how do i add this number into my contacts?

[JosephBergdoll]

My buddy is on some weird data-only thing, and his phone number is like this:

+1 50.xx.xx.xx.xx

how do I enter this into my phone!?

 

[bradl]

My buddy is on some weird data-only thing, and his phone number is like this:

+1 50.xx.xx.xx.xx

how do I enter this into my phone!?

You haven't dialed internationally before, I take it?

From the US, you need to prefix any full number with the country code, and if applicable, city code. All US int'l dialing starts with 011. For example, if I wanted to ring a friend in Melbourne, Australia, I'd dial 011 61 3 9xxx xxxx, where:

011 = international
61 = Country code (Australia)
3 = city code
9xxx-xxxx = person's phone number (in 1995, all local numbers there were given the 9 prefix before the actual number).

So in your case, the number would be 011 50 xx xx xx xx.

BL.

 

[JosephBergdoll]

it's not international, it's google voice. oops.

 

[labman]

I have GV

it's not international, it's google voice. oops.

my GV number is a standard phone number actually picked from my area! not sure why his would be different! why not have him text call you and just add it to his contact!

 

[simulacra]

Try holding down 0 for the + prefix, it replaces the 00 or whatever the country you are in uses for international dialing.

I got all my contacts saved with + in the event I need to call them from abroad.