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TIM CAMPBELL - 28 Jan 2005 23:04 GMT

a friend mine just got off the phone with CS concerning text messaging
....they told him to get it to work he would have to put a +1 in front of
the number to get it to work.....anyone ever heard of such,by the way he has
a v400 thanks

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Jack D. Russell, Sr. - 29 Jan 2005 13:41 GMT

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* Reply to: All; "TIM CAMPBELL" <t@c,com>
* Date:Sat, 29 Jan 2005 08:36:23 -0500
* Subj: (+1}text message
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TC>a friend mine just got off the phone with CS concerning text
TC>messaging ....they told him to get it to work he would have to
TC>put a +1 in front of the number to get it to work.....anyone
TC>ever heard of such,by the way he has a v400 thanks

I've always had to enter the number as a 11 digit number to get text
messaging to work properly and *reliably*. That is 1-xxx-xxx-xxxx.
It's a hit and miss proposition otherwise.

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steve - 29 Jan 2005 14:01 GMT

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> * Reply by Jack D. Russell, Sr. <jackru$$ell2@notmail.com>
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> messaging to work properly and *reliably*. That is 1-xxx-xxx-xxxx.
> It's a hit and miss proposition otherwise.

The OP asked about +1, not 1 plus.

a plus sign before the country code is the standard for GSM and also
for europe. AFAIK it might also be for the rest of the world.

If you're in the USA the + sign replaces 011 (international dialing
code), and also makes it possible to have your electronic phone book to
use the same entry regardless of which country you might be in at the
moment. You can dial (or text to) numbers within and outside your area
code using the +.

steve

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Jack D. Russell, Sr. - 30 Jan 2005 10:03 GMT

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* Date:Sun, 30 Jan 2005 04:20:44 -0500
* Subj: Re: (+1}text message
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s>In article <361i46F4rlr0fU1@individual.net>, Jack D. Russell, Sr.
s><jackru$$ell2@notmail.com> wrote:

[Sorry, skipped]

>> I've always had to enter the number as a 11 digit number to get
>> text messaging to work properly and *reliably*. That is
>> 1-xxx-xxx-xxxx.
>> It's a hit and miss proposition otherwise.

s>The OP asked about +1, not 1 plus.

s>a plus sign before the country code is the standard for GSM and
s>also for europe. AFAIK it might also be for the rest of the
s>world.

s>If you're in the USA the + sign replaces 011 (international
s>dialing code), and also makes it possible to have your electronic
s>phone book to use the same entry regardless of which country you
s>might be in at the moment. You can dial (or text to) numbers
s>within and outside your area code using the +.

Yes, I know. The OP is posting from a US provider, thus my US specific
explanation. Like I said, I've always had to enter the number as
1-xxx-xxx-xxxx (11 digits) to use TM reliably. No +1 or + involved.
It's a hit and miss proposition otherwise. International TM is not
the same. ITM can be either a 12 digit number (011-country code-7
digit number), or a 10 digit number (+-country code-7digit number).
From Cingular's ITM page:

*Addresses for International Text Messages*

a.. International messages should be addressed using the following format:
011 + country code + wireless number (example: 011441234567).
b.. GSM customers can also send an international message by
replacing 011 with a + sign (example: +441234567).

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