R24 Guru's out there please comment based on your experience. Thanks.

On a Monday, my 6th consecutive day of R24 out of a block of 15 days, the scheduler calls me at 10:00L and tells me that he's releasing me for 1 in 7. I ask him to confirm my understanding that I will turn off my phone and not turn it back on until 10:00L on Tuesday. Anytime after 10:00L on Tuesday scheduling can call me and assign me a trip with a showtime no earlier than 24 hours out (10:00L on Wednesday).

The scheduler replies "no, that's one of the things they changed". He tells me that anytime during my 1 in 7 day off, scheduling can assign me a trip via VIPS and it is my responsibility to check VIPS regularly on my day off. He adds that they don't have to call me on my 1 in 7, but may due so as courtesy, and are only required to put the assignment in VIPS.

The way I understand his version is that, in theory, scheduling can place an assignment in VIPS at 10:01L on Monday with a showtime of 10:01L on Tuesday. If this is correct, what is the difference between a normal day of duty on R24 and a day off on R24? Except that the day off reduces the workload for scheduling because they don't have to make a phone call, just put it in VIPS.

I've read all sections of the contract and also LOA's. Don't see anything about "things they've changed".