Curiosity poll #2. Local telephone calls.

We've had to dial the area code for local numbers for the past 10 years. I can hardly remember not having to.

Just the phone number, but it works either way.

Just the number on land lines - cell phones work with or without the area code for local numbers.

Portland Oregon metro area - its all ten digits. New numbers get a new area code - its kind of cute, you can always tell older business signs because they only show 7 numbers instead of 10.

Area code+ phone number : 10 digits!

Land line: just the 7 digit number.

My cell phone: area code and number (I don't need to dial "1"), though.

Recentally it changed to area code also. Which is a real pain because I always forget. I look up a phone # in the phone book, dial the number and close the phone book. But wait ! I forget the area code, so I've gotta look up the # all over again. :rolleyes:

If you want to call into town, you have to dial 1 first.

I voted Just the phone number, but I actually ment to vote area code and phone number (a 1 digit area code and a 7 digit number)

just the number, I have never heard of typing the area code for a local call lol

We just type the local number :)

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Originally Posted by cali

just the number, I have never heard of typing the area code for a local call lol

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Me neither!

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Originally Posted by cali

just the number, I have never heard of typing the area code for a local call lol

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Oh yes, we have been doing this for quite a while now!! There are just SOOOOOOO many telephones in my area (land lines/cell phones/2nd lines in the same home....etc) that we needed MORE numbers. So a second area code now overlaps our original one. 610 and 484 telephone numbers for my area. So 610-123-4567 could live right next door to 484-123-4567. (LOL)

Just the seven digit number here.

Willie

1-(area code) ###-####

Here, you don't have to dail the area code unless you're dailing outside of a cirtian area...as some numbers are concidered "long distance" even though they have the same area code.

If it's local, no area code is required. Like DJFyrewolf said, some places within the same area code are considered long distance though so it is required then.