How voice minutes, texts, and data usage is calculated can impact your account if there are monthly limits. Here's some insight on how things are counted to!
Does WiFi Calling count towards my minutes?
Does WiFi Calling count towards my minutes?
Yes. Wi-Fi calling, defined as placing a voice call with Wi-Fi Calling enabled on your phone (and the phone showing “Wi-Fi Calling” as the carrier name), does consume Voice minutes from your monthly plan.
Do voicemails count towards my minutes?
Do voicemails count towards my minutes?
If someone leaves you a voicemail, that is considered a connected call so it does count towards your minutes. However, listening to the voicemail does not count for any additional minutes.
Are minutes rounded up or calculated by the second?
Are minutes rounded up or calculated by the second?
Minutes are rounded up, so if a phone call lasts 1 minute and 4 seconds, that would count as 2 minutes used.
Does both sending and receiving texts count towards my limit?
Does both sending and receiving texts count towards my limit?
Yes, whether you receive a text or send one, it does count towards the limit if your plan has a cap.
What does MMS count as?
What does MMS count as?
MMS counts towards both SMS and data limits.
Do RCS messages count towards my texts?
Do RCS messages count towards my texts?
No, RCS (Rich Communication Services) messaging only count as data and does not count towards your text limit.
Is tethering deducted from my monthly data?
Is tethering deducted from my monthly data?
Tethering is capped at 5GB for month for qualifying accounts, and this is included in the monthly allotment. For example, for a plan with 10GB of data per month, if all 5GB of tethered data are used you would have 5GB of regular data left before reaching the limit.