[IxDA Discuss] Phone numbers should be numbers

[Robert Barlow-Busch]

Speaking of the various idiocies of phone numbers, here's the one  
that kills me: you dial a local number that requires the area code,  
and the system returns an automated message informing you that "local  
calls require you to dial the area code."

Nice. How about some clever behavior instead? If I dial a 7-digit  
number in an area that requires 10 digits, it would seem safe to  
assume a local call in the current area code. Just connect it. Just  
as it's possible to leave out the prefix and suffix in many web URLs,  
where the browser assumes "www" and ".com" automatically.

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Robert Barlow-Busch
Practice Director, Interaction Design
Quarry Integrated Communications Inc.
rbarlowbusch at quarry.com
(519) 570-2020

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