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Drop down menu does not have my city

AFeller — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 22:38:58 GMT

Re: Drop down menu does not have my city

hairbag1 — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 15:09:59 GMT

@AFeller...which ciry are you in and what's the closest city that is on the list ?

Re: Drop down menu does not have my city

HALIMACS — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 15:10:53 GMT

@AFeller

Just use the city closest to where your physical (home) location is.

Re: Drop down menu does not have my city

NDesai — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 15:11:18 GMT

@AFeller Is this for choosing a phone number? If yes, pick the closest city to you that would be included in the local calling area.

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computergeek541 — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 15:25:35 GMT

@AFeller

That means that Public Mobile does not offer phone numbers for that city or that they have ran out of numbers for it. I would look thorugh the complete list because some of the time, rate centres are named based based on old town or village names, rather than the current name of the municipality. For example, Mississauga, Ontario will be shown as names such as Streetsville or Cooksville.

Assuming that Public Mobile simply hasn't ran out of city for this city, this would also mean that numbers from this city cannot be ported to Public Mobile.

As for a picking a number from a nearby city, this can potentially work out the same if that city has the exact same local calling area. However, there are sometimes slight variations. The city of the phone number that you pick doesn't make any difference for outoginjg phone calls. The city of your number only makes a difference for people who are trying to call you. Choosing a neigboring city could possibly make calling you long distance for other to reach you, but whether that will cost your contact extra is dependent on the other person's plan.

Re: Drop down menu does not have my city

AFeller — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 22:28:39 GMT

I live in Dryden Ontario. I decided to go with Thunder Bay. It's 4 hours away from us my closest city to Dryden.

Re: Drop down menu does not have my city

AFeller — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 22:31:30 GMT

Thank you! I chose Thunder Bay as this is the closest city to me Eventhough it's 4 hours away.

Re: Drop down menu does not have my city

Nezgar — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 22:38:15 GMT

@AFeller wrote:
I live in Dryden Ontario. I decided to go with Thunder Bay. It's 4 hours away from us my closest city to Dryden.

Darn, yeah I checked and confimred indeed Telus (PM's parent) doesn't have a switch there.... Dryden Municipal Telephone System, Bell, Rogers and TBayTel do... but no Telus.. oh well!

https://localcallingguide.com/lca_prefix.php?exch=153550

https://cnac.ca/data/COCodeStatus_NPA807.htm

PS if you don't care about the area code, you could also pick an Alberta number and save 8% tax 😉

Re: Drop down menu does not have my city

AE_Collector — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 19:30:11 GMT

Another scenario that one of my referrals ran into was Kamloops BC. Not on the list. Having worked in Kamloops on the telephone exchange there many years ago I knew that the City of Kamloops is “South Kamloops” to BC Tel/TELUS to differentiate from the exchange on the other side of the river that is known as North Kamloops. Sure enough, South Kamloops is on the drop down list.

@Nezgar

That suggestion needs to come with a warning that some people may not be able to call you without incurring Long DIstance charges though. In particular callers using a traditional landline. And that might be enough to have them say “Hmm, I must have written the number down wrong” and give up. If it was a job application or something you are trying to sell or....

AE_Collector

Re: Drop down menu does not have my city

Nezgar — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 00:54:49 GMT

@AE_Collector

Yeah I agree -- I only mentioned it because OP has already compromised and chosen a number outside of his home area (Thunder Bay vs Dryden). Maybe best choice if that is a local call for some people who will be calling. Otherwise, if you have no ties to a particular geography, the province with the lowest tax would be a candidate. 😋

Re: Drop down menu does not have my city

LurganIeUk — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 18:51:49 GMT

Some old Telco districts remain under the same name and may not be the name your City goes by right now.

ie.. I live in Maple Ridge BC and years ago the main name was Haney. And Public Mobile will show Haney as a city to choose from and NOT Maple Ridge. If you are in BC @AE_Collector can help you.

Re: Drop down menu does not have my city

AFeller — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 22:01:35 GMT

I live in Dryden ON

Re: Drop down menu does not have my city

AFeller — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 22:04:40 GMT

I live in Dryden On. Closets city is Thunder Bay, or Kenora but Kenora is listed weird.

Re: Drop down menu does not have my city

LurganIeUk — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 22:09:37 GMT

Look at this.

https://localcallingguide.com/lca_listexch.php?page=5&npa=519

https://cnac.ca/co_codes/co_code_status.htm

You want to find your Rate Centre. Or one closest to you.

PM does not offer service in all locations...I forget the reason...but some one will fill us in.

Is Dryden still a local city run phone company?.

Re: Drop down menu does not have my city

darlicious — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 22:12:53 GMT

@AFeller

Ohhhh.....you live in north western Ontario where telus is scarce.....here are the exchanges they currently have....234, 235, 456 ( my fave!) 706, 707, 708 and 709.

Re: Drop down menu does not have my city

LurganIeUk — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 22:13:57 GMT

See here. https://localcallingguide.com/lca_listexch.php?page=15&region=ON

I don't know if this list is for land lines only...or both.

Re: Drop down menu does not have my city

pkara01 — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 22:18:37 GMT

Choose the one closest to you to pick a number.

Re: Drop down menu does not have my city

LurganIeUk — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 22:18:48 GMT

Looks like a real nice area you live in!! Any cities close that are not LD to choose from? Or ask a friend what their first 6 digits are and go from there. Check here for first 6 digits.

https://cnac.ca/co_codes/co_code_status.htm

Re: Drop down menu does not have my city

darlicious — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 22:28:53 GMT

@AFeller

Here's the list with the exchanges provided earlier....

MINDEMOYA
MOONSTOWE
KIRKLAND LAKE
HESPELLER
ENGLEHART
ALGOMAMNES
LISTONER
STAYNER

If I misspelled....I can't read my own scibbles!!

Edit: Oh yeah and THUNDERBAY!

Re: Drop down menu does not have my city

Anonymous — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 22:28:28 GMT

@AFeller : Who doesn't have Canada-wide these days? Those with land-lines in Dryden might incur long distance charges but really, you can select any number with Canada-wide calling. Heck, choose an AB number and just pay GST.