Charges for receiving international calls

Can you tell me if I receive a call from Germany on my cell phone, will I get charged anything other than minutes? Is ther a per minute charge for receiving a call? If so, how much? If not, awesome!
I just have a normal Nationwide (US) plan on my phone.
Thanks!

If you receive the call within the Verizon network in the US, then it is just charged as minutes. If it is on the weekend or after 9PM and before 7AM, then it will not count against your monthly allowance.
Additionally, if it is from another Verizon cellular phone, the minutes should not count against your monthly allowance.

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Why I am being charged for receiving missed calls in Argentina?

I have received charges for receiving missed calls which doesn't seem right as I am not answering them, knowing I will get charged. Not happy about this as my bill is much higher than expected. And my bill states I have called my Voicemail on 3 occasions which again is not correct. Can any one help? I cannot call EE as I will be charged as well.

If you leave your voicemail turned on when you roam abroad outside the EU, any missed calls you may get, the caller will be diverted to your voicemail as normal. However, as the voicemail platform is located in the UK, when roaming with your handset outside the EU, this in turn will always generate an international call back to the UK.
Those calls to voicemail you are seeing on your bill are these automatic diverts.
It's always advisable to turn off your voicemail when roaming to stop this from happening.
Details here with instructions on how to turn off your voicemail diverts.

Roaming charges for incoming international calls?

That's pretty much my question. I read somewhere on here that I would NOT be charged for long distance or roaming if my IPhone 5 receives incoming calls from Germany. Before I tell my family that they can call me, I want to be absolutely sure of that.
Thanks for your help!

Just like a landline, an incoming international call will not have any add'l charges. But it will use minutes from your allotment, unless it is after 9pm (Or 7pm if you have an Alltel plan)
UPDATE: From VZW Website:
If someone calls me internationally from outside the U.S. will I be charged extra?
No, you won't be charged long distance or roaming fees if you're in the U.S and someone calls you from outside the U.S.

Skype Charges for Received Video Calls

Under Skype's current payment plan policy is there a charge to a Skype receiver of a video call?

Just wanted to post a more current reply. After spending some time today in online chat with VZ support, and having the rep tell me that incoming international calls ARE charged for roaming, and me persisting to get the correct answer ... she checked with global support and DID confirm Grothka's answer: that is, if the VZ customer is in the US and receives an international call, they are ONLY charged minutes; no additional fees.

Can i use iphone to iphone for free international call and text?

Can i use iphone to iphone for free international calls and text messages?

If both iPhone users are on iMessage, texting will be free, though there may be data charges if you do not have Wi-Fi. You can use FaceTime Audio in iOS 7 and later to call people but regular phone calls still count against your phone plan.

Looking for a International Calling Plan + Data?

Hello,
Let me first start by saying I am deploying to South Korea (Osan AFB) .
I am looking for a plan with unlimited data usage and at least 450 minutes. I was reading about your global phones and south Korea is CDMA so that is good. It looks like I would have to get a new Droid but that's alright.
I have a few questions though:
1. How does the data work for that plan? I don't quite understand how it works.
2. It says its $1.99 per minute, do you really charge by the minute? $1.99 is steep for a minute,
If I used 200 minutes at that rate my bill would cost $398 plus the taxes and other expenses.
3. What can the party I am calling expect? Would it have to be a world phone to?
I am just really trying to figure out how much this would cost.
Thanks,
Freddy

I would strongly reccomend AGAINST trying to use your Verizon service overseas. As you've discovered, the per minute rates are quite high, and your unlimited data plan will not work there, you would need to pay roaming rates for data as well, and they are no more palatable than the voice rates for international service.
Once you get to South Korea, you should research local carriers and get service from one that is affordable and has the services you need, probably a prepaid carrier.
To your last question, Verizon customers are not charged international rates for INCOMING international calls, so you could call back to the States from your local cellphone, landline, or VoIP provider, and they would be charged the same as if they were getting a call from another phone in the US.

Charges for receiver?

