Trying to figure out roaming with Verizon

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"Michael" <mhamesjr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hello!!
>
> I would like to know how minutes are counted when my phone is on an
> "Extended Network". Do nights and weekend minutes still count as free?
> Are my family plan minutes or in-network minutes calls still free or
> do they deduct from our regular minutes?


Extended Network areas you still receive your free N/W's. In-network
minutes aren't available because you aren't in the network. Calls between
your phones come out of your regular minute allowance.



> Also, I have a Motorola C343 and when I am on an "Extended Network"
> the phone has a flashing triangle (if this information helps). So far
> I have never seen it go into roam within any states I am in (at least
> I think, what does the phone display when it is roaming?)

If its roaming, the banner will read "Roaming" and the triangle roaming
indicator will be solid instead of flashing.



> Thanks for the help!!


You are welcome.



KC

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"Michael" <mhamesjr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I would like to know how minutes are counted when my phone is on an
> "Extended Network". Do nights and weekend minutes still count as free?
> Are my family plan minutes or in-network minutes calls still free or
> do they deduct from our regular minutes?
>

My house is in an Extended Network area. When you're in one of these, that
means you're using a different carrier's towers other than Verizon, but
Verizon has cut a deal with that carrier to make it cost effective enough
for them to provide you with coverage using your regular plan's package
minutes. If your phone shows a flashing roam indicator, that means your peak
airtime minutes and your free night and weekend minutes are available.
However, you're "In-Network" or mobile-to-mobile, or whatevery want to call
that option is not available. The "in-network" freebie minutes only are
available when you're on one of Verizon's own towers (no roam indicator at
all).

Keep in mind that if you get a solid roam indicator that is not blinking,
then you aren't on the America's Choice coverage at all, so you're paying by
the minute for roaming charges regardless of what time it is or who you are
calling.

-Jeff

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In article <E%IGc.10632$yy1.1283@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net>,
Steve B <netuser49@hotmail.com> wrote:
>AND the recipient must also be on Verizon's network to get M2M minutes. In
>other words, both the caller and the callee must be on Verizon's network.

I think this depends on your plan. In California, In-Network for local
plans specify that both phones must be both on a VZW system and in the
"Local In-Network" area for In-Network to apply. But the America's Choice
version of In-Network says that if you are in the national In-Network area
(essentially, any native VZW system), then outgoing calls to other VZW
phones, and incoming calls where the system can identify the caller as
a VZW phone (e.g., Caller-ID), are billed as In-Network on that phone,
regardless of what system the other phone is on. The other phone will
be billed based on where it is. That is why on my bill, there is a
distinct code for "In-Network call" and "billed to In-Network minutes".
My SingleRateNational phone, which does not have In-Network minutes,
nonetheless shows relevant calls as "In-Network", even though those
calls come out of my regular bucket of minutes. My America's Choice
phones show both codes on such calls.