[Bring_Back_Shantz]

Originally Posted by ken0042

The issue is that when I call you from my cell phone, the number will still show up as 1-403-555-1212; not 403-555-1212. For years Telus et al have been telling us to go ahead and put that "1" in front of cell numbers. Now when I return a call using the 1, suddenly I could be facing long distance charges because I didn't know my buddy decided to register his cell in Edmonton instead of Calgary.

It still comes down to knowing where you are phoning.
If you don't know, sure you could end up paying long distance charges without knowing it, but if you want to talk to to someone, you'll be paying long distance either way, so what difference does it make?

If you're really that concerned, put the number in without the 1 and if it tells you you have to dial long distance for it, just add the 1.

A lot of the opposition to this seems to be based on the mentality that this is going to be a minor inconvenience to me instead of a big inconveneince to a bunch of folks you don't know, so it must be a horrible way of doing things.