"Free Calls" Who Is Paying?

Alter_ego

Calls over wi-fi are not free. They are included in the cost of the wi-fi connection.

SnowTiger

mobileron wrote: »

Just been checking with Sky on this, free calls BUT 2p a minute connection charge,unless you are on free call package with them.

Someone has to pay for the terminated call,ie known as the final leg in telecoms.

It took me 15 mins with sky to get this answer,we no longer get itemised
bills,so cant check ourselves.

Fifteen minutes of talking to Sky and they still gave you duff info.

lammy82

Alter_ego wrote: »

Calls over wi-fi are not free. They are included in the cost of the wi-fi connection.

Not really, it doesn't work like that. If you pay for an internet connection, that can transport many services. The services themselves are free.

RumRat

mrochester wrote: »

Short term thinking that further cements our servitude to the tech overlords :P.

Well, short term thinking seems to work for the Government, give me a tech overlord any day......;):D

Alter_ego

lammy82 wrote: »

Not really, it doesn't work like that. If you pay for an internet connection, that can transport many services. The services themselves are free.

Can you enlighten us then? What services are involved other than transporting a call?

Takmon

Alter_ego wrote: »

Can you enlighten us then? What services are involved other than transporting a call?

Are you being serious? Your really asking what else the internet can do other than transporting a call while your posting on a forum :rotfl:

Alter_ego

Takmon wrote: »

Are you being serious? Your really asking what else the internet can do other than transporting a call while your posting on a forum :rotfl:

This is a discussion about "free calls" My post was in answer to a previous one. Try to keep up.

lammy82

Alter_ego wrote: »

Can you enlighten us then? What services are involved other than transporting a call?

I don't quite understand what you mean, assuming you don't mean "what other services are available on the internet?".

If it helps, a rough analogy would be that paying for electricity allows you to plug in and listen to a radio. But it would not be correct to say that the radio programmes are included in the cost of your electricity bill. The radio needs electricity to work but the programmes themselves are provided free of charge.

Alter_ego

lammy82 wrote: »

I don't quite understand what you mean, assuming you don't mean "what other services are available on the internet?".

Sorry, we are at cross purposes. I was simply pointing out that the "free calls" in the original post cannot be free as someone must be paying for the connection to the internet which transports them. I then asked you which other services were involved in the call.
Let's put this one to bed.

SnowTiger

Alter_ego wrote: »

I was simply pointing out that the "free calls" in the original post cannot be free as someone must be paying for the connection to the internet which transports them.

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Let's put this one to bed.

Probably for the best.

You were making a very silly point.

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