Hi Rick My contract involves 500 free "cross network" minutes but the minutes I used whilst away weren't included ~ I came home with 427 minutes remaining on my contract that month. Ange a.k.a. Clueless of Doncaster http://www.geocities.com/locustchewed/outanabout.html ~~~~~The Clueless Reply Separator~~~~~ ----- Original Message ----- From: "D H (Rick) Holmes" Quite frankly I would not entertain a mobile phone where incoming calls were a charge against me. If the rental, as DSW points out, includes a substantial number of "free" minutes, then there is some justification, -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/