At 22:02 +0100 2001-09-21, Thomas Green wrote:
>Lots of good points being made. May I add a little one? Familiarity. In
>Britain, telephone numbers are grouped in 3's, although with various
>over-riding factors; my number is
>0113 - 226 - 6687
>where the Leeds area code is given as four digits, then what's left is split
>into 3 followed by a four digit group at the end.
Except in London (and other some places?) where 4 digit groups have
evolved, with a three digit area code (London was once 01 and is now
020).
020 7xxx yyyy
020 8zzz wwww
Mobiles seem to be in three digit groups 07xxx yyy zzz
Note that cellular phones in the USA and Canada are geographical (eg
New Brunswick mobiles begin 1-506 as do landlines). In the UK, all
mobiles number are just that - mobile!
Regards
Gordo
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