Prevent Contacts forcing parentheses around NPA in overlayed area
 

The Denver Metro area has overlayed NPA (area) codes of 303 & 720 and doesn't
allow a prefix of 1 (Country code / long distance code). Outlook Contacts
forces parentheses, (), around the NPA if the Country Code is abesent. If
the Country Code is present, Outlook Contacts doesn't force parentheses
around the NPA. Parentheses indicate that the NPA is not rerquired. Thus,
if one lives in the Denver Metro area, Contacts displays local number
incorrectly.

Is there a work-around for this?

Thanks!

Prevent Contacts forcing parentheses around NPA in overlayed area
 

Gottfried54;146296 Wrote:
The Denver Metro area has overlayed NPA (area) codes of 303 & 720 and
doesn't
allow a prefix of 1 (Country code / long distance code). Outlook
Contacts
forces parentheses, (), around the NPA if the Country Code is abesent.
If
the Country Code is present, Outlook Contacts doesn't force
parentheses
around the NPA. Parentheses indicate that the NPA is not rerquired.
Thus,
if one lives in the Denver Metro area, Contacts displays local number
incorrectly.

Is there a work-around for this?

Thanks!

Use the international free phone location? See
http://www.outlook-tips.net/archives/2009/20090410.htm


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Prevent Contacts forcing parentheses around NPA in overlayed area
 

Store your Outlook Contacts phone numbers in full international format, that
is:
+1 (303) nnn-nnnn or +1 (720) nnn-nnnn
The + sign must be included. This is because in the NANPA (North American
Numbering Plan), the "1" for country code and the "1" as the long distance
dialing prefix are, confusingly, the same number; but they are not the same
functionally. The 303 and 720 are still area codes, even though they are
overlays; not part of the subscriber (local) number.

Youir numbers will be dialled correctly if they are in this correct format.


"Gottfried54" wrote:

The Denver Metro area has overlayed NPA (area) codes of 303 & 720 and doesn't
allow a prefix of 1 (Country code / long distance code). Outlook Contacts
forces parentheses, (), around the NPA if the Country Code is abesent. If
the Country Code is present, Outlook Contacts doesn't force parentheses
around the NPA. Parentheses indicate that the NPA is not rerquired. Thus,
if one lives in the Denver Metro area, Contacts displays local number
incorrectly.

Is there a work-around for this?

Thanks!