Anyone else annoyed at the new Chicago area codes?

[Illusio]

This whole new overlay area code is buggin the hell outta me. Its annony for me to have to dial 1+the area code+the number to call a house 2 blocks away. I spose there is nothing we can do about it, but it still annony....

time to go reprogram my cell phone..

 

[crab]

Nope

 

[ravanux]

<< time to go reprogram my cell phone.. >>


yep that sucks. it happened to us here in nc a lil while ago (or maybe it was a long while, i dunno)

 

[stockjock]

You think that is bad...I live in Orlando and for the last year and a half we have had to dial the area code for all local calls. for example, if I want to call my neighbor I must put 407 in front of the number....it stinks!

 

[Illusio]

ya, thats what i was crabbin about. we need the area code for every call now, even if its just the house next door... ick

 

[yakko]

It doesn't bother me.

 

[Tangerine]

Count me in as annoyed :disgust:

Why not make the cell phone users dial the 1-847 for the local calls instead of the regular phone customers? jeez!

 

[astroview]

I couldn't figure out for like 10 minutes why AT&T's dialup was down, until I remembered the phone numbers needed the 847. Oh well, thats life now that everyone has a cell phone or pager. It would be nice if there was a national standard though, right now there is 3 of them. (no area code for local calls, area code, 1 + area code)

 

[Thegonagle]

I thought you should never dial 1 + area code for a local ten digit call because the equipment gets confused, for lack of a better term, and could hand the call off to the long distance company, who might just be in the mood to bill you for the call.

Am I wrong?

 

[lesch2k]

i dont know if you have to dial the 1 first, probably just the area code, at least that is what it is in portland and parts of cleveland



sort of reminds you of the New Springfield episode of The Simpsons