Area Code Rules

[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

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

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?

 

[Lil' Dave]

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.

 

[Mark B]

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.)

 

[HeyBub]

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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use Vonage).

For a fixed fee (ours is $24.95/month) you get another/same telephone
number, all the goodies (voice mail, caller ID, call forwarding, 3-way
calling, etc.) and all the long distance you can eat.* That's $24.95/month.
Period. No sales tax, Universal access fee, fuel surcharge, capital
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