What is airtime and how is it billed?
airtime is the time actually spent connected to the wireless network. you are billed for time used while placing or receiving calls, accessing voicemail, obtaining directory or operator assistance and other optional uses such as internet access. a call starts billing when you push the send/ok button on your phone, and stops billing when your call disconnects, which sometimes happens up to several seconds after you’ve pushed the end button. call duration is rounded up to the nearest minute and billed at full minute increments.
Airtime is the actual time that you use the phone in conversation. This includes BOTH incoming and outgoing calls, AND toll-free numbers (although you won’t be billed the long-distance charges for the toll-free call). Airtime is billed by the minute, fraction of a minute, or by the second. You aren’t billed for airtime if you get a busy signal or make a call that isn’t answered.Many packages allow you to pay a lower cost per minute for airtime when you use the phone during off-peak hours. Off-peak hours are periods when phone usage is lowest. Specific peak and off-peak periods vary from carrier to carrier, but generally peak periods are from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday. Off-peak periods are all other times, including weekends.
Airtime is the time spent connected to the wireless network. You are billed for placing and receiving calls, accessing voicemail, getting directory assistance or operator assistance and other uses, such as accessing the Web. A call starts billing when you push the “talk” button and stops when your call disconnects. Call duration is rounded up to the nearest minute and billed at full-minute increments.
