cellular question

[Dylan W.]

Got a pal that is out of town...his cell phone is showing ''extended srevice'' as well as his air time card for pc.

what does this mean? Does it mean that our 15 min conversation just costed him 50 bucks, or what?

 

[RatLabGuy]

That depnds on his service contract, whether he has "roaming" regions or not.

in most cases it just means he is operating off of a tower not owned by his carrier, but somebody else.

 

[Jweezy]

x2 is what im thinking. i have tmobile and if it doesnt pick up a tower it switches to atnt and shows. he can prob turn off roaming capabilities from his phone or the carrier can.

 

[Dylan W.]

I told him I thought it must be using another tower, owned by a dif. company.

 

[Macdaddy4738]

Yeah, like RatL said, its all dependent on his roaming service.

My service doesnt count NC/SC as roaming, although my phone always shows I am roaming when Im not in Hickory.