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gooney Dan isn't smart enough to hire me
Joined: 09 Feb 2008 Posts: 382 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 7:35 pm Post subject: Need help |
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can all of you reach this number (801) 250-**** its my wifes work number
please test it because i only get a busy signal from MJ but my cell and neighbors landline works... i have tried some numbers from that area that starts with 250 and all dont work
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gary Dan isn't smart enough to hire me
Joined: 27 Nov 2007 Posts: 130
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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Rings fine from area code 202. |
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gooney Dan isn't smart enough to hire me
Joined: 09 Feb 2008 Posts: 382 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 7:41 pm Post subject: |
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gary wrote: | Rings fine from area code 202. |
did it answer? |
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gooney Dan isn't smart enough to hire me
Joined: 09 Feb 2008 Posts: 382 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 7:59 pm Post subject: |
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gary wrote: | Rings fine from area code 202. |
thanks for testing
nevermind it works if i dial the area code first (801) which is my local area code... thats funny
ok if you dial a local number and it gives you a busy signal... dial the area code plus the number... that should fix it. ill just put my wifes work number in my phone memory so i dont have to dial the whole 10 digits. |
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HolmanGT MagicJack Sensei
Joined: 08 Jan 2008 Posts: 1127 Location: Saint George, UT
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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gooney,
Lots of numbers with the same area code can still be long distance. i.e. Utah the whole state it 435. If I try to dial the next nearest town to me (50 miles away) (435) xxx It is a long distance call and I have to dial 435 xxx-xxxx. or I get the same thing you do.
On a regular land line you get the voice that says Sorry your call can not be completed as dial, you must dial a one first.
The only thing that pisses me off about that is if they know I need to dial the one first and they obviously do, why don't they just do it like MagicJack or my cell phone does. Duh!
PS - If the next nearest town is 50 miles away does that mean I live in the wilderness. One even stranger piece of trivia is MagicJack not only gave me a 435 area code but they also gave me a Saint George, UT prefix. Saint George, UT (my town) is a local call for MagicJack but on Grand Central they gave me a prefix for that town I mentioned that is 50 miles away "Cedar City" and it is a long distance call. So Grand Central while cool can get expensive for my friends. |
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gooney Dan isn't smart enough to hire me
Joined: 09 Feb 2008 Posts: 382 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 10:35 pm Post subject: |
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HolmanGT wrote: | gooney,
Lots of numbers with the same area code can still be long distance. i.e. Utah the whole state it 435. If I try to dial the next nearest town to me (50 miles away) (435) xxx It is a long distance call and I have to dial 435 xxx-xxxx. or I get the same thing you do.
On a regular land line you get the voice that says Sorry your call can not be completed as dial, you must dial a one first.
The only thing that pisses me off about that is if they know I need to dial the one first and they obviously do, why don't they just do it like MagicJack or my cell phone does. Duh!
PS - If the next nearest town is 50 miles away does that mean I live in the wilderness. One even stranger piece of trivia is MagicJack not only gave me a 435 area code but they also gave me a Saint George, UT prefix. Saint George, UT (my town) is a local call for MagicJack but on Grand Central they gave me a prefix for that town I mentioned that is 50 miles away "Cedar City" and it is a long distance call. So Grand Central while cool can get expensive for my friends. |
but the number i call is not long distance... it is the next city(half a mile away), I call the number all the time with my cell and landline and dont need to dial 1 801 because it is a local number... only with MJ i have to dial 801 then the number. there is also the 252 prefix in that area(magna city) i can dial to those numbers without the area code with no problem... only the 250 prefix i need to dial the area code first. |
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HolmanGT MagicJack Sensei
Joined: 08 Jan 2008 Posts: 1127 Location: Saint George, UT
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 10:50 pm Post subject: |
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gooney,
Oh-well, what the hell do I know. But you are right in your case it is strange. |
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LikeMagic Dan Should Pay Me
Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Posts: 613 Location: LikeMagic Pacific NW
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 11:04 pm Post subject: |
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Remember long distance calling is an old POTS concept and may not apply the same way for newer services such as cell phone and VOIP services which treat local calls the same as long distance calls (no extra charges.)
Most cell phone & VOIP carriers will try to mimic POTS dialing patterns as much as possible. For example, 1+ dialing is a POTS concept to identify the call is long distance. 1+ dialing is NOT required but provided for convenience to users.
