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Originally Posted by kermitology
jammies.. You need to actually try these things before you speak a lack of truth. Dailing 1-403-567-8910 works just fine.
All I argue is that we shouldn't be charged long distance fees within the same country.
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I think we are disconnected here on some fundamental level. I was responding originally to the people who were worried that they were going to get charged long distance rates for calling people who weren't long distance because it would be impossible to know anymore. To that end, I explained that if you program your phone to use the area code - ie, 10 digit dialing - the network will automatically KNOW whether or not it is long distance and you will get connected to your party at the applicable rate, whether that is long distance or local. I HAVE tried this, I do it probably 15-20 times a day as I am on my cellphone for business that much, to people all over Alberta, BC, and the rest of Canada.
You then told me that if you travelled overseas, you'd learn to put the 1 digit or 63 or whatever else was appropriate in front - and I am still not understanding why you need to do this, or how it is relevant to the original "problem" which was local calls being charged as long distance. I am not saying you are wrong, I am just saying I don't understand why you need to do this or why it is relevant to the original question. If you could explain, perhaps my confusion could be resolved.