User's Manual

Section 6B: Warranty and Terms and Conditions 159
numbers, handset upgrades, etc.). You will be provided notice of these types of
fees before we complete the requested transaction.
Account & Service Charges; Pro-rating; Unused Minutes
You are responsible for all charges associated with your account and the Services on
your account, no matter who uses the Services. Charges include, but are not limited
to, the monthly recurring charges, usage charges, taxes, surcharges and fees
associated with your Services. These charges are described or referred to during
the sales transaction, in our marketing materials, and in confirmation materials
we may send to you.
How We Calculate Your Charges For Billing Purposes
Regular Voice Calls: We round up partial minutes of use to the next full minute.
Time starts when you press “Talk” or your Device connects to the network and
stops when you press “End” or the network connection otherwise breaks. You’re
charged for all calls that connect, even to answering machines. You won’t be
charged for unanswered calls or if you get a busy signal. For incoming calls
answered, you’re charged from the time shortly before the Device starts ringing
until you press “End” or the network connection otherwise breaks. If charges vary
depending on the time of day that you place or receive calls (e.g., Nights and
Weekend plans), you’re charged for the entire call based on the rate that applies to
the time period in which the call starts.
iDEN Walkie-Talkie Charges: Charges for walkie-talkie calls are billed to the person
who starts the call and calculated by multiplying the duration of the call by the
applicable rate and number of participants. You’re charged at least 6 seconds of
airtime for each call you start; subsequent communications in the same call are
rounded up to and billed to the next second. Time begins when you press any
button to start a walkie-talkie call and ends approximately 6 seconds after
completion of a communication to which no participant responds – subsequent
walkie-talkie communications are considered new calls. Depending on your plan,
nationwide, international or group walkie-talkie calls may use the local walkie-
talkie minutes in your plan and result in additional charges. Responses to call alert
transmissions are treated as new walkie-talkie transmissions even when
responding within 6 seconds of receiving the alert.
Data Usage: Unless we specifically tell you otherwise, data usage is measured in
bytes, kilobytes and megabytes – not in minutes/time. 1024 bytes equals
1 kilobyte (“KB”), and 1024 KB equals 1 megabyte. Bytes are rounded up to
kilobytes, so you will be charged at least 1 KB for each data usage session (“data