Venting

[prince....ss?]

Venting

OK here we are in the heart of the computer age. Computers can calculate pi to hundreds of thousands of decimal places.

Microsoft Word can tell and correct a word that has been mistyped or grammatical errors.

Ok you get my point.

So why cant the phone company add or remove the 1 and area code if it’s not necessary.
So instead of giving the recording “ It is not necessary to dial a 1 from this location” just use a fancy computer and remove the 1 and put the call through. Or “ It is necessary to dial a 1 to complete this call, please hang up and redial your number”

Ok I’m done.

[Andre]

I know what you mean. Here we have an area code that when used, we don't know whether it is long distance or local. I wish they could make up thier minds and send the call through regardless and bill us later. This is escpecially frustrating when referring to faxes.

Okay, I'm sitting beside prince...ss as we are both done.

[kate.pixiecat]

Originally Posted by prince....ss?

So why cant the phone company add or remove the 1 and area code if it’s not necessary.


Ok I’m done.

Here in the UK it works a bit differently, first we have an area code (01234) and then the local number 123456.

So if the caller lives in, say, the (01567) area code, they must call 01234 123456 to get through.

If the caller lives in the (01234) area code, then they can dial either 01234 123456, or they can omit the area code (seeing as they are both already connected to it) and just dial 123456. You have to remember who does and doesn't live in the same code as yourself.

But then, some cities have a 3-digit area code and an 8-digit number, Just to confuse everyone. But you can always get through by dialling the full number.

How does it work in America?

[prince....ss?]

We are broken down to three sets of numbers

(Area code) prefix –number
(505) 555-1212

Area codes are assigned to specific locations within the states so New Mexico is 505 and Utah is 435

Prefix is another three digit number that is assigned a location within an area code like a town.

The 4 digit number is assigned to a specific phone line.

So we have the same issue as to what is long distance and what is not. To dial long distance you need 1+ (505) then the number. So I always get it wrong and I’m always dialing numbers wrong so I end up redialing again and again. I would even be happy if we had to dial the whole number all the time, but if you do that for a local call…you dial again.

Being dyslexic, me and the phone pad just don’t get along. Rotary phones were much easier

[Meresa]

Originally Posted by prince....ss?

So why cant the phone company add or remove the 1 and area code if it’s not necessary.

"1" is the country code for the U.S.

[sparklingdreams]

I agree,

It like a simple lil if ( there's like no 1 ) {"say something dumb" } else { "annoy them more" }. So if they know that you entered something extra, then they could easily just like fix it and send your phone call to the correct number. As with like adding the number one, I think they don't do it so you don't get charged for a long distance call when you didn't mean to. With like taking your number one off its just dumb that they don't just correct the number. But I can't thing of any time dealing with any phone company wasn't dumb & didn't just like totally suck.

[short311fan]

that's why i hate areas like mine, where you live on the edge of an area code, or like when i was growing up in Chicago, where we had several area codes that they kept changing and adding to. Some numbers you have to dial 10 digits for ((616)xxx-xxxx), some only the number itself, some you need the 1..... it's a headache, and is there a simple list of which exchanges are which? of course not, so you have to guess, and you get all sorts of error messages..... that's why i like my cell phone, i can just use the 10 digit number, and it goes through every time.....