I got a skype to go nr for a friend and when i call them internationaly does she get charges on her phonebill (at&t) for receiving the call?

no, she should not
Regards,
Neil

IMessage and Facetime Activation charges with an international call

Hi there,
my mobile provider charged me for two international calls, which i thought i didn't make. I live in germany and the calls were made to a number in the united kingdom. So i did some research and could narrow it down to the configuration of my new iPhone 4s. I could recreate the international call: it seems that the iPhone 4s calls the uk number to activate the iMessage and the Facetime services.
Why is that so? The iMessage and Facetime activation on my iPad worked just fine over wifi without any extra costs.
I don't mind the 58 cent those calls cost me, but I'm a little bit ****** about the fact, that it was charged without any warning or notice.
Why isn't the activation possible over wifi or at least 3G?
Thanks, bye.

Hi,
I have the same problem! How can it be that after I changed my AppleID password, iMessage is deactivated and needs to be activated again?? For another 50 cents!! Like you said, it's just a few cents, but it's still annoying if you have to pay everytime you change your password!!
I hope Apple can fix this soon!
Cheers.

When am I charged for a Skype Call

My family is in Chile and I am wondering if I would be charged for skyping them from my ipone. My understanding is that if I am on wifi then no but what if I am using 3 G or 4 G. My daughtered messaged me when I was not on wifi.
So, bottom line, when do I incur charges on my phone from using skype.
When would I get international data charges
When would I get international phone charges
Thanks!

some Skype services such as Skype-to-Skype calls, conference calls, chat and group chat, 1-on-1 video calls are indeed free of charge. However, some services such as Skype-to-mobile/landline number, group video calls, voicemail, SMS, online number, etc requires credits or subscriptions. Please also check if you ISP provider charge you on per data sent/received basis.
The support/user guide section offers a mode detailed descriptions - https://support.skype.com/en/
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Why does Skype charge for group video calls?

Yes, this is a rant.
Yes, I hold little hope of receiving a meaningful response.
These being said, I hope that if more people point out the absurdity of charging for a feature currently freely available from a major competitor (one would hope Goggle shows as such on Skype's radar?), who knows, Somebody at Microsoft/Skype will slap they forehead at the sudden realization that they are losing market share that will be very hard (if not impossible) to regain.
I can already hear the arguments against making this (and other features, such as US/Canada calls) free going on incessantly about lost revenue and the next quarter results - I've used to work for a behemoth and that's how they die: never considering loss of customer good will, bad reputation and the resulting inevitable mass migration to competitor's solution in response to the company's obvious ineptitude. It never seems to dawn on them that losing some revenue now means living to fight another day.
Oh well, the battle between the giants was interesting to watch - until I've realized that one of the giants is blind.
Oh, and BTW:
I had to write this message a second time - IE11 crashed when I tried to preview the first iteration. Microsoft FTW! (yes, that was sarcastic - I am now making a copy of the entire post before submitting, just in case)
Also, your spellchecker flags Skype as an error - I guess the spellchecker is on to something.
End of rant/ Going to (video - sic) hangout with my friends

Strange that nobody has reply to this topic as
I TOO HAVE THE SAME QUESTION as at July 2013
(one year after first posting) ANY READON for being charges on UNANSWERED CALLS????

Question about receiving International calls

I was waiting for a call from Europe (I am in the U.S.A.) and the caller states it rang busy. He tried twice to call my Skype number before reaching me on my cell phone. I know the phone wasn't busy because I could call it from my American cell phone number.
Do I need to enable or subscribe to international calls to receive them? I have an "Unlimited US & Canada" subscription.
Thanks.
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I'm sorry for such a thoughtless question. My privacy settings were blocking this incoming call.

Over Charged for One phone call??

Was charged over $400.00 for one (1) phone call while in port on a cruise ship. Was told that although no data was used/received or seen that the phone was roaming while using that call and am being charged for roaming. How do you make a call without turning on your phone?? This is outrageous!! Very upsetting from a Company that we have done business with for over 25 years!!!! Maybe we need to switch to another service that includes Global with their packages??

Data isn't used for calls anyway. Most cruise ships aren't covered with global plans because they have their own tower on the ship and set their own rates. If you made a call and the ship's tower was still on (they supposedly turn them off when the ship is close to the port), you would be using the ship's signal as that one would be the strongest. In other words, even if it was a domestic port the ship's tower would supersede any local towers. If you made the call then the bill will probably stick. You also say the phone wasn't turned on, so I don't actually know what the situation was.

