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Paul H - 22 May 2004 06:23 GMT

Some phone numbers require 1-NPA-NXX-LINE, others just NPA-NXX-LINE, and if
the same area code in some locations, only NXX-LINE will be accepted. I
have had cell phones that insisted on these distinctions, and could not dial
stored local numbers while roaming. My current phone (Motorola V400 on
Cingular) will accept NPA-NXX-LINE for every stored number, with the "1-"
optional and having no effect. Does this vary by carrier, city, phone make
and model, or what? Are all new phones conforming to some standard, and
only older phones make any distinction?

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CharlesH - 23 May 2004 01:20 GMT

>Some phone numbers require 1-NPA-NXX-LINE, others just NPA-NXX-LINE, and if
>the same area code in some locations, only NXX-LINE will be accepted. I
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>and model, or what? Are all new phones conforming to some standard, and
>only older phones make any distinction?

It depends on where you are making the call, not the model of phone. Some
areas have "toll alerting", which means that you MUST include the 1 to
make a "long distance" call (whatever that means on most current cell
plans). Some have a brain-dead "non-toll alerting," meaning that on local
calls you *cannot* dial 1. In most areas where I have been, 10-digit
calling seems to work fine on cell phones. A few years ago in Hawaii,
I had a heck of time making calls, since same-island calls were dialed
one way, inter-island calls another, and only one way was acceptable
for a given call.

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Joseph - 28 May 2004 16:45 GMT

GSM phones have this all down pat. You can store all numbers the same
with +country code/area code/number (e.g. +13115552368) and all calls
will complete properly and bill properly with local calls billed as
local calls, domestic long distance and international long distance
and all will bill properly.
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