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   pschearer said, 3 months ago

   Not to step on the joke, but where are these people living that they need country codes?

   The last I looked, all Canada, the U.S., and Mexico were covered under the North American Numbering Plan originally set up by the Bell System decades ago.

   But then that was when area codes all had a 0 or 1 for the middle digit, before the explosion of cell phones caused them to start running out of numbers.

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   Macushlalondra said, 3 months ago

   When I lived in Michigan you didn’t have to dial the area code for a local call but here in London Ontario we do.

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   idwiz123 said, 3 months ago

   Hey Macush… in Michigan you still don’t have to dial the area code in some cities… but you do in Detroit… even if you’re calling your neighbor!!

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   crunkbot said, 3 months ago

   ^^ Don’t worry about steeping on any joke. There isn’t one within 1,000 miles of this strip.

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   Rmom said, 3 months ago

   Around here, you only have to put in the last 7 digits, unless you are calling outside of your area code. Cell phones, it depends on what area code the tower is in, that is picking up the outgoing call.

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   Joe Allen Doty said, 3 months ago

   When I lived in the North Hollywood community of Los Angeles, I had to dial 1 plus the area code and then the 7 digit number to speak to someone in Hollywood or West Hollywood.

   But, they were local calls.

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   farren said, 3 months ago

   I’ve got to do the “dial one plus area code” thing if I’m calling myself. What I have to pay for having the same number and area code as I used to have, but living in an entirely different place.

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   KingRat said, 3 months ago

   for those that do not know America’s country code is 1. So when you are making a long distance call you start with the country code, the area code, and then the 7 digit number (1-444-555-7777)