User guide

10
Understanding Cellular Service
HOW CALLS ARE CHARGED
Cellular calls are usually subject to two types of charges:
•
airtime
•
long distance
AIRTIME CHARGES
Airtime charges begin when you press S and end when
you press E.
If you receive a call from another SaskTel postpaid cellular
customer within Saskatchewan, no airtime charges will be
billed to your account. This is a unique benefit enjoyed by
SaskTel cellular customers.
By the minute
There is a one-minute minimum charge for airtime on all
service plans. Remaining airtime is billed in one-minute
increments. Your airtime rate will depend on your plan.
LONG DISTANCE CHARGES
Outgoing calls
With cellular service, calls must first contact a cell site before
being routed to their destination, so it is the location of the
cell site processing your call that determines long distance
charges. In other words, you will pay long distance charges
when you make a call to a phone in an area outside the
service range of the cell site/tower that you are receiving
service from at the time of the call.
Incoming calls
When receiving calls, you are charged long distance from your
home cellular area to the cell site location that processes your
call. Your home cellular area is the tower your cell phone
number is registered to.