Comments on: Dial International Phone Numbers from iPhone the Easy Way Using the +Plus Prefix http://osxdaily.com/2013/01/25/dial-international-phone-numbers-iphone-easy-way/ News, tips, software, reviews, and more for Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad Wed, 22 May 2013 19:52:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: jch http://osxdaily.com/2013/01/25/dial-international-phone-numbers-iphone-easy-way/#comment-482463 jch Sun, 27 Jan 2013 09:08:21 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=35669#comment-482463 Every mobile phone I have ever owned or used has had this "hold zero for international" feature. Every mobile phone I have ever owned or used has had this “hold zero for international” feature.

]]> By: a_ http://osxdaily.com/2013/01/25/dial-international-phone-numbers-iphone-easy-way/#comment-481896 a_ Sat, 26 Jan 2013 13:56:32 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=35669#comment-481896 Brian, do you live in US, right? ;) Here in Europe the things are quite different... Many of us travel in different countries very often. For esxample, I live in a country and work in another, so I pass the border every day. :) Of course I use Skype every time I can, but who phone me don't know where I am in that very moment, and I like to know who is calling me (the international prefix allow my phone to show me the caller's name, and not only the number). Brian, do you live in US, right? ;)
Here in Europe the things are quite different…
Many of us travel in different countries very often. For esxample, I live in a country and work in another, so I pass the border every day. :)
Of course I use Skype every time I can, but who phone me don’t know where I am in that very moment, and I like to know who is calling me (the international prefix allow my phone to show me the caller’s name, and not only the number).

]]> By: mike sanders http://osxdaily.com/2013/01/25/dial-international-phone-numbers-iphone-easy-way/#comment-481573 mike sanders Sat, 26 Jan 2013 03:29:22 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=35669#comment-481573 Totally agree nothing worse than being abroad and calling a "local" number in your home country to find you have to punch in the whole thing because it can't dial from your contacts without the plus sign and country code. So Albert just do it or better still get someone to do it for you and make sure that all your new entries conform. Totally agree nothing worse than being abroad and calling a “local” number in your home country to find you have to punch in the whole thing because it can’t dial from your contacts without the plus sign and country code.
So Albert just do it or better still get someone to do it for you and make sure that all your new entries conform.

]]> By: kapps http://osxdaily.com/2013/01/25/dial-international-phone-numbers-iphone-easy-way/#comment-481545 kapps Sat, 26 Jan 2013 02:33:41 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=35669#comment-481545 https://gist.github.com/1426818 https://gist.github.com/1426818

]]> By: Albert http://osxdaily.com/2013/01/25/dial-international-phone-numbers-iphone-easy-way/#comment-481446 Albert Fri, 25 Jan 2013 23:19:38 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=35669#comment-481446 So now the big question is, what is the easy way to add + to over 1000 phone numbers in my contacts on iOS and iCloud ? any suggestion? thanks So now the big question is, what is the easy way to add + to over 1000 phone numbers in my contacts on iOS and iCloud ? any suggestion? thanks

]]> By: Armand http://osxdaily.com/2013/01/25/dial-international-phone-numbers-iphone-easy-way/#comment-481439 Armand Fri, 25 Jan 2013 23:06:12 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=35669#comment-481439 Exactly. Your location may change, but the phone numbers won't. Always prefix them with +, even if you are currently in your home country! Exactly. Your location may change, but the phone numbers won’t. Always prefix them with +, even if you are currently in your home country!

]]> By: Thomas http://osxdaily.com/2013/01/25/dial-international-phone-numbers-iphone-easy-way/#comment-481435 Thomas Fri, 25 Jan 2013 22:55:18 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=35669#comment-481435 @Brian. I am in the UK with many contacts around the world. All my entries are in Contacts with the +CountyCode (and dropping the lead zero). This includes +1 for my USA friends. Having it helps if you are ever traveling and will not affect dialing of your local numbers. For example, if you are in the USA, and all your friends are entered as +1 xxx xxx-xxxx -- you'll have no issues locally or abroad (when you win the trip for a European holiday). It doesn't cause any issues using the +CountryCode with FaceTime, Skype (dialing), Viber, or WhatsApp. Granted, if you will never leave your particular country and all your contacts are within your country -- then yes you can skip it. @Brian.

I am in the UK with many contacts around the world. All my entries are in Contacts with the +CountyCode (and dropping the lead zero). This includes +1 for my USA friends. Having it helps if you are ever traveling and will not affect dialing of your local numbers. For example, if you are in the USA, and all your friends are entered as +1 xxx xxx-xxxx — you’ll have no issues locally or abroad (when you win the trip for a European holiday).

It doesn’t cause any issues using the +CountryCode with FaceTime, Skype (dialing), Viber, or WhatsApp.

Granted, if you will never leave your particular country and all your contacts are within your country — then yes you can skip it.

]]> By: Brian http://osxdaily.com/2013/01/25/dial-international-phone-numbers-iphone-easy-way/#comment-481417 Brian Fri, 25 Jan 2013 22:34:12 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=35669#comment-481417 Never needed to call an international number in my life, I use Skype or FaceTime to talk to people when abroad. When you're traveling with local phones, wouldn't you be calling local anyway? Never needed to call an international number in my life, I use Skype or FaceTime to talk to people when abroad. When you’re traveling with local phones, wouldn’t you be calling local anyway?

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