Do "toll-free" numbers use cellphone minutes?

[mac 2005]

Just thinking about this topic, and I couldn't find anything on a Google search...

Does dialing a "toll-free" phone number on your cellphone use your minutes?

[imac/cheese]

Yes. I think there are some plans that don't charge for toll-free but normally, anytime you are on your phone whether you placed the call or not, you get charged minutes.

[MarkCollette]

"Toll-free numbers" is a reference to you not having to pay for long distance. It has nothing to do with airtime fees.

[mac 2005]

"Toll-free numbers" is a reference to you not having to pay for long distance. It has nothing to do with airtime fees.

That's what I thought. I've noticed companies include a toll-free phone number on their contact pages instead of a "direct" number. I wonder if that process will change given the large number of calls that now occur on mobile phones. What was once a cost-saving practice for your customers now actually costs them AND the company providing the number.

[Gregg2]

Of course, asking your cell phone provider will be more definitive for you than asking here. A related issue is holidays NOT falling on a weekend. My provider charges minutes on those days, because they are weekdays.

[NYR99]

Leave off the last "S" for savings.