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People Calling T-Mobile Cell Phone Users Could Be Charged

Discussion in 'Northeastern US Wireless Forum' started by DandyDon, Apr 29, 2003.

  1. DandyDon

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    A random jab at T-Mobile when in truth it will be affecting all carriers.

    If the rate center of your NPA/NXX determines if it is a local call for landline callers, how do you know if your cell number will be long distance for callers who can call you locally? I understand wireless carriers pay for the LD charges for some LL callers to call a cell number locally, and now/soon it won't pay those charges anymore. This call will be long distance for those same callers because of the FCC's new regulation.

    Anyone know more about this? Anyone with a "Metro" number local to many areas and counties?
     
    #1 DandyDon, Apr 29, 2003
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    ZaphodB Signal Go Down De Hole...
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    This is, as you said, going to affect all customers. Here in SoCal, they've started asking people what area they want their phone to be in, not just what area code... i.e., if you live, as I did, in Santa Monica, you don't want a Gardena number, and if you live in Glendale you don't want a Canoga Park number.

    Generally speaking, any rate centre within 12 miles of the centre of your rate centre (whee, what a turn of phrase) will be a free call.
     
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    #2 ZaphodB, Apr 29, 2003
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    This is a good site, it provides a wealth of info concerning location of the switch, the provider, the area codes and prefixes local for it. I wonder if this is updated or changes frequently, check out; http://members.dandy.net/~czg/search.html
     
    #3 DandyDon, Apr 30, 2003
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    In North NJ, years ago, you had no choice but to get a cell number that was homed in either Newark, Morristown, Ramsey, Jersey City, or Ridgewood. So it was more likely that you lived in an area where you had to pay toll to call your cell from a landline. Now, they have switches all over and there are more choices of exchange locations so you can pick and choose what's the exchange closest to you and more than likely you won't pay toll to call your cell.
     
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    #4 bobolito, May 1, 2003
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    At POS VZW will search for the number that is local from your NPA/NXX on your landline or city of your choice.
     
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