RE: AFAIK, only AT&T requires the +1 prefix....

Posted by Inmate51 on April 5, 2021 at 11:30:37

In Reply to: RE: AFAIK, only AT&T requires the +1 prefix.... posted by AbeCollins on April 5, 2021 at 07:43:35:

Yeah, I can't remember the last time I've had to dial the leading "1".

I've been entering 10 digits for years.

There was a time a couple of decades ago when "the phone company" and the FCC wanted to have new phone number area codes assigned without regard to location. A '214" number could be in McKinney, and a "972" number could be in downtown Dallas. Off the top of my head, I think that's the last time the townsfolk rose up and said "NO!"

As a result, a 214 number is in the "interior" of the Dallas area, a "469" number is from the northeast Dallas metro area, and a "972" number is from a "ring" (I think) around Dallas.

You would think that such a simple and logical system wouldn't have required hundreds of millions of taxpayer's dollars to arrive at.

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Topic - Phone calls, starting 24 April - free.ranger 14:17:11 04/04/21 (17)

RE: My Area Code ain't included..NYAAH! - B. Scarpia 12:48:02 04/05/21 (0)

Nothing new in area code 541 - Mike B. 10:54:16 04/05/21 (4)

Ah, Eugene in the spring, a pitcher of IPA at Northbank plus some usually - tinear 11:16:36 04/05/21 (3)

RE: Ah, Eugene in the spring, a pitcher of IPA at Northbank plus some usually - Mike B. 12:06:28 04/05/21 (2)

I have an architect friend there who shared detailed plans and it was taking shape - tinear 14:24:45 04/05/21 (1)

RE: I have an architect friend there who shared detailed plans and it was taking shape - Mike B. 14:39:23 04/05/21 (0)

Weird thing in my area? You CAN'T use the full number for local calls... - David S. 07:44:05 04/05/21 (0)

When I was younger... - grantv 20:27:30 04/04/21 (0)

RE: Phone calls, starting 24 April - AbeCollins 17:53:34 04/04/21 (4)

To differentiate area code from exchange number - Batman 06:00:09 04/05/21 (0)

AFAIK, only AT&T requires the +1 prefix.... - Rod M 18:27:23 04/04/21 (2)

RE: AFAIK, only AT&T requires the +1 prefix.... - AbeCollins 07:43:35 04/05/21 (1)

RE: AFAIK, only AT&T requires the +1 prefix.... - Inmate51 11:30:37 04/05/21 (0)

We've had required 10 digit dialing for years.... - Rod M 17:10:23 04/04/21 (1)

The Atlanta area has been doing that for about twenty years - E-Stat 06:43:11 04/05/21 (0)

RE: Phone calls, starting 24 April - pictureguy 17:09:00 04/04/21 (0)

It is because the new suicide hotline number "looks" like an area code - mhardy6647 14:25:39 04/04/21 (0)

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