Guest guest Posted January 17, 2004 Report Share Posted January 17, 2004 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2004 Report Share Posted 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2004 Report Share Posted January 17, 2004 Ooooo... I have a phone company expert to pick on... You may regret telling me that! *wink* Topper () *flagging this email for future reference* On Sat, 17 Jan 2004 16:45:08 -0000 " lestatl382 " writes: > 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2004 Report Share Posted January 17, 2004 Ooooo... I have a phone company expert to pick on... You may regret telling me that! *wink* Topper () *flagging this email for future reference* On Sat, 17 Jan 2004 16:45:08 -0000 " lestatl382 " writes: > 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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