Added a add-on for 200 minutes but cannot make calls

[organinc]

So I placed an add-on for 200 long distance minutes hoping I can use these to make calls locally as well, however I cannot make it recurre calls

[srlawren]

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@LEGO wrote:

@srlawren Maybe I am mistaken, but Canada-Wide is Canada-Wide. If it does not include your own province, then it cannot be called Canada-Wide! Am I wrong?

EDIT: It should be called “Other provinces in Canada”! 

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@LEGO okay I think the page you linked previously explains it fairly well but yes the long distance minutes are used when needed.  If you're on a Canada-wide talk plan, then that means when you are dialing a number that is outside Canada; if you're on a province-wide talk plan then it's more complicated but essentially:  1) dialing any number outside of the province you're physically in plus 2) any inbound calls when you are outside of your home province but still within Canada.

[LEGO]

@srlawren Maybe I am mistaken, but Canada-Wide is Canada-Wide. If it does not include your own province, then it cannot be called Canada-Wide! Am I wrong?

EDIT: It should be called “Other provinces in Canada”! 

[srlawren]

@LEGO no they have not stated they have no talk portion of their plan but the symptoms fit and why else would they be trying to make a local call using the long distance add-on minutes?

FYI, what @Anonymous said was 100% correct.  

If you have the $10/50 min plan, you can purchase the long distance add-ons to supplement even your local calling minutes.  For every other plan, these minutes are only for long-distance use and must have either unlimited province-wide, unlimited canada-wide, or unlimited canada+USA talk option in the base plan to be used.  They are 100% useless without.

[LEGO]

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@Anonymous wrote:

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@LEGO wrote:

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@Anonymous wrote:

the only time a long distance add on can be used to add local calling minutes is with the new $10 , 30 day, 50 minute calling plan. 

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I don’t think this is correct. Please, read: click here

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@LEGO, I don't see how that post applies if there is no calling plan at all.  It has to do with provincial vs canada wide vs canada wide with US.

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It corrects your statement mentioned above “the only time a long distance add on can be used to add local calling minutes is with the new $10, 30 day, 50 minute calling plan. “. Long Distance add-on can be used for local calls with ANY talk plan.

Have @organinc said that he has no Talk plan?

[Anonymous]

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@LEGO wrote:

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@Anonymous wrote:

the only time a long distance add on can be used to add local calling minutes is with the new $10 , 30 day, 50 minute calling plan. 

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I don’t think this is correct. Please, read: click here

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@LEGO, I don't see how that post applies if there is no calling plan at all.  It has to do with provincial vs canada wide vs canada wide with US.

???

[LEGO]

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@Anonymous wrote:

the only time a long distance add on can be used to add local calling minutes is with the new $10 , 30 day, 50 minute calling plan. 

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I don’t think this is correct. Please, read: click here

[LEGO]

@organinc What plan are you on?

[Anonymous]

@organinc, the only time a long distance add on can be used to add local calling minutes is with the new $10 , 30 day, 50 minute calling plan.  If you have no calling as part of your plan, you can't use a long distance add on.

[jp2]

You require minutes on your plan for the calling add one to work