Are incoming calls "free"?

[Barryere]

Hello,

I paid for the $15 plan, 100 canada-wide anytime minutes and unlimited texting, what I'm curious about and I suppose it probably applies to any of the plans PM offers is if incoming calls are free and it's only outgoing calls that count towards your minutes?

Thanks.

[Anonymous]

 @srlawren 

MEGAbytes! 🙂

[srlawren]

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@Barryere wrote:

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Generally speaking, incoming calls are usually free with any phone service.

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@Barryere were those plans you've had previous experience with at the $10-15 range, or more expensive?  I'm just curious.  

If you pick any of the plans that include unlimited calling (be it province-wide talk, canada-wide talk, or canada-wide & to the US talk), you get unlimited incoming talk minutes, no matter what country the call originates from (so long as you are in Canada at the time).  The cheapest of such plans is $20 every 30 days, and it gives you unlimited province-wide talk and nothing else.  The best value plan including unlimited calling is probably the $25 promo plan on right now which upgrades the talk to Canada-wide, adds international texting (to and from anywhere in the world, so long as you are in Canada at the time), and 500MB of throttled "3G"-speed data--though if you also sign up for auto pay, you'll get an extra 500MB of "3G"-speed data and $2 off bringing the cost to $23.  I wouldn't recommend the $10 or $15 plans over this one unless you are super-tight on budget.

EDIT: thanks @Anonymous , yes, MEGAbyes not giga.  My bad!!

Also, I forgot to link the plans:

The $20 plan:https://www.publicmobile.ca/en/plans/20forUnlimitedTalk

The $25 plan:  https://www.publicmobile.ca/en/plans/25unlimitedtalk-text

[Barryere]

To add on to my last post, I'm pretty sure that before I used Public Mobile I was using Fongo and although Fongo works over WIFI, you got free unlimited incoming calls even if the call was foreign.

I've been with all providers in the last 4-5 years, only recently settled.

[Barryere]

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@srlawren wrote:

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@Barryere wrote:

what I'm curious about and I suppose it probably applies to any of the plans PM offers is if incoming calls are free and it's only outgoing calls that count towards your minutes?

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@Barryere I know you've already received an answer to this.  I'd like to ask a question back, and it's purely out of curiosity:  was there anything about the plan's description that lead you to believe it might provide unlimited incoming minutes?  Or was this just wishful/hopeful thinking?

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Generally speaking, incoming calls are usually free with any phone service.

[srlawren]

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@Barryere wrote:

what I'm curious about and I suppose it probably applies to any of the plans PM offers is if incoming calls are free and it's only outgoing calls that count towards your minutes?

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@Barryere I know you've already received an answer to this.  I'd like to ask a question back, and it's purely out of curiosity:  was there anything about the plan's description that lead you to believe it might provide unlimited incoming minutes?  Or was this just wishful/hopeful thinking?

[Pizzaeh]

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@warzouing wrote:

Thanks for the info ! In other worlds, with the unlimited canada wide calling plan, I don't have to worry about incoming calls to my PM number no matter where they are originated from and outgoing calls to anywhere in Canada from my PM number. Great !

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That is correct!  Welcome to Public Mobile!

[warzouing]

Thanks for the info ! In other worlds, with the unlimited canada wide calling plan, I don't have to worry about incoming calls to my PM number no matter where they are originated from and outgoing calls to anywhere in Canada from my PM number. Great !

[Lieux]

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@warzouing wrote:

How about incoming calls from International ? I have an unlimited Canada-wide call plan.

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You can receive calls from anywhere and because you have unlimited call plan it doesn't count . Public mobile it's prepaid so any more charges. 

[computergeek541]

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@warzouing wrote:

How about incoming calls from International ? I have an unlimited Canada-wide call plan.

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It makes no difference for you where the other person calls from, as long as you are in Canada when you answer.

[warzouing]

How about incoming calls from International ? I have an unlimited Canada-wide call plan.

[computergeek541]

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@Barryere wrote:

Hello,

I paid for the $15 plan, 100 canada-wide anytime minutes and unlimited texting, what I'm curious about and I suppose it probably applies to any of the plans PM offers is if incoming calls are free and it's only outgoing calls that count towards your minutes?

Thanks.

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Yes, incoming calls count as part as part of your 100 minutes.  Public Mobile does have plan options that include unlimited phone calls.

[Barryere]

Oh okay, thanks for the info.

I got very little minutes as I mostly just intend to use the number for texts.

[Nasif619 · Accepted solution]

Incoming calls are counted towards the 100 minutes you are allocated each month. Therefore you are going to use up your minutes if you either receive a call or get a voicemail.

[duffer900]

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@Barryere wrote:

Hello,

I paid for the $15 plan, 100 canada-wide anytime minutes and unlimited texting, what I'm curious about and I suppose it probably applies to any of the plans PM offers is if incoming calls are free and it's only outgoing calls that count towards your minutes?

Thanks.

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Both incoming and outgoing will use your minutes. Some texting plans are only counting outgoing, and incoming are unlimited. But for calls both count against your minutes.