01-31-15 20:32 Mike Luther wrote to Ed Vance about Re: Time Zones Was: Older

 ML> {at}MSGID: 
 ML>  Hi Ed

 Howdy! Mike,
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 ML> I've done some research on MajicJack reference this.  As best I
 ML> can tell so far, when you are entering a 'new' number to call
 ML> into the MajicJack 'unit' it will NOT accept any combination of
 ML> digits dialed at all until it can somehow 'identify' that what
 ML> you are dialing matches SOMETHING in it's library of possible
 ML> numbers.  This is just a reference digit description I'll cite.
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 ML> For example, if your dialed number starts being understood as
 ML> 4567889 and you stop there, assuming that a 'valid' number
 ML> might exist for that tail number in a valid area code, it will
 ML> announce, 'You must dial the area code to complete this call'.
 ML> Might have been 713-456-7889 for example, or I guess,perhaps a
 ML> 214-456-7889 number.  Dunno exactly.  However, since you DO NOT
 ML> AT ALL dial a 1- number to start a call, it seems that any such
 ML> number starting with a 1- combo is considered an unacceptable
 ML> whatever.

 ML> So far, at this point, I have no way to figure out a way to
 ML> accidentally get just a seven digit number to complete at all
 ML> in MajicJack that would thus falsely whop a local number for a
 ML> 'misdialed' LD call from a local area code that improperly hit
 ML> an an area code number for a 'valid' false call to a local
 ML> exchange number that was dialed that way without a 'needed' 1-
 ML> prefix to force it to that LD area code instead of wrongly
 ML> whopping the local exchage that hits a wrong number, even
 ML> though you entered all 10 digits for a local number that used
 ML> wrongly only the first ten digits to whop it.

All I know of the Cell Phones that I've touched is that the Cellular
Telephone Companies just want ten digits dialed, and they supply the
1 when they send the dialed number through the Telephone Lines that are
connected to their system.

I suppose MajicJack works the same way other Cell Phone services do.
Ten digits is enuf to identify where the call is going to.

It asking You for a Area Code after it receives 10 numbers that You
asked it to call for you, is just its way to make sure that your local
call does go to a local area and not one of those 900+ other possible
Area Codes.

Yes, I'm sure not all have been assigned yet, if they were my area
wouldn't be getting another Area Code from the Telephone Company.

If folks keep purchasing more Cell Phones for members in their families
it may happen that all of the Area Codes will be used up.

The Glut may happen sooner than Ma Bell expects.  .... ..
73

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