Area Codes

If my cell phone (RAZR, Cingular prepaid plan) has a 570 area code, when I
enter someone's phone number in the 570 area should I enter it as a 10 digit
number with area code or as a 7 digit number without? I would have thought
without, but I have learned that when I have a message from someone who is
in the 570 area and is in my phone book but with a 7 digit number, the
message is not identified as being from the person who called. It is
identified as from the 10 digit phone number.

Also, do I always use the same phone number for someone regardless of where
I am? That is, no matter if I am in area code 570 or 845 or 212 would I
always use the same phone number to call someone?

Sorry if these are dumb questions but I am brand new to cell phones. (I do
know how to do Internet searches, but I was unable to come up with search
arguments which did not yield 100s of unrelated hits.)

Thanks, Bob

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Bob, Always enter your phone numbers in your contact list with area code.
You never need to do the (1) though. local calls work fine with the area
code getting dialed along with the number. If your'e out of your area code,
it works the same.
Norm

Bob, You always use the same phone number when you call someone regardless
of where you are.
Norm

eBob.com wrote:
> If my cell phone (RAZR, Cingular prepaid plan) has a 570 area code, when I
> enter someone's phone number in the 570 area should I enter it as a 10 digit
> number with area code or as a 7 digit number without? I would have thought
> without, but I have learned that when I have a message from someone who is
> in the 570 area and is in my phone book but with a 7 digit number, the
> message is not identified as being from the person who called. It is
> identified as from the 10 digit phone number.
>
> Also, do I always use the same phone number for someone regardless of where
> I am? That is, no matter if I am in area code 570 or 845 or 212 would I
> always use the same phone number to call someone?
>
> Sorry if these are dumb questions but I am brand new to cell phones. (I do
> know how to do Internet searches, but I was unable to come up with search
> arguments which did not yield 100s of unrelated hits.)
>
> Thanks, Bob
>
>


I've been told to always use 10-digit dialing. If the area code isn't
necessary, the carrier will just absorb it without pissing around with
stupid recordings telling you you're stupid when you're not.

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Thanks Norm.

"Norm" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Bob, You always use the same phone number when you call someone regardless
> of where you are.
> Norm
>

Au contraire! While driving through Minnesota several years ago I was
roaming on one of Cingulars partners. When I tried to make a call using just
the area code and seven digit number in Wisconsin. it would not go through.
The computer in no uncertain terms told me to dial 1 plus the number.

To avoid that in the future I just added 1 area code seven digit number to
all of my phone book entries. It makes no difference in your home area if
you are using all of these numbers just to call your neighbor up the street.

Another benefit is if you go overseas and need to call back to the States,
all you have to do is add a + to the front of the number and you are good to
go.

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Golf is not a matter of Life or Death,
it is MUCH more important than that!
"Norm" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Bob, Always enter your phone numbers in your contact list with area code.
> You never need to do the (1) though. local calls work fine with the area
> code getting dialed along with the number. If your'e out of your area
> code, it works the same.
> Norm
>
>

Never had that happen in all the years I was on ATT Free2Go The only pain
was when on certain partners I had to enter my phone number/the number I was
calling/then my pin to be able to make a call. I truly hated that. Never had
to do the (1) though. Interesting.
Norm
"
> Au contraire! While driving through Minnesota several years ago I was
> roaming on one of Cingulars partners. When I tried to make a call using
> just the area code and seven digit number in Wisconsin. it would not go
> through. The computer in no uncertain terms told me to dial 1 plus the
> number.
>
> To avoid that in the future I just added 1 area code seven digit number to
> all of my phone book entries. It makes no difference in your home area if
> you are using all of these numbers just to call your neighbor up the
> street.
>
> Another benefit is if you go overseas and need to call back to the States,
> all you have to do is add a + to the front of the number and you are good
> to go.
>
> --
> Copper Emeritus
>
> Golf is not a matter of Life or Death,
>

As near as I can remember that might have been in the old GAIT days when I
had a GAIT phone. Maybe it is not an issue anymore, but I've already got
them all in there!

--
Copper Emeritus

Golf is not a matter of Life or Death,
it is MUCH more important than that!
"Norm" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Never had that happen in all the years I was on ATT Free2Go The only pain
> was when on certain partners I had to enter my phone number/the number I
> was calling/then my pin to be able to make a call. I truly hated that.
> Never had to do the (1) though. Interesting.
> Norm
> "
>> Au contraire! While driving through Minnesota several years ago I was
>> roaming on one of Cingulars partners. When I tried to make a call using
>> just the area code and seven digit number in Wisconsin. it would not go
>> through. The computer in no uncertain terms told me to dial 1 plus the
>> number.
>>
>> To avoid that in the future I just added 1 area code seven digit number
>> to all of my phone book entries. It makes no difference in your home area
>> if you are using all of these numbers just to call your neighbor up the
>> street.
>>
>> Another benefit is if you go overseas and need to call back to the
>> States, all you have to do is add a + to the front of the number and you
>> are good to go.
>>
>> --
>> Copper Emeritus
>>
>> Golf is not a matter of Life or Death,
>>
>
>

At 03 Jun 2007 19:35:12 -0500 Copper Emeritus wrote:


> Another benefit is if you go overseas and need to call back to the
States,
> all you have to do is add a + to the front of the number and you are
good to
> go.

Which is why I already include the "+", as well as the "1" in all of my
stored numbers. That way it works from anywhere, here in the US or
overseas.

On Sun, 03 Jun 2007 19:05:41 GMT, "eBob.com"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>If my cell phone (RAZR, Cingular prepaid plan) has a 570 area code, when I
>enter someone's phone number in the 570 area should I enter it as a 10 digit
>number with area code or as a 7 digit number without?

Use address books and enter the numbers in this formatz per E.123:

+1 (AREA CODE) LOCAL NUMBER

so the phone number 555-1212 in the 570 area code should be entered as
such:

+1 (570) 555-1212

If you do it as such, you should be able to reach that number with
your GSM phone from wherever you may happen to be.

Even in my area, different cells that handle cingular calls behave
differently. Cingular is changing all of them to require the area code.
"Todd Allcock" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> At 03 Jun 2007 19:35:12 -0500 Copper Emeritus wrote:
>
>
> > Another benefit is if you go overseas and need to call back to the
> States,
> > all you have to do is add a + to the front of the number and you are
> good to
> > go.
>
> Which is why I already include the "+", as well as the "1" in all of my
> stored numbers. That way it works from anywhere, here in the US or
> overseas.
>
>

On Mon, 04 Jun 2007 21:54:17 -0700, Anon E. Muss <[email protected]>
wrote in <[email protected]>:

>On Sun, 03 Jun 2007 19:05:41 GMT, "eBob.com"
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>If my cell phone (RAZR, Cingular prepaid plan) has a 570 area code, when I
>>enter someone's phone number in the 570 area should I enter it as a 10 digit
>>number with area code or as a 7 digit number without?
>
>Use address books and enter the numbers in this formatz per E.123:
>
> +1 (AREA CODE) LOCAL NUMBER
>
>so the phone number 555-1212 in the 570 area code should be entered as
>such:
>
> +1 (570) 555-1212
>
>If you do it as such, you should be able to reach that number with
>your GSM phone from wherever you may happen to be.

In many (most?) phones, don't use spaces and punctuation; e.g., enter
+15705551212
Some phones may display the number with formatting, but don't want you
to enter formatting yourself.

For future reference, fictional phone numbers should be 555-01xx, which
is reserved for that purpose, not 555-1212.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Numbering_Plan#Fictional_telephone_numbers>

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