Okay, I've searched extensively and can't find a definitive way of dealing with this simply question.
I have contacts in various countries and call them from different countries. When I am in a different country, I would need to call them using the country code which is what the numbers are stored. However, when I am in the country, I have to make local call without the country code and area code.
What's the best way to do this without editing the numbers to take away the country code+area code when I am in that country?
I hope to hear from someone who travels extensively and share his/her best practices.
sorry? why do you have to take away the country code? all of my numbers are stored in that format, it's the easier thing to do.
Joezhang said:
sorry? why do you have to take away the country code? all of my numbers are stored in that format, it's the easier thing to do.
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So that you call it as a local number.
rotaflex said:
So that you call it as a local number.
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Little hint: you can make local calls using +00 123 456789 too and they don't charge you internationally. Maybe this is why some people wonder why you're asking this question.
ALL my numbers are stored in the +00 123 456789 format, so I don't have to think about it when I'm abroad.
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Ok, i feel really stupid for posting this after searching and reading all of the other threads about this, but I STILL can't get my dialer to work. My foreign contacts work, but not the UK. My UK numbers are formmated like this, the way people put them on business cards and e-mails:
+44 (0)20 7431 3543
I have set my dialing rules with 44 as the area code and 0 as the area code. Still, none of my contacts will dial unless I take off either the 0 or the +44. I have way to many contacts to change this on. Sombody in the UK, please help me out.
Have you chosen your country in the settings/system/regional settings?
Please read all of the following -
I have set-up a service that will reveal the phone number of any prank caller / someone who withholds their phone number.
It does cost me to do this so obviously I can't reveal how it works (against the community posting rules here)
I am and this service is UK based and perfectly legal (obviously!)
At the moment, a google search will reveal that nobody else can do this anywhere.....
WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR...
I am looking for 5-10 volunteers to test the service and give feedback - Ideally regular contributors/members who have been on this site for a while
Please note that I won't be able to reply to everyone!
It won't cost you anything other than maybe 1 inclusive minute!
HOW THE TEST WILL WORK...
You must be UK based
You simply use any phone to ring a unique UK based number that I will give you - making sure you withhold your number. I will contact you with the actual number you called from.
This is classed as a standard UK based mobile number and will only come out of your free minutes. If you have any doubts, it's simple - move on, I'm not here to con anyone, and I know that I am a new user etc... but follow your instincts - if in doubt...move on!
IF YOU WANT TO VOLUNTEER...
Send me a private message, a quick note about who you are and to confirm that you are UK based! I will forward you the details you need. At the moment, the service takes a number of hours to work - eventually this will be instant. I won't be able to respond to everyone!
WHY AM I POSTING HERE...
Because I was sick of nobody being able to tell me who was pranking me with a private / withheld number - in the end I had to change my phone number. I scoured the web - and there wasn't a solution - so I created one.
Like I said, the testing part is free - and I can't reveal how it works because it does cost me to reveal a withheld / private number and rules here prevent me from charging people for a service
SO...
If you meet the criteria above, and want to test the service and provide some feedback in this thread, please contact me.
Otherwise, I welcome any other constructive comments and I will attempt to respond! - don't ask me how it works - read above to see why!
hi how can I get this so I know who is calling me with held. interested in knowing
Ho how can u assist you to know who is calling with eld
iby482 said:
Please read all of the following -
I have set-up a service that will reveal the phone number of any prank caller / someone who withholds their phone number.
It does cost me to do this so obviously I can't reveal how it works (against the community posting rules here)
I am and this service is UK based and perfectly legal (obviously!)
At the moment, a google search will reveal that nobody else can do this anywhere.....
WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR...
I am looking for 5-10 volunteers to test the service and give feedback - Ideally regular contributors/members who have been on this site for a while
Please note that I won't be able to reply to everyone!
It won't cost you anything other than maybe 1 inclusive minute!
HOW THE TEST WILL WORK...
You must be UK based
You simply use any phone to ring a unique UK based number that I will give you - making sure you withhold your number. I will contact you with the actual number you called from.
This is classed as a standard UK based mobile number and will only come out of your free minutes. If you have any doubts, it's simple - move on, I'm not here to con anyone, and I know that I am a new user etc... but follow your instincts - if in doubt...move on!
IF YOU WANT TO VOLUNTEER...
Send me a private message, a quick note about who you are and to confirm that you are UK based! I will forward you the details you need. At the moment, the service takes a number of hours to work - eventually this will be instant. I won't be able to respond to everyone!
WHY AM I POSTING HERE...
Because I was sick of nobody being able to tell me who was pranking me with a private / withheld number - in the end I had to change my phone number. I scoured the web - and there wasn't a solution - so I created one.
Like I said, the testing part is free - and I can't reveal how it works because it does cost me to reveal a withheld / private number and rules here prevent me from charging people for a service
SO...
If you meet the criteria above, and want to test the service and provide some feedback in this thread, please contact me.
Otherwise, I welcome any other constructive comments and I will attempt to respond! - don't ask me how it works - read above to see why!
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hi,
there's a way (like an app or something (android)) to know The IMEI code of an incoming call or SMS?
Thank you in advance
roxnad94 said:
hi,
there's a way (like an app or something (android)) to know The IMEI code of an incoming call or SMS?
Thank you in advance
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Sorry, the IMEI code is private to its own users. Unless you disclose it to someone else, I don't think its possible. But of course, govt. organizations like Police can track this. I don't think end users can implement this, as it creates legal problems.
i think you can only know yourself imei. it is no way to incoming call imei.
coolsandie said:
Sorry, the IMEI code is private to its own users. Unless you disclose it to someone else, I don't think its possible. But of course, govt. organizations like Police can track this. I don't think end users can implement this, as it creates legal problems.
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yes but i mean, if the IMEI "travels" with the rest of the message (a call or a SMS), i think its preatty easy that it ends on the other phone too?
i know there was an app for nokia, time ago, that could help you to know who was making private calls, and it was based on the IMEI.
and if i know the IMEI of someone.. thats illegal?
in reality im asking this, to know if the IMEI i can read over my phone, is the same as the one that gets tracked by the phone companies (i know it sounds strange, but flashing my s2 ive accidentally changed my imei, but somehow this new IMEI, that is something the phone creates automatically, is not blocked in my country, so i can still use it.
Hello,
Usually, to call a foreign country, I use either Skype-to-call or a calling card. This works for regular numbers. But there is one specific company that I have to call and that only provides a star (*) number on their website in the format *1234. Can such a number be called from outside the country? I couldn't find much help with this on Google. The only relevant result I found says that star codes are abbreviated numbers, and suggests to have a friend inside the country dial the abbreviated number (*1234) and ask them for the full number. I did this, and the company wouldn't give to my friend the full number. Any other solutions?
Thank you in advance!
star_code said:
Hello,
Usually, to call a foreign country, I use either Skype-to-call or a calling card. This works for regular numbers. But there is one specific company that I have to call and that only provides a star (*) number on their website in the format *1234. Can such a number be called from outside the country? I couldn't find much help with this on Google. The only relevant result I found says that star codes are abbreviated numbers, and suggests to have a friend inside the country dial the abbreviated number (*1234) and ask them for the full number. I did this, and the company wouldn't give to my friend the full number. Any other solutions?
Thank you in advance!
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You can try to dial the country prefix first (e.g. "001" for the USA) and then the start number. IDK if it works, but worth a try.