how to dial international #'s from different countries

[hehe299792458]

say I need to dial a number in Toronto, Canada (416) 000-0001. From different places, I dial different numbers:

Canada: (416) 000-0001
US: 1 (416) 000-0001
China 00 1 (416) 000-0001

yes, adding a "+1" resolves all problems for calls in US and Canada, from US and Canada.

However, calls to/from other countries require extra digits (country code, etc). My question is how to input these digits in my cell phone so that it knows when to use them (e.g. when I'm abroad) and when not to use them (e.g. when I'm home). Otherwise, I'd have to edit these numbers manually every time I 'm abroad.

 

[alFR]

My question is how to input these digits in my cell phone so that it knows when to use them (e.g. when I'm abroad) and when not to use them (e.g. when I'm home). Otherwise, I'd have to edit these numbers manually every time I 'm abroad.

Just put the international prefix on all of them, it'll be ignored when you're calling from within that country e.g. here in the UK I put +44 in front of all my UK numbers, works fine whether I'm within the UK or abroad.

 

[hehe299792458]

Just put the international prefix on all of them, it'll be ignored when you're calling from within that country e.g. here in the UK I put +44 in front of all my UK numbers, works fine whether I'm within the UK or abroad.

but for dialing UK numbers from abroad, don't you have to dial "00" before "44"

 

[arkitect]

but for dialing UK numbers from abroad, don't you have to dial "00" before "44"

The + takes care of the 00.

 

[hehe299792458]

The + takes care of the 00.

hmmm..... in my case, the "+" doesn't seem to take care of a the "001"

 

[eron]

Make sure you have the country codes in front of the numbers in your address book.

For example, calling Australia's country code is +61.
So landlines would be +61 3 9234 2345
Mobiles would be +61 4 23 234 234.

Leave out the ZEROS in front of the area codes.

This way, the numbers would work regardless if you are calling them locally or overseas.

 

[hehe299792458]

thanks. that seemed to work.

has anyone managed to get address book to automatically format phone numbers based on digit length?

 

[hehe299792458]

anyone? it'd be nice if address book wouldn't mess up the formatting