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do calls from your cell phone to a toll free number charge your minutes?

i no this is a dumb ? when i call a number that is toll free does it still cost me minutes on my phone , witch if it does its not toll free is it ? because minutes are money right ? i am pretty sure that i am getting charged but i am not sure because i dont use my cell phone alot and i dont have a land line. if these places that say they are toll free are costing you minutes dont you think there should be some kind of worning ?

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  • 1 decade ago
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  • Alan
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

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  • 1 decade ago

    Yes They Usualy Do But Some Times They Dont Take Your Minutes They Just Charge You Like What Ever The CAll Cost As If You Had Used Up All Your Minutes

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    7 years ago

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    5 years ago

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  • 1 decade ago

    Yes it uses your cell phone minutes when you call a toll free number. The cell phone carriers don't care who or what you're calling. The second your phone starts dialing out, your minutes are ticking away. When you place a call (even to a toll free number) you're using your provider's service, tower, etc.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Yes toll free numbers are charged on cell phones. Only free on landlines. Mine tells me this and asks me to dial without the first zero.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    During peak hours, ALL calls access your minutes in whatever plan you have. It doesn't matter if the calls are toll-free or not. Toll-free means that the receiver is paying for the long-distance charges.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Yes free phone numbers are charged on your mobile.

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