{"id":3488,"date":"2019-05-30T06:00:30","date_gmt":"2019-05-30T13:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/blog\/?p=3488"},"modified":"2026-02-05T04:54:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T12:54:26","slug":"how-call-forwarding-minutes-are-calculated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/blog\/how-call-forwarding-minutes-are-calculated\/","title":{"rendered":"How call forwarding minutes are calculated"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Time flies when you&#8217;re having fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minute use on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/pricing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Call Forwarding plan<\/a> is calculated for the entire duration of your call, including the time it forwards to the outside number until the time you hang up that call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/blog\/the-ultimate-guide-to-call-forwarding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">call forwarding<\/a>, there is no handoff of the call once we connect it to your forwarding number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We maintain control of the call for its duration so any minutes used are subtracted from your plan&#8217;s minutes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If a call is 30 seconds, it will round up to the next minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minutes are also used for outgoing calls using our dialer feature. They begin once you dial the outbound call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Voicemail messages left by callers also count as minutes used. For example, a 35 second long voicemail will deduct one minute off of your plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you exceed the time on the 300 minute Call Forwarding plan, you&#8217;ll pay $0.03\/minute extra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because we like to be transparent, when it comes to unlimited minutes, take a peek at this snippet from our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/terms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Terms of Service<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Some of NumberBarn&#8217;s plans and other Services are offered on an \u201cunlimited minutes\u201d or \u201cunlimited SMS\u201d basis. All unlimited plans:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Unlimited minutes are issued on a \u201csingle concurrent call basis\u201d, meaning that in case of concurrent (simultaneous) calls only the first call will be unlimited and other concurrent calls will be assessed minutes.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Unlimited usage is monitored and reviewed at 2500 minutes for potential abuse or violation of these terms.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>In addition, unusually high usage of the Services may impair NumberBarn&#8217;s ability to provide high quality Services to others and\/or indicate unauthorized use of the Services, in which case NumberBarn may suspend or terminate Your Account or, upon prior notice, convert Your Account to a metered calling plan that charges significantly higher usage rates.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Got questions about this? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-center is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>We\u2019re&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/\">NumberBarn<\/a>, we take phone numbers very seriously. 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