Another 'simplification'?

Orange roaming - yes, I know I shouldn't use it - charges 'per minute
billing'.

How long has that one been going on?


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"J B" <jb@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> Orange roaming - yes, I know I shouldn't use it - charges 'per minute
> billing'.
>
> How long has that one been going on?
>
>
> --
>
> J B
>

Probably quite a while as a lot of networks [cross] charge on that basis.

jb@privacy.net declared for all the world to hear...
> Orange roaming - yes, I know I shouldn't use it - charges 'per minute
> billing'.
>
> How long has that one been going on?

Years. Some networks increment in 30 seconds (or used to) but per minute
billing has been the norm for yonks.
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"Jon" <spam@jonparker.plus.com> wrote in message
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>> How long has that one been going on?
>
> Years. Some networks increment in 30 seconds (or used to) but per minute
> billing has been the norm for yonks.

S'pose that begs the question ..... why?

It seems that 'incoming calls' are still billed per second, whereas outgoing
are per minute :-(


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"Jon" <spam@jonparker.plus.com> wrote in message
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> jb@privacy.net declared for all the world to hear...
>> Orange roaming - yes, I know I shouldn't use it - charges 'per minute
>> billing'.
>>
>> How long has that one been going on?
>
> Years. Some networks increment in 30 seconds (or used to) but per minute
> billing has been the norm for yonks.
> --
> Regards
> Jon

Not in the UK. It started out like that, but competition soon put paid to
it...

nospamclayton@btinternet.com declared for all the world to hear...
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> "Jon" <spam@jonparker.plus.com> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1f9b91d329a7a92498a423@text.usenet.plus.n et...
> > jb@privacy.net declared for all the world to hear...
> >> Orange roaming - yes, I know I shouldn't use it - charges 'per minute
> >> billing'.
> >>
> >> How long has that one been going on?
> >
> > Years. Some networks increment in 30 seconds (or used to) but per minute
> > billing has been the norm for yonks.
> > --
> > Regards
> > Jon
>
> Not in the UK. It started out like that, but competition soon put paid to
> it...

No, but the thread was about roaming billing.
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Jon wrote:
> nospamclayton@btinternet.com declared for all the world to hear...

>> Not in the UK. It started out like that, but competition soon put paid to
>> it...
>
> No, but the thread was about roaming billing.


The rip off is it often shows the exact call time in minutes and
seconds, and then still rounds it up and charge you for the next minute.

When they're trying to charge you £1.10 a minute for a call that should
only cost a small fraction of that, it is a bit of a rip off!

Best to use a calling card or VOIP I think

"J B" <jb@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> Orange roaming - yes, I know I shouldn't use it - charges 'per minute
> billing'.
>
>

Although.....

I have infront of me a leaflet I picked up from an O shop out of curiosity a
few weeks back, titled "international calling: rates and information". I
know full well that calls initiated whilst abroad on PAYM are charged per
minute, and the website and main shop magazine does reflect this. But under
the heading of "Pay monthly, call costs while you're away"...

"All prices quoted are per minute and charged by the second".

I know it's an error, but... "whoops" springs to mind :-)

Regards

Jon.

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