Re: How do you like to read a phone number?

Michele Renda wrote: Hello to all I would like to know how do you like to read the phone number: I try to explain: when we read a phone number we usually like to separe it with some spaces or signs: for example in Italy when someone give me a mobile phone number I usually write: +39

Re: How do you like to read a phone number?

Hi, Switzerland From outside (many people write all their numbers like this, gives the international trend...) : +41 xx yyy yy yy From inside : 0xx yyy yy yy Where xx is the regional code. AFAIK, mobile phones are always 7x, with x = 6, 8, 9 And you can replace the

Re: How do you like to read a phone number?

the area code) Really a pitty that there is no universal method. But I have to say, i like this one pretty much. Michele Renda wrote: Hello to all I would like to know how do you like to read the phone number: I try to explain: when we read a phone number we usually like to separe

Re: How do you like to read a phone number?

Tilman Baumann wrote: DIN specification for German numbers is AFAIK +49 (1 23) 1 23 45 68 That is, area code in parentheses and each number block in sets of two, but from right to left. (1 23 45 instead of 12 34 5) Ah, and btw. There is no fixed number length. Phone numbers can range

Re: How do you like to read a phone number?

William Kenworthy wrote: A question: if you always dial a local number with the international and STD prefixes (which is what I think you are suggesting here) - under what regime will you get charged??? As a local call, or an international call? Could get *VERY* expensive :) Redundant

Re: How do you like to read a phone number?

In Turkey, our numbers are 7 digit excluding area codes. If you're calling within your city you tell the number as ### ## ## If it is an inter-city call, you dial 0*** ### ## ## where *** is the city code. Mobile numbers also have three digit codes like they are different cities. Finally, if you

Re: How do you like to read a phone number?

Michele Renda пишет: Hello to all I would like to know how do you like to read the phone number: ... Please, who has some time, can you please write your country (Italy, France, etc.) and the way how usually is normal to read a phone number in your country (with international prefix

Re: How do you like to read a phone number?

On Tue, 30 Dec 2008 12:36:34 am George Brooke wrote: Knowing the UK, any coherency is probably just pot-luck :-) Or the result of the complete stuff up of PhoneDay in 1995 (predicted in 1993[1]) which resulted in another numbering change being needed 16 months later[2] which was moderately

Re: How do you like to read a phone number?

For the thread that could be a mailing list on its own: I've noticed a funny effect on reading out numbers in different languages. I'm from the Netherlands and here we say 'eight-and-twenty' (achtentwintig) for the number 28. In English, you'd say twenty-eight. This reverse reading is also in

Re: How do you like to read a phone number? (India users)

I found a list of landline std codes here: http://www.scribd.com/doc/39734/STD-Code-of-INDIA On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 5:57 PM, Michele Renda michele.re...@gmail.com wrote: Il 30/12/2008 12:44, Gora Mohanty ha scritto: Thank you Rakshat, Gora for all the informations! Ps. Yes, I missed 094,

Re: How do you like to read a phone number?

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Re: How do you like to read a phone number?

Il 30/12/2008 04:30, William Kenworthy ha scritto: A question: if you always dial a local number with the international and STD prefixes (which is what I think you are suggesting here) - under what regime will you get charged??? As a local call, or an international call? Could get *VERY*

Re: How do you like to read a phone number?

A question: if you always dial a local number with the international and STD prefixes (which is what I think you are suggesting here) - under what regime will you get charged??? the issue came up when germany allowed other telcos, too, with the area codes. answer was: the telco filters

Re: How do you like to read a phone number?

On Tue, 30 Dec 2008 09:26:56 +0100 Michele Renda michele.re...@gmail.com babbled: Il 30/12/2008 04:30, William Kenworthy ha scritto: A question: if you always dial a local number with the international and STD prefixes (which is what I think you are suggesting here) - under what regime

Re: How do you like to read a phone number?

In the Netherlands it is safe to call +31X , that is even the number you get in your display when you are being called. Guaranteed that you wil be charged correctly. Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman) wrote: On Tue, 30 Dec 2008 09:26:56 +0100 Michele Renda michele.re...@gmail.com

Re: How do you like to read a phone number? (India users)

Il 29/12/2008 13:45, Carl Lobo ha scritto: Try http://www.ashesh.net/blog/downloads/PDF/Mobile_Telephone_Number_Codes_India.pdf Seems to be accurate from first glance. On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 6:09 PM, Michele Rendamichele.re...@gmail.com wrote: Hello to all Indian Openmoko Users, I

Re: How do you like to read a phone number? (India users)

Replies below: Hello to all Indian Openmoko Users, I am preparing the Indian dialplan: I have some (for you) stupid question: 1) All your mobile phone number usually start witt (092/093/092/097/098/099) so your international phone number start with (+9192 / +9193/ etc.) ? Yes 2) In

Re: How do you like to read a phone number? (India users)

On Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:48:55 +0100 Michele Renda michele.re...@gmail.com wrote: Il 29/12/2008 13:45, Carl Lobo ha scritto: Try http://www.ashesh.net/blog/downloads/PDF/Mobile_Telephone_Number_Codes_India.pdf Seems to be accurate from first glance. On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 6:09 PM,

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Re: How do you like to read a phone number? (India users)

Il 30/12/2008 12:44, Gora Mohanty ha scritto: Thank you Rakshat, Gora for all the informations! Ps. Yes, I missed 094, but I inserted it. Thank you! ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org

Re: How do you like to read a phone number?

