i could be wrong but this is what i based my understanding on http://www.howardforums.com/archive/...1235072-1.html

wait jhan but if im in toronto and hamilton caller calls me, it will be local for them? and vice versa? (if im in hamilton and a toronto caller calls me, it will be local for the toronto caller but i pay long distance for incoming unless i have unlimited incoming feature) is this correct?

Oh, I would like to add to my previous post:

Therefore, it doesn't matter where the call is coming from. If you have a Hamilton number and you are in Hamilton then ALL incoming calls are local.

If you have a Hamilton number and you are in Toronto (for example) then even if someone from Toronto calls you, it's still long distance for you to pick up. (On a side note, it's also long distance for the person to call you.)

Originally Posted by VoyozooT

wait jhan but if im in toronto and hamilton caller calls me, it will be local for them? and vice versa? (if im in hamilton and a toronto caller calls me, it will be local for the toronto caller but i pay long distance for incoming unless i have unlimited incoming feature) is this correct?

It depends on what your number is. Here's a breakdown if you have a Hamilton number:

You are in Hamilton:
All incoming calls are local for you.
If someone from Toronto calls you it's long distance for them
If you call someone with a Toronto number, it's long distance for you

You are in Toronto:
All incoming calls are long distance for you.
If someone from Toronto calls you it's long distance for them.
If you call someone with a Toronto number, it's local for you

By the way, my source is a couple phone companies (Virgin & Rogers).

you're def. right about the hamilton numbers...i think he was asking about oakville numbers though

Originally Posted by VoyozooT

wow this stuff just got more confusing lol...and i also wish there was a site for all this info haha, well that's y i made this thread to get everyone's experience and knowledge with oakville numbers

But overall if you're living in Toronto and go to Mac, Oakville number is better to get than Hamilton number?

No, if you have an Oakville # you'll get long distance charges everytime you make a phone call.

Oakville or Toronto, it's long distance.

i don't think that's right...http://www.howardforums.com/archive/...1235072-1.html

read and decide for yourself i guess

if you're from T.O, i'd recommend getting an oakville number rather than a hamilton one

Originally Posted by Vic.And

i don't think that's right...http://www.howardforums.com/archive/...1235072-1.html

read and decide for yourself i guess

Link goes nowhere

Originally Posted by syaseen

Link goes nowhere

http://www.howardforums.com/archive/...1235072-1.html

He copied and pasted the truncated link so it didn't work. That's the original one.

My roommate had a Hamilton number and when she called my Oakville number, she was charged long distance (Rogers).

Originally Posted by Vic.And

with an oakville number:

-calling toronto while in toronto or hamilton in while hamilton is local
-calling toronto from hamilton or hamilton from toronto is long distance
-receiving calls from hamilton while in toronto or from toronto while in hamilton is local

I think this sums it up pretty nicely

Oakville calling hamilton/toronto and toronto/hamilton calling oakville is free no additional charges

the complications of cell phones...

we seriously need a new provider that's fair.