Q.: For Page+ Data Usage, what's Minutes mean?

The Subject line asks it all: for Page Plus data usage accounting
(on their My Account "Call Records" page, there are lines like

NUMBER MINUTES TIME OF CALL CALL DATE PRE BALANCE POST BALANCE DESCRIPTION
munged-no 240 01:40 AM EST Dec. 21, 2011 7.80 7.79 Data (Data Usage)
munged-no 1440 01:09 AM EST Dec. 20, 2011 8.35 7.80 Data (Data Usage)

Clearly what's labeled "minutes" isn't literally minutes (nor seconds);
can't be just Bytes either -- is it Kbytes? Kbits? other? Anyone know?

TIA; and cheers, -- tlvp
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tlvp wrote the following:
> The Subject line asks it all: for Page Plus data usage accounting
> (on their My Account "Call Records" page, there are lines like
>
> NUMBER MINUTES TIME OF CALL CALL DATE PRE BALANCE POST BALANCE DESCRIPTION
> munged-no 240 01:40 AM EST Dec. 21, 2011 7.80 7.79 Data (Data Usage)
> munged-no 1440 01:09 AM EST Dec. 20, 2011 8.35 7.80 Data (Data Usage)
>
> Clearly what's labeled "minutes" isn't literally minutes (nor seconds);
> can't be just Bytes either -- is it Kbytes? Kbits? other? Anyone know?
>
> TIA; and cheers, -- tlvp

Could it be 2.40 and 14.40 minutes?

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On Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:46:16 -0500, willshak wrote:

> tlvp wrote the following:
>> The Subject line asks it all: for Page Plus data usage accounting
>> (on their My Account "Call Records" page, there are lines like
>>
>> NUMBER MINUTES TIME OF CALL CALL DATE PRE BALANCE POST BALANCE DESCRIPTION
>> munged-no 240 01:40 AM EST Dec. 21, 2011 7.80 7.79 Data (Data Usage)
>> munged-no 1440 01:09 AM EST Dec. 20, 2011 8.35 7.80 Data (Data Usage)
>>
>> Clearly what's labeled "minutes" isn't literally minutes (nor seconds);
>> can't be just Bytes either -- is it Kbytes? Kbits? other? Anyone know?
>>
>> TIA; and cheers, -- tlvp
>
> Could it be 2.40 and 14.40 minutes?

Could it? "Minutes" means "hundredths of a minute"? Why would they want
to measure data in "hundredths of a minute"? Question is still open :-) .

Cheers, -- tlvp
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"tlvp" <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> wrote in message
news:ep56kz78m1x1.h8w2gzxehg4f$.dlg@40tude.net...
> On Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:46:16 -0500, willshak wrote:
>
>> tlvp wrote the following:
>>> The Subject line asks it all: for Page Plus data usage accounting
>>> (on their My Account "Call Records" page, there are lines like
>>>
>>> NUMBER MINUTES TIME OF CALL CALL DATE PRE BALANCE POST BALANCE
>>> DESCRIPTION
>>> munged-no 240 01:40 AM EST Dec. 21, 2011 7.80 7.79 Data (Data
>>> Usage)
>>> munged-no 1440 01:09 AM EST Dec. 20, 2011 8.35 7.80 Data (Data
>>> Usage)
>>>
>>> Clearly what's labeled "minutes" isn't literally minutes (nor seconds);
>>> can't be just Bytes either -- is it Kbytes? Kbits? other? Anyone know?
>>>
>>> TIA; and cheers, -- tlvp
>>
>> Could it be 2.40 and 14.40 minutes?
>
> Could it? "Minutes" means "hundredths of a minute"? Why would they want
> to measure data in "hundredths of a minute"? Question is still open :-) .

