 limiting factor in how many subscribers you can squeeze onto 'dem towers 😉
My theory, anyway. Seems to be backed up by all the 'network too busy' messages my ATTW friends have gotten when calling at peak times.
For example, various carriers' "free" night and weekends are just a pricing scheme that gets customers to not hog up the peak minutes, presumably done because peak loads are the #1 limiting factor in how many subscribers you can squeeze onto 'dem towers 😉
My theory, anyway. Seems to be backed up by all the 'network too busy' messages my ATTW friends have gotten when calling at peak times.
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The original post stated free long distance when calling to canada. If you would like to take things literally you are correct in that "NOTHING IS FREE". I was referring to the fact that when compared to many other company's rateplans that charge extra whenever calling to Canada Verizon Wireless, Cingular, and the former AT&T Wireless offer plans that include calling to and from this area at no ADDITIONAL CHARGE for the long distance. Yes, the charge is added somewhere in the cost of the rateplan.
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