I tried putting 001 before the number, 01, etc., nothing's working. Any ideas?

LittleSmedley said:

Are you sure it isn't 011?

011 is getting out of America.. I think 1 is incoming!?!?

Lothan said:

nope, just tried that. Maybe it's my shitty phone

LittleSmedley said:

I got it! 001

Just asked Ellie and she is there texting me here... its definetly 001 then area code and number
[Edited 8/2/07 7:09am]

Lothan said:

nope. from here we have to dial 001.

do they have the correct city code that comes afetwards?

Muse2NOPharaoh said:

I'm trying to text another mobile/cellphone...is it just 001 then the number? It's still not doing it

You need to rethink this texting thing.

Texting someone in England would be simpler for you, seeing as that's where you are. Alternatively, hop over to the states and text your loved one from there.

Don't say I don't do anything for you

Hypo said:

ok, i'm in the states now. i'll try it from here - thanks hypo

LittleSmedley said:

Glad to be of help! You owe me.

LittleSmedley said:

001 area code then number nothing else!There may be another server issue at hand...

Muse2NOPharaoh said:

i'll keep trying. Thanx everyone

Wouldn't it be easier if u had my number?

It is 001 but if its not going it is probably that your mobile supplier has not allowed international text/calling so get the bar removed and it will work, a text to the US normally wont come out of your bundled ones and will be .25p for a normal or .35p for a long (over 1 page)

Not that i have ever texted the states

MarySharon said:

oops I gave you advice for calling, not texting.
[Edited 8/2/07 10:44am]

It works fine for me to various americans - wait, just 2 actually but to Ariel in Canada it doesn't

this is a lot easier than we're making it souund, i do it on a daily basis several times a day for work from eu to usa. my assistant even does it on her cell phone which is pre-paid. essentially, it goes like this:

001+ city code + 7 digit phone number

hope that helps

It was something to do with the networks, and texting, so I just gave her a call in the end. Thanks everyone

LittleSmedley said:

I thought you'd sorted this yesterday by crossing the Atlantic anyway.

Hypo said:

I did, and we solved the problem. We now communicate with two paper cups and a 3000 mile long piece of string

LittleSmedley said:

I think thats how everyone on the org communicated before ben put it on the internet

jami0mckay said:

That's a lot of paper cups. And string actually

Hypo said:

It was much more reliable than the org pigeons that were used before the cups and string

LittleSmedley said:

I think you add "+1" to the number and remove the first preceding zero.

Say that a UK mobile number is 07890 987654, you could dial it internationally as +447890987654.

So, if a US number is 0123 456 7890, I think you'd store it on your mobile phone as +11234567890.

I think.

It's years since I've dialled anybody overseas. The plus symbol should be underneath the "7" button on your mobile's keypad.

If it isn't "+1", it must be "+01". I'm sure it's one or the other. I just tried to Google (to verify) but it's hard to get search results on numerals.

Justin1972UK said:

Thanks Justin x

jami0mckay said:

The reason for that was that some orgers ate the pigeons that came to their door.