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How much money must networks make from 1 second calls?

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  • 07-05-2011 6:14pm
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    Croppy Bhoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 436 ✭✭


    So many times I will phone someone and their phone will be out of coverage or turned off, and it will patch me straight through to their voicemail. As far as I'm aware, when I hang-up I will have been charged the same as if I'd stayed on the line for another 59 seconds, right?

    Awful sneaky way to take money off the customer. Do any networks waive the cost of the call if it's <3 seconds or something?


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    theteal
    Registered Users Posts: 7,593 ✭✭✭theteal


    Most of them charge a connection fee (~€0.09iirc), if you hang up before it goes to voicemail you don't get charged


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    Croppy Bhoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 436 ✭✭Croppy Bhoy


    But you don't know it's going to go to voicemail until it goes to voicemail...


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    theteal
    Registered Users Posts: 7,593 ✭✭✭theteal


    Croppy Bhoy wrote: »
    But you don't know it's going to go to voicemail until it goes to voicemail...

    it's generally when the ringing noise stops. . .


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    Croppy Bhoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 436 ✭✭Croppy Bhoy


    theteal wrote: »
    it's generally when the ringing noise stops. . .

    Hilarious. Apart from the fact that when the ringing noise stops, that's when you've been charged. Not to mention that when the ringing noise stops, it could be them answering the call :rolleyes:


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