Area Code Rules

[Guest Mark B]

Seems Windows, by default, forces a 1 before every area code when dialing

through Oulook, for example. Other than adding every US area code into the

Area Code Rules of the Dialing Properties and unchecking the Dial 1 Before

Area Code box, is there any way to get windows to stop dialing 1 before ALL

area codes?

 

Thansk! Mark

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: Area Code Rules

 

I live in an area that uses overlay area codes so I am interested in the

answer too. Is that your situation? Here in the Denver area we have 720

and 303 overlayed and have to include the area code in all local dialing.

Adding a 1 would turn such a local call into a long distance charge. Is

that your problem too?

 

"Mark B" <MarkB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:C9AE32E2-B06E-4662-B24C-C6F61AE64D9F@microsoft.com...

> Seems Windows, by default, forces a 1 before every area code when dialing

> through Oulook, for example. Other than adding every US area code into

> the

> Area Code Rules of the Dialing Properties and unchecking the Dial 1 Before

> Area Code box, is there any way to get windows to stop dialing 1 before

> ALL

> area codes?

>

> Thansk! Mark

[Guest Lil' Dave]

Re: Area Code Rules

 

Then there's the opposite situation. My phone is a 512 area code. My home

is in the sticks, if you will. The area code encompasses the capital of TX

and many other towns. The phone company has a program for a few dollars a

month, I can call any number of 512 area code with 1 as precedent for free.

Helps as my ISP phone modem server is in Austin.

 

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Dave

"Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message

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>I live in an area that uses overlay area codes so I am interested in the

>answer too. Is that your situation? Here in the Denver area we have 720

>and 303 overlayed and have to include the area code in all local dialing.

>Adding a 1 would turn such a local call into a long distance charge. Is

>that your problem too?

>

> "Mark B" <MarkB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:C9AE32E2-B06E-4662-B24C-C6F61AE64D9F@microsoft.com...

>> Seems Windows, by default, forces a 1 before every area code when dialing

>> through Oulook, for example. Other than adding every US area code into

>> the

>> Area Code Rules of the Dialing Properties and unchecking the Dial 1

>> Before

>> Area Code box, is there any way to get windows to stop dialing 1 before

>> ALL

>> area codes?

>>

>> Thansk! Mark

>

[Guest Mark B]

Re: Area Code Rules

 

Those issues are easily fixed usingthe Area Code Rules under Dialing

properties, as they are about a couple of particular area codes. My problem

is that I need ALL US area codes to NOT put the 1 in front of the number, as

my phone system has had problems with 911 calls and we've had to get rid of

the 1 prefix programatically.

 

I woudl have to put EVERY US area code into the dialing properties and

uncheck the Dial 1 box for each the way things are by default. I need to know

if there is a way to tell Windows not to dial 1 at anytime WITHOUT having to

do all that work (on multiple computers, no less.)

 

 

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

> I live in an area that uses overlay area codes so I am interested in the

> answer too. Is that your situation? Here in the Denver area we have 720

> and 303 overlayed and have to include the area code in all local dialing.

> Adding a 1 would turn such a local call into a long distance charge. Is

> that your problem too?

>

> "Mark B" <MarkB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:C9AE32E2-B06E-4662-B24C-C6F61AE64D9F@microsoft.com...

> > Seems Windows, by default, forces a 1 before every area code when dialing

> > through Oulook, for example. Other than adding every US area code into

> > the

> > Area Code Rules of the Dialing Properties and unchecking the Dial 1 Before

> > Area Code box, is there any way to get windows to stop dialing 1 before

> > ALL

> > area codes?

> >

> > Thansk! Mark

>

[Guest HeyBub]

Re: Area Code Rules

 

Lil' Dave wrote:

> Then there's the opposite situation. My phone is a 512 area code. My home

> is in the sticks, if you will. The area code encompasses the

> capital of TX and many other towns. The phone company has a program

> for a few dollars a month, I can call any number of 512 area code

> with 1 as precedent for free. Helps as my ISP phone modem server is

> in Austin.

 

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