using mobile to control appliances at home?

[John Stumbles]

[Blippo]

[root]

[BillR]

[Colin]

I seem to remember talking to an Orange operator once who claimed that the first second of a mobile phone call was free...

Colin

[Toby]

Yes sort of. They allow a margin of error, partly as the exchange clocks may differ by up to 3 seconds. This means Orange only start charging after the third second reported, which may be the first second of the call in reality.

[hairydog]

This was never true, but voice calls *less than* three seconds long are free on Orange.

[Jon Parker]

Colin posted the following for all to hear...

3 seconds.