If you pick up a phone call and its long distance does the phone company charge you ?

Question

I don't think so but I was just curious

Answer 1

No, only the person calling will be charged if your phone is a land line. If it's a cell phone, you'll be charged too.

Answer 2

If you're talking about a land line, no.

If you're talking about a cellphone, it will still count against your minutes for the month, but you're not charged any extra versus if it were a local call.

All that just applies to US phone companies - I don't know how they do it in other countries, so if you're somewhere else just ignore me.

Answer 3

Do you mean if you receive a phone call, and it was a long distance call, would you be charged? No, you wouldn't, only the person making the call is charged.