topic Re: why would someone have to put "1" before my number for a local call? in Get Support

why would someone have to put "1" before my number for a local call?

g_s — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 02:01:28 GMT

apparently, one (local) person has trouble calling me and sometimes finds it necessary to prepend a "1" as if it were a long distance call

they also told me they hard a voice indicating that it would be a long distance call

we have the same area code—what's up with that?

Re: why would someone have to put "1" before my number for a local call?

hTideGnow — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 02:00:05 GMT

hi @g_s

actually it doesn't hurt to include 1. He won't get charged long distance. i thinks this is going to be the standard way of calling. Some phones actually add the 1 for each call if your don't have it there

Re: why would someone have to put "1" before my number for a local call?

computergeek541 — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 02:01:16 GMT

@g_s wrote:
apparently, one (local) person has trouble calling me and sometimes finds it necessary to prepend a "1" as if it were a long distance call
they also told me they hard a voice indicating that it would be a long distance call
we have the same area code—what's up with that?

Having the same area code doesn't mean that a call isnt't ong distance. Are both phone numbers assigned to the same city?

Re: why would someone have to put "1" before my number for a local call?

computergeek541 — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 02:03:08 GMT

@hTideGnow wrote:
actually it doesn't hurt to include 1. He won't get charged long distance.

From the information presented so far, we don't know that for sure. The person making the call could be at a different carrier and have a plan that doesn't include provincial or national-wide long distance.

Re: why would someone have to put "1" before my number for a local call?

Handy1 — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 02:03:17 GMT

@g_s I have to add a 1 in front of all my contacts this is normal for me for the past almost 5 years or more

Re: why would someone have to put "1" before my number for a local call?

computergeek541 — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 02:06:16 GMT

@Handy1 wrote:
@g_s I have to add a 1 in front of all my contacts this is normal for me for the past almost 5 years or more

There is no requirement to dial the 1. Also, for local calls. that recorded message isn't supposed to be played back to the customer.

Re: why would someone have to put "1" before my number for a local call?

Grinch — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 17:04:04 GMT

When I need to add a 1, I always add +1.

Re: why would someone have to put "1" before my number for a local call?

g_s — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 09:26:06 GMT

Yes, same city. The caller has a landline and has had the same number for a long time so I imagine it would have to be an attribute of my carrier / plan causing the issue.