Re: Cell Phone ? ()

January 17, 2004

OK this gets even more confusing. When an area gets a new area code

there are 2 ways of adding it. The first way is to split the existing

area code so now there are 2 with a dividing line. For example the

existing area code is 111 and they added 222. If you are making a

call within those area codes you dial 7 digits. If you are in one

dialing a number in the other you dial 10 digits.

BUT there is another way of doing it - an overlay. Using the above

area codes 111 was the existing code. 222 is overlaid. Let's say

someone moves to the area and sets up their phone service. They would

get a number with a 222 area code when their neighbours have a 111

area code. You can even get households with 2 area codes. In this

situation ALL local calls are 10 digits - even when the area code

isn't changing (like the Denver metro area.)

Louise

PS Betcha can't tell what type of company I work for

> > We have to use 10 digits locally. They've split up our metro area

> into 5

> > area codes... it SUCKS!

> >

> > It's still local, not long distance.. but the population density

is

> so

> > high in this 10 county area that they had to break it up to allow

> enough

> > phone numbers to be available... In this house alone we have 3

cell

> > numbers, 1 pager number and one phone number... and we are not an

> > exception.

> >

> > Topper ()

> >

> > On Sat, 17 Jan 2004 04:35:20 -0000 " suzizink " <suzizink@y...>

> > writes:

> > > I also meant to say, just use the 7 digits for " local

> number " ....even

> > > if you are away across country, they are still local.....sue

inTN

January 17, 2004

I did know what you meant... but with stuff moving around so much here in

the last three years, everyone is pretty much trying to get into the

habit of ten digits, period... If were home 763 is 'local'. If I head

into town, then it's 612, if I call from a pay phone, then I have to dial

the 763... My pager is out of the 651 area... so if I'm in any area other

then that I have to dial the 651... it's just such a mess, trying to

remember what part of town your in.. what is the area code that you are

in.. what is the area code you are calling... do you need 7 or 10 digits?

With a cell phone, the calling from area code is always the same... but

if you're used to dialing a number from the house phone.. the area code

of the cell phone is different from the area code of the house phone.. so

there you have it again... 7 digits from home 10 digits from the cell, or

vice versa....

I don't think the way that they did it was so hot.. they should have left

all existing numbers the same.. and then added new numbers with the new

area codes.. then everyone one would only have to adjust new numbers..

NOT EVERY NUMBER FOR EVERY BODY!!!! eeeeekkkkkkkk!

We get wrong numbers from one of the other area codes alot.. well more

before then now.. The gal is elderly and her friends sure like her.. but

they get the area codes mixed up and call us... the horrid part is that

they are all long distance! She got a call last spring, it was her

birthday.. the call was from Ireland? someplace up that away.. the guy's

accent was great.. we talked a bit after I explained that area code

thing.. he got the number right and called his aunt... He called back

once after that.. to thank me for being so kind and not just hanging up

on him... or any of the other family members that had been having trouble

getting the right area code after the third time they shift the codes

around!!!!

Topper ()

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Overcoming_TD_Metabolism/

On Sat, 17 Jan 2004 16:28:13 -0000 " suzizink "

writes:

> by " local " I meant in the same area code as the cell phone number is

> from...all other numbers would have to be the 10 digits....sue in

> TN

January 17, 2004