*2 and your minutes

Does *2 eat up your Anytime minutes? Customer service guy ask me to call
him using *2 . I know that the wait is long.

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*2 uses absolutely no minutes and never shows up on your bill.

"webbynow" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Does *2 eat up your Anytime minutes? Customer service guy ask me to call
> him using *2 . I know that the wait is long.
>
>

Terry Knab <[email protected]> wrote:
> *2 uses absolutely no minutes and never shows up on your bill.

Does *4? #min on Verizon is a wonderful way to make sure I don't go over
my minutes (sends a free txt message and if you stay on the line will also
read your minute usage and balance to you, and is usually accurate within
24 hours of the time you call). I'd use *4 on Sprint but I've heard in the
past that it uses airtime.

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Steven J Sobol <[email protected]> wrote:
: Terry Knab <[email protected]> wrote:
:> *2 uses absolutely no minutes and never shows up on your bill.

: Does *4? #min on Verizon is a wonderful way to make sure I don't go over
: my minutes (sends a free txt message and if you stay on the line will also
: read your minute usage and balance to you, and is usually accurate within
: 24 hours of the time you call). I'd use *4 on Sprint but I've heard in the
: past that it uses airtime.

It does use airtime. It used not to, but now it does. (I use the Vision
service to find out my minute usage)

In article <[email protected]>,
"webbynow" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Does *2 eat up your Anytime minutes? Customer service guy ask me to call
> him using *2 . I know that the wait is long.

*2 does not use minutes. *4 does.

"Steven J Sobol" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Terry Knab <[email protected]> wrote:
> > *2 uses absolutely no minutes and never shows up on your bill.
>
> Does *4? #min on Verizon is a wonderful way to make sure I don't go over
> my minutes (sends a free txt message and if you stay on the line will also
> read your minute usage and balance to you, and is usually accurate within
> 24 hours of the time you call). I'd use *4 on Sprint but I've heard in the
> past that it uses airtime.
>
It use to, before Lauer took over. I don't know whether he changed it so it
wouldn't cost.

Yes. Even says it when you dial it. ;-)

Scotty


"Bob Smith" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "Steven J Sobol" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Terry Knab <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > *2 uses absolutely no minutes and never shows up on your bill.
> >
> > Does *4? #min on Verizon is a wonderful way to make sure I don't go over
> > my minutes (sends a free txt message and if you stay on the line will
also
> > read your minute usage and balance to you, and is usually accurate
within
> > 24 hours of the time you call). I'd use *4 on Sprint but I've heard in
the
> > past that it uses airtime.
> >
> It use to, before Lauer took over. I don't know whether he changed it so
it
> wouldn't cost.
>
>

It does use airtime *2 and 3 are free, the rest use min.

Jim

Steven J Sobol wrote:
> Terry Knab <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>*2 uses absolutely no minutes and never shows up on your bill.
>
>
> Does *4? #min on Verizon is a wonderful way to make sure I don't go over
> my minutes (sends a free txt message and if you stay on the line will also
> read your minute usage and balance to you, and is usually accurate within
> 24 hours of the time you call). I'd use *4 on Sprint but I've heard in the
> past that it uses airtime.
>

Also, if you call one of the 800#s (888, etc.) from your Sprint phone
to call customer solutions, that will also use up your minutes.

TechGeek <[email protected]> wrote:
> Also, if you call one of the 800#s (888, etc.) from your Sprint phone
> to call customer solutions, that will also use up your minutes.

That is, believe it or not, one instance where Sprint is *more* expensive
than Verizon.

I believe I can call 888-466-4646 or 800-922-0204 (two published VZW
Customer Service Numbers) and not have the minutes taken out of my allotment
because VZW treats calls to the 800 #'s like calls to *611. (or at least
used to.)

In fact, it used to be, at least in the area where I started service with
them, that you could even call their retail stores airtime-free. No idea if
that's still the case.

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Steven J Sobol <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> TechGeek <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Also, if you call one of the 800#s (888, etc.) from your Sprint phone
> > to call customer solutions, that will also use up your minutes.
>
> That is, believe it or not, one instance where Sprint is *more* expensive
> than Verizon.
>
> I believe I can call 888-466-4646 or 800-922-0204 (two published VZW
> Customer Service Numbers) and not have the minutes taken out of my allotment
> because VZW treats calls to the 800 #'s like calls to *611. (or at least
> used to.)
>
> In fact, it used to be, at least in the area where I started service with
> them, that you could even call their retail stores airtime-free. No idea if
> that's still the case.

Calls to the local retail store in east tn has been a *non-free call*
for about the last two months.

Don;t know about the 800 # calls.