On 29 Dec 2008, at 23:27, Neil Jerram wrote: 2008/12/29 Stroller strol...@stellar.eclipse.co.uk: Note, however, that I would most always use 0207 or 0208 xxx yyy Need one more y there: I thought that might be the case. 0207 or 0208 xxx . Nevertheless, I would write or say it this

Re: How do you like to read a phone number?

I meant to add in my previous reply, that there are probably no hard fast rules about how people here in the UK do _actually_ read out numbers. holds true for germany, too. i had an swedish teacher from bavaria once who got confused by how we people in the north were doing it compared to

How do you like to read a phone number?

Hello to all I would like to know how do you like to read the phone number: I try to explain: when we read a phone number we usually like to separe it with some spaces or signs: for example in Italy when someone give me a mobile phone number I usually write: +39 347 123456

Re: How do you like to read a phone number?

Michele Renda, 2008-12-29 13:00:01 +0100 : Please, who has some time, can you please write your country (Italy, France, etc.) and the way how usually is normal to read a phone number in your country (with international prefix) For France (+33), the usual format is +33 # ## ## ## ##

Re: How do you like to read a phone number?

Le Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:00:01 +0100, Michele Renda michele.re...@gmail.com a écrit : Hello to all I would like to know how do you like to read the phone number: I try to explain: when we read a phone number we usually like to separe it with some spaces or signs: for example in Italy when

Re: How do you like to read a phone number?

Il 29/12/2008 13:20, Roland Mas ha scritto: For France (+33), the usual format is +33 # ## ## ## ## (international format) or 0# ## ## ## ## (without the international prefix) Thank you for your answer. I have a question: this is valid for every number? (both Fix and Mobil?) And for you...

Re: How do you like to read a phone number?

Il 29/12/2008 13:26, Alexandre Ghisoli ha scritto: It's not so easy, because there are many codes inside a country. For example, switzerland: +41 79 xxx xx xx But for voice boxes : +41 860 xx xxx xx xx Special services +41 [8-9]xx xxx xx xx The idea would be a syntax to allow the

Re: How do you like to read a phone number?

On Mon, 2008-12-29 at 13:00 +0100, Michele Renda wrote: Hello to all I would like to know how do you like to read the phone number: I try to explain: when we read a phone number we usually like to separe it with some spaces or signs: for example in Italy when someone give me a mobile

Re: How do you like to read a phone number?

Il 29/12/2008 13:26, Gora Mohanty ha scritto: It varies a bit in India, but one common format for landlines (typically 8 digits) is +91 XXX ABCD EFGH (the XXX is the area code, which is prefixed by a zero from within India, and can be upto 5 digits), e.g., +91 11 4277 0045 from outside India,

Re: How do you like to read a phone number?

Try http://www.ashesh.net/blog/downloads/PDF/Mobile_Telephone_Number_Codes_India.pdf Seems to be accurate from first glance. On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 6:09 PM, Michele Renda michele.re...@gmail.com wrote: Il 29/12/2008 13:26, Gora Mohanty ha scritto: It varies a bit in India, but one common

Re: How do you like to read a phone number?

Il 29/12/2008 13:45, Carl Lobo ha scritto: Try http://www.ashesh.net/blog/downloads/PDF/Mobile_Telephone_Number_Codes_India.pdf Seems to be accurate from first glance. It is really what I was searching for Now I have on what to work on ... :) Thank you for your help! Michele Renda

Re: How do you like to read a phone number?

On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 12:38 PM, William Kenworthy bi...@iinet.net.au wrote: Australia: Mobiles: 04nn nnn nnn (mobiles all *seem* to be prefixed as 04 - may or may not be true The zero seems to be like the zero on an area code, - is omitted when the country prefix is used. + is usually

Re: How do you like to read a phone number?

On Monday 29 December 2008 12:00:01 Michele Renda wrote: Hello to all I would like to know how do you like to read the phone number: I try to explain: when we read a phone number we usually like to separe it with some spaces or signs: for example in Italy when someone give me a mobile phone

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? Anyone? Regards, Pander Michele Renda wrote: Hello to all I would like to know how do you like to read the phone number: I try to explain: when we read a phone number we usually like to separe it with some spaces or signs: for example in Italy when someone give me a mobile phone number

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Le Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:37:54 +0100, Michele Renda michele.re...@gmail.com a écrit : Il 29/12/2008 13:26, Alexandre Ghisoli ha scritto: It's not so easy, because there are many codes inside a country. For example, switzerland: +41 79 xxx xx xx But for voice boxes : +41 860 xx xxx xx

Re: How do you like to read a phone number?

Il 29/12/2008 13:38, William Kenworthy ha scritto: Not really an issue, except for using a + like you do will totally confuse people here ... I am trying to make some ideas :) In this moment I am writing a dialer, and I am implementing a intelligent formatting functionality. About the

Re: How do you like to read a phone number?