Charges for Directory enquiry calls

My mother recently received a phone bill which included a charge of £96.14 for a call made through directory enquiries - a charge for a 47 minute call . She cannot remember making the call - she is 91 - and directory enquiries are unable to provide details of the call. It is difficult to query the call without these details. I am aware that directory enquiries do warn of costs - but that she can run up a £96 charge on one call without any warning is beyond belief. Can anyone provide advice on whether to go next?

If your mother is likely to make calls by mistake, then BT offer a service which should help in future.
Please see
Network Controlled Calling - Restricting repeated outgoing calls to services like the Speaking Clock...
As for the call that you were charged for, BT should be able to tell you when the call was made.
If you want further help.
If you would like to contact one of the UK based BT Care Team who moderate this forum, they should be able to help you.
They can be contacted using this link BT Care Team
They normally respond by phone or e-mail, within three working days, however you should get an immediate confirmation, with a tracking number.
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Can't receive International call which is on saved...

I hope someone can help me with this problem.....
I have a BT phone that has automatic barring of certain types of calls (withheld numbers, etc).
However, I do not have International calls barred as my brother lives in France and I did not want him to run the risk of being barred.
He is also in my saved list - his number starts 0033 for France then his own number.
If I call him from my saved list it connects ok (i.e. the number saved is correct).
However if he calls me from the same phone his call is barred - it is not shown in the display as one of my saved numbers AND it gets barred as an International call despite this feature not being used.
To be honest I don't want to get two different problems mixed up here so if someone could just tell me why he isn't being recognised as being in my saved list despite the saved number apparently being correct, then that would be a start.
Can I also mention that my other saved numbers (i.e. UK numbers) all come through ok and are displayed accordingly.
rrsvp with any ideas please....!
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International caller display has not yet been implemented by BT, which is why you are getting the problem.
See these threads https://community.bt.com/t5/forums/searchpage/tab/message?filter=labels%2Clocation&location=forum-bo...
There are some useful help pages here, for BT Broadband customers only, on my personal website.
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Notified Verizon of International Travel & The Fraud Dept Suspends My Service for One International Call

I called Verizon to notify them that I would be out of the country traveling to Portugal and Spain. Based on the customer service representative's advice, I added international calling to my plan. While in Spain, I called my daughter. My phone stopped working. Luckily, it was near the end of my trip and I had internet access at the hotel to communicate with my family. When I arrived in the U.S., my phone did not have service. I called Verizon three times and finally learned that they had suspended my phone service because of suspected fraud. My one call from Spain had somehow caused them to suspend service even though I had called to activate international calling. I did not receive any type of notification that my service was suspended. Today, three weeks after the call from Spain, the fraud department called and were on the verge of suspending my service a second time. If I had not answered, they were suspending my service. I understand that preventing fraud is important, but I am very upset that my service was suspended when I did everything that I was supposed to do to use Verizon's international calling feature. Today, the representative said there was not a note in my file about my previous call to the fraud department. Why would they suspend my service two weeks after reinstating it? Is one call from Spain enough to warrant suspending service when a customer has international calling? What can I do to prevent this happening in the future?

I called Verizon to notify them that I would be out of the country traveling to Portugal and Spain. Based on the customer service representative's advice, I added international calling to my plan. While in Spain, I called my daughter. My phone stopped working. Luckily, it was near the end of my trip and I had internet access at the hotel to communicate with my family. When I arrived in the U.S., my phone did not have service. I called Verizon three times and finally learned that they had suspended my phone service because of suspected fraud. My one call from Spain had somehow caused them to suspend service even though I had called to activate international calling. I did not receive any type of notification that my service was suspended. Today, three weeks after the call from Spain, the fraud department called and were on the verge of suspending my service a second time. If I had not answered, they were suspending my service. I understand that preventing fraud is important, but I am very upset that my service was suspended when I did everything that I was supposed to do to use Verizon's international calling feature. Today, the representative said there was not a note in my file about my previous call to the fraud department. Why would they suspend my service two weeks after reinstating it? Is one call from Spain enough to warrant suspending service when a customer has international calling? What can I do to prevent this happening in the future?

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