When using cell phone & VOIP service, it's best to dial the whole 10 digits instead of dialing 7 digits to prevent mis-dialing due to cell phone/VOIP call server software issue |
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gooney Dan isn't smart enough to hire me
Joined: 09 Feb 2008 Posts: 382 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 11:11 pm Post subject: |
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LikeMagic wrote: |
When using cell phone & VOIP service, it's best to dial the whole 10 digits instead of dialing 7 digits to prevent mis-dialing due to cell phone/VOIP call server software issue |
I'll be dialing 10 digits from now on with MJ to any number local or long so i can get used to it... 3 extra digits is no biggy |
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HolmanGT MagicJack Sensei
Joined: 08 Jan 2008 Posts: 1127 Location: Saint George, UT
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 11:26 pm Post subject: |
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Between the phone book and recent numbers I hardly ever dial a number manually. For both MJ and my cell phone I always enter the ten digit number even when I know it is local. The only time I used a 7 digit number on MJ was to verify to myself that the number they gave me was really a local call for St. George, UT and that only because I didn't believe I had gotten luck enough to actually get an MJ local number. It is nice to win once in awhile. |
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dbarber MagicJack Contributor
Joined: 27 Nov 2007 Posts: 58 Location: West Chester, PA
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Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 12:11 pm Post subject: |
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Here in Southeastern Pennsylvania, we have been on 10 digit dialing for over a dozen years. You just get used to it. The "old" area code that used to cover the entire area (215) was changed to be Philadelphia only. The "new" area code for the suburban are (610) filled up so fast that they had to make a new area code (484) as an overlay. This is mostly taken up with cellular phones. Nobody knows where a call is going in the 484 area code.
In short, get used to it. Some of us have been living like this for a long time.
Donn
WinXP on Dell Inspiron 8200 laptop |
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kumar Dan Should Pay Me
Joined: 15 Nov 2007 Posts: 806
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Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 12:20 pm Post subject: |
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Yep im used to 10 Digits....and im about 30 minutes from West Chester where dbarber is lol..
pEace
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curiousgeorge Dan isn't smart enough to hire me
Joined: 23 Jan 2008 Posts: 193 Location: California
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HolmanGT MagicJack Sensei
Joined: 08 Jan 2008 Posts: 1127 Location: Saint George, UT
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Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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curiousgeorge,
Now don't go getting your feelings hurt, I read it and have been doing what you suggest from the day I read it.
But most of us have to be nudged once in awhile or we forget the good things we have been told and go back to our old ways. Sort of like a cat left to it own devices, it goes feral quicker than you can wink. |
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curiousgeorge Dan isn't smart enough to hire me
Joined: 23 Jan 2008 Posts: 193 Location: California
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Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:25 pm Post subject: |
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haha ha, yes HolmanGT this is true kinda makes you wonder why a FAQ would be helpfull. |
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HolmanGT MagicJack Sensei
Joined: 08 Jan 2008 Posts: 1127 Location: Saint George, UT
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Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:47 pm Post subject: |
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curiousgeorge,
FAQ(s), Manuals - No self respecting Geek would ever resort to reading the manual, I think it is part of the "Geek Credo". |
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Lucky225 magicJack Apprentice
Joined: 07 Feb 2008 Posts: 28
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Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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HolmanGT wrote: | curiousgeorge,
FAQ(s), Manuals - No self respecting Geek would ever resort to reading the manual, I think it is part of the "Geek Credo". |
RTFM!
Read The Fineprint in the Manual |
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HolmanGT MagicJack Sensei
Joined: 08 Jan 2008 Posts: 1127 Location: Saint George, UT
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Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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RTFM!
Direct violation of the Geek Credo. I left out the part about "with enough Twinkies and Jolt Cola a Geek is invincible" |
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gooney Dan isn't smart enough to hire me
Joined: 09 Feb 2008 Posts: 382 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
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Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 12:42 am Post subject: |
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Ok i just found out why i get the busy signal when i dialed the 7 digit local number 250-XXXX... 250 is the area code for British Columbia, Canada... Oops! |
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curiousgeorge Dan isn't smart enough to hire me
Joined: 23 Jan 2008 Posts: 193 Location: California
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Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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Glad you got this figured out and thanks for posting back on the results, peace out! |
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