Does the billing increment really make a difference?
It certainly can depending upon the length of your calls. Although there are others, the two most popular billing increments are 60-seconds and 6-seconds. With 60-second billing, any partial minute of call time is rounded up to the nearest full minute. With 6-second billing, each minute is broken down into ten 6-second increments with call time being rounded up to the nearest 6-second increment. (6-second billing plans normally have an 18-second minimum.) Naturally, if the per minute rates are the same, as in the example displayed below, you should always select the plan with the shortest billing increment.
