Automatically Put In Area Code

[kronik420]

This problem is driving me crazy. With the automatically put in area code when you dial. I have a htc touch pro 2. Lets say I have a contact there phone number is (352) 636-1234 that is for john well when I call john I'm not going to put in the area code because it is a local call I'm going to put in 636-1234 it shows up on the phone as unknown caller. how can I fix that where what ever number I dial as long as its a local number for instance my area code is 352 if I dial 636-1234 I want it to put in the area code for me. If this has been asked before just point me in the right direction Thank you

[bluedeer]

Originally Posted by kronik420

This problem is driving me crazy. With the automatically put in area code when you dial. I have a htc touch pro 2. Lets say I have a contact there phone number is (352) 636-1234 that is for john well when I call john I'm not going to put in the area code because it is a local call I'm going to put in 636-1234 it shows up on the phone as unknown caller. how can I fix that where what ever number I dial as long as its a local number for instance my area code is 352 if I dial 636-1234 I want it to put in the area code for me. If this has been asked before just point me in the right direction Thank you

You should get used to putting the area code in, even with 'local' calls. A lot of cities use multiple area codes now and they sometime change from one to another and you may not realize when they do. With a landline at least you may be lucky enough that your phone is in a given 'zone' that entering area code is unnecessay, but when it comes to cellphones, there is no guarantee at all that the area code you are actually calling is the one you are expecting. A lot of the time, landlines assume you are calling in whatever area code you are physically in, but if you are in an area where they overlap, you might end up accidentally dialing a wrong number! Just those three numbers in the front can make all the difference in the world of calling your best friend or your worst enemy. Seven digit numbers was a luxury we enjoyed when the world was smaller, but as more and more people get phones and phone numbers and wireless devices...well, there's only so many numbers to go around.

[kirstein]

I didn't know you could even make a call using 7 digits any more. Here in Colorado we have required 10 digit dialing (even for landlines) for many years.

[japper88]

Yea in New York City they're like that too (although I always through it was because New York City had 5 different area codes: 212, 718, 917, 646, 347)

Also, I think cell phones require the area codes because they're not tied to one specific region, meaning they can ping off different cell towers, which determine your location not your phone's number. Where as caller ID uses the area code from your number to give locations.

[kronik420]

hmm yeah here in florida if you dial a 7 digit code it will go through on the cellphone but if you call it on a land line it will it is not nesscary to dial the area code because it is a local call. So whenever you guys dial a phone number you always dial the area code and phone number even if its local. thats going to take some getting used to.

[Mr. X]

the HTC Caller ID works from area code.

i suggest you start using it.

[Undertaker]

Is this still the case that you must dial the area code in order for the phone to recognize your contacts? I just received my TP2 to replace my TP. With the TP it recognized my contacts with just 7 digit dialing. It is not required 10 digit dialing in my area and is very annoying for it not recognize contacts.

[Oditius]

Until recently Chicago didn't have to dial all 10 either. But they added a new area code and now we do. I no longer live in the city, but still have my 773 area code. But those in the outlying areas can dial in their own area code using just 7 digits. I know the TP set the area code, but I just deleted it. I don't know about the TP2, because it is no longer and option. All numbers I dial must be 10.