905 Calls - the phone says they are long distance??

[sandor]

I've tried making a call to Caledon and twice to Mississauga (905 numbers) - the phone states the number is long distance.  What's up with that??

[jpar]

As long as you have province-wide calling (or Canada), you're good even if the auto message plays.

[jeffster1970]

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@sandor wrote:

I've tried making a call to Caledon and twice to Mississauga (905 numbers) - the phone states the number is long distance.  What's up with that??

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As long as it's going through, that's the main thing.

I remember back in the day, I discovered a hack (though not really a hack) at payphones. Whenever making a local call, put in all 10 numbers. It would place the call much quicker, no pausing. Otherwise, it would pause as if waiting for something. 

[texwood]

Prefix all your US/CDN numbers in your contact list with "+1", then you won't have the problem.

[Nsk143]

I know it's a pain sometime. Even if I go Mississauga and call st Catherine sometime its works without adding 1 and some time I have to add 1 before number.

[stonechucker]

@sandor

This is normal.  Remember the days way back when, when everyone ony had a 7 digit number for a local call?  Well, this is the problem.  Not all 10-digit numbers are a local call.

Public Mobile will not charge you for an in-province call, whether it be "local" or "long distance".

To get around this dial +1 before the 10-digits.

[pakmode]

Yeah it's happening to me the past couple weeks as well for a few numbers because I never bothered putting a 1 in front of the 905 lol.

But relax, it's free. 

[mimmo]

but does teh call complete?  you can nver be charged as it is pre paid.

also try putting a 1 infront of teh number