I've never spoken to anyone who knows the answer to this. My best guess is
that it is simply the number of minutes that the data path is open --
whether used or not. From what I have seen on my set-up, it has nothing
whatsoever to do with the actual KB/MB of data used...

tlvp wrote the following:
> On Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:46:16 -0500, willshak wrote:
>
>> tlvp wrote the following:
>>> The Subject line asks it all: for Page Plus data usage accounting
>>> (on their My Account "Call Records" page, there are lines like
>>>
>>> NUMBER MINUTES TIME OF CALL CALL DATE PRE BALANCE POST BALANCE DESCRIPTION
>>> munged-no 240 01:40 AM EST Dec. 21, 2011 7.80 7.79 Data (Data Usage)
>>> munged-no 1440 01:09 AM EST Dec. 20, 2011 8.35 7.80 Data (Data Usage)
>>>
>>> Clearly what's labeled "minutes" isn't literally minutes (nor seconds);
>>> can't be just Bytes either -- is it Kbytes? Kbits? other? Anyone know?
>>>
>>> TIA; and cheers, -- tlvp
>> Could it be 2.40 and 14.40 minutes?
>
> Could it? "Minutes" means "hundredths of a minute"? Why would they want
> to measure data in "hundredths of a minute"? Question is still open :-) .
>
> Cheers, -- tlvp

The best solution would be for you to call or email PP.
Customer Service (800) 550-2436
Customer Service customerservice@pagepluscellular.com
http://www.pagepluscellular.com/Contact Us.aspx


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Bill
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In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
To email, remove the double zeroes after @

willshak wrote the following:
> tlvp wrote the following:
>> On Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:46:16 -0500, willshak wrote:
>>
>>> tlvp wrote the following:
>>>> The Subject line asks it all: for Page Plus data usage accounting
>>>> (on their My Account "Call Records" page, there are lines like
>>>>
>>>> NUMBER MINUTES TIME OF CALL CALL DATE PRE BALANCE POST BALANCE
>>>> DESCRIPTION
>>>> munged-no 240 01:40 AM EST Dec. 21, 2011 7.80 7.79 Data (Data
>>>> Usage)
>>>> munged-no 1440 01:09 AM EST Dec. 20, 2011 8.35 7.80 Data (Data
>>>> Usage)
>>>>
>>>> Clearly what's labeled "minutes" isn't literally minutes (nor seconds);
>>>> can't be just Bytes either -- is it Kbytes? Kbits? other? Anyone know?
>>>>
>>>> TIA; and cheers, -- tlvp
>>> Could it be 2.40 and 14.40 minutes?
>>
>> Could it? "Minutes" means "hundredths of a minute"? Why would they
>> want to measure data in "hundredths of a minute"? Question is still
>> open :-) .
>>
>> Cheers, -- tlvp
>
> The best solution would be for you to call or email PP.
> Customer Service (800) 550-2436
> Customer Service customerservice@pagepluscellular.com
> http://www.pagepluscellular.com/Contact Us.aspx
>


Sorry, the email add. got munged
http://www.pagepluscellular.com/Contact%20Us.aspx


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Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
To email, remove the double zeroes after @

willshak wrote the following:
> tlvp wrote the following:
>> On Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:46:16 -0500, willshak wrote:
>>
>>> tlvp wrote the following:
>>>> The Subject line asks it all: for Page Plus data usage accounting
>>>> (on their My Account "Call Records" page, there are lines like
>>>>
>>>> NUMBER MINUTES TIME OF CALL CALL DATE PRE BALANCE POST BALANCE
>>>> DESCRIPTION
>>>> munged-no 240 01:40 AM EST Dec. 21, 2011 7.80 7.79 Data (Data
>>>> Usage)
>>>> munged-no 1440 01:09 AM EST Dec. 20, 2011 8.35 7.80 Data (Data
>>>> Usage)
>>>>
>>>> Clearly what's labeled "minutes" isn't literally minutes (nor seconds);
>>>> can't be just Bytes either -- is it Kbytes? Kbits? other? Anyone know?
>>>>
>>>> TIA; and cheers, -- tlvp
>>> Could it be 2.40 and 14.40 minutes?
>>
>> Could it? "Minutes" means "hundredths of a minute"? Why would they
>> want to measure data in "hundredths of a minute"? Question is still
>> open :-) .
>>
>> Cheers, -- tlvp
>
> The best solution would be for you to call or email PP.
> Customer Service (800) 550-2436
> Customer Service customerservice@pagepluscellular.com
> http://www.pagepluscellular.com/Contact Us.aspx

Sorry, the link got munged.
http://www.pagepluscellular.com/Contact%20Us.aspx

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Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
To email, remove the double zeroes after @