Question about call forwarding from Verizon to AT&T

[sjs]

Hi all,

I'm brand new to the forum, and was hoping someone might have an answer to the following question:

Recently, I switched from Verizon to AT&T. My family is all on Verizon wireless, and have more than 1 year left on their contracts, so we're trying to think of cheap ways to stay in touch. I wondered about the possibility of spending an extra $10 per month to get an extra Verizon phone on their plan, and have it forward calls to my AT&T Phone to take advantage of free mobile-to-mobile minutes.

My question is this: If I forward calls from the Verizon phone to AT&T, will Verizon callers be charged minutes for the call, or would that fall under the heading of 'mobile-to-mobile' minutes (hopefully)?

Hope I explained this well enough... any input greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

~SJS

[Eragon]

Originally Posted by sjs

Hi all,

I'm brand new to the forum, and was hoping someone might have an answer to the following question:

Recently, I switched from Verizon to AT&T. My family is all on Verizon wireless, and have more than 1 year left on their contracts, so we're trying to think of cheap ways to stay in touch. I wondered about the possibility of spending an extra $10 per month to get an extra Verizon phone on their plan, and have it forward calls to my AT&T Phone to take advantage of free mobile-to-mobile minutes.

My question is this: If I forward calls from the Verizon phone to AT&T, will Verizon callers be charged minutes for the call, or would that fall under the heading of 'mobile-to-mobile' minutes (hopefully)?

Hope I explained this well enough... any input greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

~SJS

You will be charged minutes for the call if the calls take place during peak time. Otherwise, the calls would be included in the off-peak pool of minutes (usually unlimited after 9pm and on weekends),

[sjs]

Eragon,

Thanks for the reply, that answers my question. It's too bad there's not a way to have them count toward mobile to mobile minutes though.

[Eric47]

its to whatever number the call is placed to. so if they dial 770-633-**** and you are forwarding it to another number like 404-373-**** its still going to bill as if they called the 770 ...so youll be billed by whatever relationship/bracket/etc that phone falls into

[sjs]

Gotcha. Thanks for the information... Is there any way you guys know of to take advantage of the mobile to mobile minutes going from Verizon to ATT? It seems like if there were a way to do it I probably would have heard about it

[Eric47]

talk your friends/family into switching carriers...thats what i did

[sjs]

Yeah, that's the next step

[efparri]

Originally Posted by sjs

Hi all,

I'm brand new to the forum, and was hoping someone might have an answer to the following question:

Recently, I switched from Verizon to AT&T. My family is all on Verizon wireless, and have more than 1 year left on their contracts, so we're trying to think of cheap ways to stay in touch. I wondered about the possibility of spending an extra $10 per month to get an extra Verizon phone on their plan, and have it forward calls to my AT&T Phone to take advantage of free mobile-to-mobile minutes.

My question is this: If I forward calls from the Verizon phone to AT&T, will Verizon callers be charged minutes for the call, or would that fall under the heading of 'mobile-to-mobile' minutes (hopefully)?

Hope I explained this well enough... any input greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

~SJS

Since Verizon does not have rollover minutes, any unused minutes would be lost anyway. Under your plan, you would pay for a forwarded call from your extra Verizon phone to your AT&T phone plus an incoming call from a Verizon phone to your AT&T phone.

Here are the details:

Call Forwarding

Description
Forward your calls to another phone number, including your home or office number. Your wireless phone will not ring until you deactivate the service. Airtime applies to forwarded/transferred calls even if you send the call to wireline telephones. When forwarding calls to phone numbers outside your local calling area, you’ll be billed for any toll, long distance, and airtime charges incurred. Additional per-minute charges may apply to all forwarded calls. This feature is also known as "Immediate Call Forwarding".




How to Get It
Call Forwarding is an included feature that is typically added to your account when you first activate service. If you wish to confirm you have this feature, login to My Account and select "My Plan" and then select "Add/change features".


How to Use It
To Activate:

Press *72.
Enter the phone number where you want calls to be forwarded. (e.g. *72-908-123-4567).
Press SEND and wait for confirmation. You should hear a confirmation tone or a message.
Press END.

To Deactivate:

Press *73.
Press SEND and wait for confirmation. You should hear a confirmation tone or a message.
Press END.