i hate local toll

[ElFenix]

can't just tell from the number whether i need to add a 1 to the front or not. and it's not like houston's area codes cover a large geographic area. no, this was only 20 miles away to a suburb that the city was thinking of taking over.

 

[NiteWulf]

Different area code=add the 1

 

[spacejamz]

Originally posted by: NiteWulf
Different area code=add the 1

we have three (maybe 4 now) area codes in Dallas: 214, 972, 469 (not sure if 940 is or isnt)

You don't need to dial a '1' to call any of these numbers...

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: NiteWulf
Different area code=add the 1

that doesn't apply to geographically close overlays (eg. 905 and 289)

 

[NiteWulf]

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919

Originally posted by: NiteWulf
Different area code=add the 1

that doesn't apply to geographically close overlays (eg. 905 and 289)

I have to dial the 1 any time I call outside of my area code. My mom doesn't. I don't know why. It's less annoying to just dial the one than to get the loud tones and recorded message.

 

[Kobota]

Originally posted by: NiteWulf

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919

Originally posted by: NiteWulf
Different area code=add the 1

that doesn't apply to geographically close overlays (eg. 905 and 289)

I have to dial the 1 any time I call outside of my area code. My mom doesn't. I don't know why. It's less annoying to just dial the one than to get the loud tones and recorded message.

In my area if you dial the 1 and it is not needed you still get the loud tones with a recorded message "It is not necessary to dial a 1 before the number, please hang up and dial again"

 

[BoomerD]

So, get a better phone package, and quit worrying about the long distance costs...We don't pay long distance on the cell phones (almost no one does anymore) NOR on our house phones...fvck long distance charges...

 

[FoBoT]

we went cell only, so no more "1" for me

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: NiteWulf
Different area code=add the 1

Sometimes, not always. My home area code was 610, and sometimes we'd get the "You must enter a 1 before dialing this number," and then it'd be a toll call. It was a rural area though, so I guess 610 covered a large area. I don't know why else it would be that way.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: NiteWulf
Different area code=add the 1

local toll is a long distance call in the same area code, so you can't just tell by looking at the area code.

the stupid thing is that 713 is supposed to be inside beltway 8, so one would assume that all 713 numbers would be regular local. but somehow this one snuck out to the suburbs.

 

[erub]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: NiteWulf
Different area code=add the 1

local toll is a long distance call in the same area code, so you can't just tell by looking at the area code.

the stupid thing is that 713 is supposed to be inside beltway 8, so one would assume that all 713 numbers would be regular local. but somehow this one snuck out to the suburbs.

must have been way out suburbs for local toll..cell phones remedy this problem

 

[akshatp]

Who still pays toll charges in the US???

 

[JS80]

cell ftw. come to the 21st century.

 

[ElFenix]

yeah, well, the fax machine isn't a cell phone

 

[thomsbrain]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
yeah, well, the fax machine isn't a cell phone

email FTW.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: thomsbrain

Originally posted by: ElFenix
yeah, well, the fax machine isn't a cell phone

email FTW.

no provision for service by email in the texas rules of civil procedure. there is courier, certified mail, and fax.

at least harris county will be moving to electronic service within the next year, thank god.