OT: Dialing local with the Area code
Jun 29, 2006 | 1:40 pm
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OT: Dialing local with the Area code
In YOW now one must dial the area code+number to make a local call.
Where else in canada does one have to do this?
I find it very annoying!
Anyone else in YOW feel the same?
Where else in canada does one have to do this?
I find it very annoying!
Anyone else in YOW feel the same?
Jun 29, 2006 | 1:58 pm
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Hey - this has been a Toronto thing for several years - there is an another area code within the 416 - 647. This is the result of all the cell phones needing numbers. Could it be that there are a lot of cell phones in Ottawa?
Jun 29, 2006 | 2:09 pm
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Originally Posted by B1
Hey - this has been a Toronto thing for several years - there is an another area code within the 416 - 647. This is the result of all the cell phones needing numbers. Could it be that there are a lot of cell phones in Ottawa?
Jun 29, 2006 | 3:25 pm
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Originally Posted by sharkshooter
Mostly, I think, it was because Gatineau has a different area code, but the calls are local. So, 7-digit numbers were issued by 613 or 819, but not both.
In the NYC area, Tampa bay area and many other major metropolitan areas this is the case. On cell phones you have had to dial the area code for years so I say get used to it!
Jun 29, 2006 | 3:54 pm
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Originally Posted by JoshKleiman
This has been the case in the GTA for awhile, Montreal and perhaps Vancouver but not positive.
Jun 29, 2006 | 4:12 pm
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This has been the case in the GTA for several years. This month it has been applied to Montreal/Laval (514/450), Ottawa/Gatineau (613/819), and London/Southwestern Ontario (519).
An additional area code will be added to Montreal (438) and Southwestern Ontario (226). 7-digit calls will only be completed for a few more months after which 10-digit dialling will become mandatory.
An additional area code will be added to Montreal (438) and Southwestern Ontario (226). 7-digit calls will only be completed for a few more months after which 10-digit dialling will become mandatory.
Jun 29, 2006 | 4:47 pm
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Originally Posted by wali
In YOW now one must dial the area code+number to make a local call.
Where else in canada does one have to do this?
I find it very annoying!
Anyone else in YOW feel the same?
Where else in canada does one have to do this?
I find it very annoying!
Anyone else in YOW feel the same?
So much so that when I go back to Ottawa I automatically dialed 613-etc much to the annoyance of some recorded voice. You'll get used to it soon.
Jun 29, 2006 | 6:14 pm
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I don't know why they didn't switch to 8-digit phone numbers (like France) rather than overlapping area codes.
Eixting numbers could have just had a digit added to the end and we'd get 10 times the number of lines.
Eixting numbers could have just had a digit added to the end and we'd get 10 times the number of lines.
Jun 29, 2006 | 9:20 pm
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We started in 519 the same as the others in the last week or so. Not sure why they didn't just split the area code either, but we'll get used to it. It will be weird in a few months when new cell phones have a different area code than the home phone LOL.
Jun 29, 2006 | 10:41 pm
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I re-programmed my company issued cell phone while sitting at Timmy's a few weeks ago LOL.
But yeah, I can imagine what time consuming pain it would be, never mind the cost of lost productivity, to have to re-program a large office. Most of the speed dials in our office already had area codes in them, so we were lucky.
But yeah, I can imagine what time consuming pain it would be, never mind the cost of lost productivity, to have to re-program a large office. Most of the speed dials in our office already had area codes in them, so we were lucky.
Jun 29, 2006 | 11:02 pm
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We were able to reprogram our phone system to add a 514 if only 7 digits were dialed. To acces 450 or the new 438 overlay we will have to dial 10 digits. Several cell phone are able to prefix an area code as well.