Mobile to Mobile minutes

I'm a bit curious...

I'm on Family Talk with two phones. We have unlimited M2M which is cool but
I am puzzled how Cingular calculates how much M2M are used. When I check,
the minutes displayed are more than what's being used. Like I said, it's
unlimited so it's no big concern but it does get me curious.

Anyone know how it's calculated? i.e. one phone calls the other under M2M,
the conversation lasts 5 minutes. Is the actual time doubled for because of
the two phones involved?

I tried to call Cingular this morning...I was met by an automated message
stating that there was an emergency and the building had to be evacuated.
Pretty unusual message, huh?

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Harry <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> On Sun, 15 May 2005 16:31:17 GMT, Iwanna Nospam <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>I'm a bit curious...
>>
>>I'm on Family Talk with two phones. We have unlimited M2M which is
>>cool but I am puzzled how Cingular calculates how much M2M are used.
>>When I check, the minutes displayed are more than what's being used.
>>Like I said, it's unlimited so it's no big concern but it does get me
>>curious.
>>
>>Anyone know how it's calculated? i.e. one phone calls the other under
>>M2M, the conversation lasts 5 minutes. Is the actual time doubled for
>>because of the two phones involved?
>
> That is exactly it. Both ends of the call are on your bill so its
> double minutes.
>
> One thing I've noticed is if I make a M2M call on the weekend, it gets
> charged to nights and weekends instead of M2M. My plan has more
> minutes than I would ever normally use so like you say, its no big
> deal. It is curious though.
>
>
>>I tried to call Cingular this morning...I was met by an automated
>>message stating that there was an emergency and the building had to be
>>evacuated. Pretty unusual message, huh?
>
> Who stuck around to make the message?
>

Thanks for posting the info about M2M. As for Cingular and their office
emergency, wonder if they made it back in? I'm not calling to find out.

<laugh>

Probably Stan, the CEO, don't you think?

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"Harry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sun, 15 May 2005 16:31:17 GMT, Iwanna Nospam <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >I'm a bit curious...
> >
> >I'm on Family Talk with two phones. We have unlimited M2M which is cool
but
> >I am puzzled how Cingular calculates how much M2M are used. When I
check,
> >the minutes displayed are more than what's being used. Like I said, it's
> >unlimited so it's no big concern but it does get me curious.
> >
> >Anyone know how it's calculated? i.e. one phone calls the other under
M2M,
> >the conversation lasts 5 minutes. Is the actual time doubled for because
of
> >the two phones involved?
>
> That is exactly it. Both ends of the call are on your bill so its
> double minutes.
>
> One thing I've noticed is if I make a M2M call on the weekend, it gets
> charged to nights and weekends instead of M2M. My plan has more
> minutes than I would ever normally use so like you say, its no big
> deal. It is curious though.
>
>
> >I tried to call Cingular this morning...I was met by an automated message
> >stating that there was an emergency and the building had to be evacuated.
> >Pretty unusual message, huh?
>
> Who stuck around to make the message?
>

Michael MacMahon wrote:
> Probably Stan, the CEO, don't you think?
>
I'm guessing it was a pre recorded message they canned in the event of
an emergency. EPPP or something like that.

"Iwanna Nospam" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Harry <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
>> On Sun, 15 May 2005 16:31:17 GMT, Iwanna Nospam <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>I'm a bit curious...
>>>
>>>I'm on Family Talk with two phones. We have unlimited M2M which is
>>>cool but I am puzzled how Cingular calculates how much M2M are used.
>>>When I check, the minutes displayed are more than what's being used.
>>>Like I said, it's unlimited so it's no big concern but it does get me
>>>curious.
>>>
>>>Anyone know how it's calculated? i.e. one phone calls the other under
>>>M2M, the conversation lasts 5 minutes. Is the actual time doubled for
>>>because of the two phones involved?
>>
>> That is exactly it. Both ends of the call are on your bill so its
>> double minutes.
>>
>> One thing I've noticed is if I make a M2M call on the weekend, it gets
>> charged to nights and weekends instead of M2M. My plan has more
>> minutes than I would ever normally use so like you say, its no big
>> deal. It is curious though.
>>
>>
>>>I tried to call Cingular this morning...I was met by an automated
>>>message stating that there was an emergency and the building had to be
>>>evacuated. Pretty unusual message, huh?
>>
>> Who stuck around to make the message?
>>
>
> Thanks for posting the info about M2M. As for Cingular and their office
> emergency, wonder if they made it back in? I'm not calling to find out.
>
> <laugh>

Probably one of their disgruntled formar customers sent a little "gift" to
Cingular . . . ?