02-11-2004, 07:03 PM
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Lack of Intelligent Area Code Dialling: Someone Explain This
I don't know all that much about the inner workings of mobile phone networks, so the following criticism might be baseless. I'm open to learning more about this though, so feel free to correct me.
If I could pick one network-related pet peeve, it would be this: why is it that when I'm in a different area code, phones aren't smart enough to recognize that and adjust themselves accordingly? With Pocket PCs, you can set the home area code - I'm having a hard time finding that setting on the Smartphone (it's not in the same place), but regardless, phones know when they're roaming outside their home network, right?
Isn't there a way for the network to say "Your home area code is 403, but you're now in the 780 area code" and then have the software dialler automatically parse in the proper dialling string for that area code? Is this a limitation of the networks, the software, or both? I've never had a phone that has done this properly, and it's a constant frustration for me, because I always do the same thing: open up the contact list, press call, then listen to the operator tell me I'm making a phone call that is long distance (and it's even more confusing when the operator is speaking to me in a language I don't understand). Then I have to memorize the phone number and add a 1-780 (or whatever) in front of it.
Am I missing an easy fix for this? How do you deal with this issue?
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