Hi, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_conventions_for_writing_telephone_numbers#United_Kingdom is about what i'd use - if you need to use international codes then just drop the 0 and add +44 but that's not how i usually see numbers written. IIRC 08* numbers can't be used as +448* but i may

Re: How do you like to read a phone number?

Il 29/12/2008 13:54, Peter Strapp ha scritto: In the UK the format varies depending on the length of the STD code (The digits following the country code). Most STD codes are 5 digits long (4 when using international format). City STD codes can range between 3 and 6 digits. The most common

Re: How do you like to read a phone number?

Michele Renda, 2008-12-29 13:27:45 +0100 : Il 29/12/2008 13:20, Roland Mas ha scritto: For France (+33), the usual format is +33 # ## ## ## ## (international format) or 0# ## ## ## ## (without the international prefix) Thank you for your answer. I have a question: this is valid for

Re: How do you like to read a phone number?

Thank you for the very complete explanation I think the config for france will be very very short :) Best regards Michele Renda ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community

Re: How do you like to read a phone number?

On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:11:28 +0100 Michele Renda michele.re...@gmail.com babbled: Il 29/12/2008 13:38, William Kenworthy ha scritto: Not really an issue, except for using a + like you do will totally confuse people here ... I am trying to make some ideas :) In this moment I am

Re: How do you like to read a phone number?

On Monday 29 December 2008 14:16:15 Carsten Haitzler wrote: 1234 5678 (call from the 02 area code - i.e. NSW only) I may be wrong but (at least in UK) you don't need to worry about the local version of the number as mobiles need the full version with area code. solar.george signature.asc

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with dialling, whether I enter the number in national or international format it ought to use the full international number under the covers, so I don't get stuck re-entering numbers when I'm on holiday. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/How-do-you-like-to-read-a-phone-number

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On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:34:00 + George Brooke solar.geo...@googlemail.com babbled: On Monday 29 December 2008 14:16:15 Carsten Haitzler wrote: 1234 5678 (call from the 02 area code - i.e. NSW only) I may be wrong but (at least in UK) you don't need to worry about the local version of

Re: How do you like to read a phone number?

Le Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:04:32 +1100, Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman) ras...@rasterman.com a écrit : On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:34:00 + George Brooke solar.geo...@googlemail.com babbled: On Monday 29 December 2008 14:16:15 Carsten Haitzler wrote: 1234 5678 (call from the 02 area code -

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d) I'd like to avoid to use a specific class for every coutry. For now (until I will not find some very big problems) I would like to have a simple big text file with all the configuration. I did for Italy and seem to be pretty fast. well, whatever might be most common in a particular country

Re: How do you like to read a phone number?

On 29 Dec 2008, at 12:00, Michele Renda wrote: ... I try to explain: when we read a phone number we usually like to separe it with some spaces or signs: I'm in the UK; I would most always format a number so that the last 6 digits are in two groups of 3. This generally means reading a 4

Re: How do you like to read a phone number?

On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 6:00 AM, Michele Renda michele.re...@gmail.comwrote: snip But I know in USA is more common something like: +1-212-123456 snip That's close, the traditional way of writing it is (651) 867-5309 or else 651-867-5309. It the number requires a 1, for instance in a toll

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That's because nobody outside the US wants to talk to us these days, anyway. ;) (d) --- Damian A. Spriggs Writer: Weekly World Shrew http://www.weeklyworldshrew.com On Dec 29, 2008, at 5:20 PM, Pat Barrett wrote: That's close, the traditional way of writing it is (651) 867-5309 or else

Re: How do you like to read a phone number?

U.S. 1.973.555. On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 7:00 AM, Michele Renda michele.re...@gmail.comwrote: Hello to all I would like to know how do you like to read the phone number: I try to explain: when we read a phone number we usually like to separe it with some spaces or signs: for example

Re: How do you like to read a phone number?

2008/12/29 Stroller strol...@stellar.eclipse.co.uk: Note, however, that I would most always use 0207 or 0208 xxx yyy Need one more y there: 0207 or 0208 xxx . for London numbers - I personally would not use 020, or group the 7 or 8 with the next set of digits. This is probably because I

Re: How do you like to read a phone number?

On Monday 29 of December 2008 13:00:01 Michele Renda wrote: Please, who has some time, can you please write your country (Italy, France, etc.) and the way how usually is normal to read a phone number in your country (with international prefix) The format I use to descrive is this: +39 ### *

Re: How do you like to read a phone number?

On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 11:52 PM, clare johnstone clar...@gmail.com wrote: Well he did say international, and I do think Australians are getting used to the idea of what country codes are for and how to dial the numbers. I wouldn't bet on it, we're still pretty backward :-) number patterns

Re: How do you like to read a phone number?

On Mon, 2008-12-29 at 17:22 +0100, Michele Renda wrote: Hello, thank you for your complete email! My idea in about these points: a) Who now has a freerunner is someone that is a bit an advanced user. And I think a lot of people don't like all these ambiguities on phone number. I