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Mahlon Wagner - 18 Jun 2004 16:48 GMT

I have a motorola V66. It has worked very well for me.
I am now back in Upstate New York. I used the phone in Germany with a
prepaid card from Vodaphone.

I have switched the frequencies to 1900--and it picks up the AT&T network.

But now I have to dial a number (in Germany) and the number is
+49 2102 986575
--and Vodaphone wants me to send a fax to them.

Of course I do know how to call Germany: 011-49-area code and #

I see the + sign along with the Zero on the cell phone, but can't figure
out how to get the + to be dialed.

And if I use my computer to send a fax, again what does this "+" mean.

Any help would be appreciated.
Cordially,
Mahl

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SJS - 18 Jun 2004 17:40 GMT

The way to dial a "+" is to hold down the "0" key for a few seconds and the
0 will change to a +

> I have a motorola V66. It has worked very well for me.
> I am now back in Upstate New York. I used the phone in Germany with a
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> Cordially,
> Mahl

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Goran Larsson - 18 Jun 2004 19:44 GMT

> again what does this "+" mean.

The "+" is replaced by your provider with whatever prefix is needed for
an international call. The "011" that you wrote is not applicable in
other countries. If you save all phone numbers with "+" and country
codes in the phone book (in the phone or on the SIM card) then you can
dial numbers from the phone book even when roaming in another country.

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marcus@myrealbox.com - 20 Jun 2004 23:13 GMT

>Of course I do know how to call Germany: 011-49-area code and #

That's all you do.

The "+" is just an abbreviation for "Your international access code goes
here..." In your case this is 011

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John S. - 21 Jun 2004 03:39 GMT

>The "+" is just an abbreviation for "Your international access code goes
>here..." In your case this is 011

Actually, the "+" in a GSM system means that you don't need to know the
international access code for whatever country you are in.

So in the USA, 011-44-<number> will get you a UK phone. However, entering
+44-<number> gets you the same UK number regardless (not irregardless which
isn't a word) of where you are in the world, the USA, Nigeria, or Thailand.

The + tells the GSM system to dial the "local" international access number if
appropriate. If it isn't appropriate, the GSM system is smart enough to leave
it off.

So, for my international phone (I carry a Nokia 6310i for my international
travels) I enter all numbers +<country code><city code><number>

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John S.
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Jim - 21 Jun 2004 03:46 GMT

NO it is not a "placeholder"

TO call USa form overseas you can dial 011-NPA-NXX-XXXX

Or +1 (Country Code for USA is 1)

+ is signal to system to watch for country code... so in US +1 doesnt
do anything different...

+44... will dial you a number in UK...

+<Country Code><City Code><Number> in rest of world

+1<Area Code><Prefix><Number> to USA...

If you do travel or dial international a lot, using + dialing is
easier to enter into phone book...

> >Of course I do know how to call Germany: 011-49-area code and #
>
> That's all you do.
>
> The "+" is just an abbreviation for "Your international access code goes
> here..." In your case this is 011

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John S. - 21 Jun 2004 03:51 GMT

>TO call USa form overseas you can dial 011-NPA-NXX-XXXX

No no no ..... The 011 is a USA access code. In Nigeria for instance it is 009
for an international call.

The rest of your message is basically accurate however.

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John S.
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Joseph - 21 Jun 2004 04:33 GMT

>TO call USa form overseas you can dial 011-NPA-NXX-XXXX

011-NPA-NXX-XXXX does *not* work from overseas. That is international
dialing *from* North American locations *to* overseas locations.
That wouldn't even work *from* the US. It would have to be
011-country code-NPA-NXX-XXXX. Without a country code the call
wouldn't go anywhere.

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