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October 24th 07, 07:26 AM
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Enter Phone Number format with no "+country code"
Hi,
Outlook 2007 seems to enforce a phone number format that our mobile system cant use. In Outlook you see: +64 (0#) ###-##### When I transfer this to my Nokia phone it becomes: +640######### That should work but doesn't as network responds "invalid number" From the network provider: "It is the network and phone firmware limitations that it would not allow "+" characters. "+64" is a shortcut to 0064. At this stage, the network would not allow "+" characters but in future, it might." In fact I need to store/transfer without the +64 prefix (just 0#########) for the phone to work on our local network. Before getting 2007 I could, painful as it was, type the number or delete the prefix and transfer OK. Now Outlook always autoformats no matter how I enter/edit the number and adds +640 again. Is there any way to disable this behaviour? -- Regards, Robin Capper Blog: http://rcd.typepad.com/ 
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October 24th 07, 10:38 AM
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Enter Phone Number format with no "+country code"
No. Nor should there be. Outlook must present a consistent database. It is
the responsibility of the synch software to create a format its device can use. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "RobiNZ" wrote in message ... Hi, Outlook 2007 seems to enforce a phone number format that our mobile system cant use. In Outlook you see: +64 (0#) ###-##### When I transfer this to my Nokia phone it becomes: +640######### That should work but doesn't as network responds "invalid number" From the network provider: "It is the network and phone firmware limitations that it would not allow "+" characters. "+64" is a shortcut to 0064. At this stage, the network would not allow "+" characters but in future, it might." In fact I need to store/transfer without the +64 prefix (just 0#########) for the phone to work on our local network. Before getting 2007 I could, painful as it was, type the number or delete the prefix and transfer OK. Now Outlook always autoformats no matter how I enter/edit the number and adds +640 again. Is there any way to disable this behaviour? -- Regards, Robin Capper Blog: http://rcd.typepad.com/
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October 24th 07, 11:20 AM
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Enter Phone Number format with no "+country code"
While I agree, it's not much help! The real fault is the useless phone
network but I have two choices there, both with the same problem. -- Regards, Robin Capper Blog: http://rcd.typepad.com/ "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: No. Nor should there be. Outlook must present a consistent database. It is the responsibility of the synch software to create a format its device can use. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "RobiNZ" wrote in message ... Hi, Outlook 2007 seems to enforce a phone number format that our mobile system cant use. In Outlook you see: +64 (0#) ###-##### When I transfer this to my Nokia phone it becomes: +640######### That should work but doesn't as network responds "invalid number" From the network provider: "It is the network and phone firmware limitations that it would not allow "+" characters. "+64" is a shortcut to 0064. At this stage, the network would not allow "+" characters but in future, it might." In fact I need to store/transfer without the +64 prefix (just 0#########) for the phone to work on our local network. Before getting 2007 I could, painful as it was, type the number or delete the prefix and transfer OK. Now Outlook always autoformats no matter how I enter/edit the number and adds +640 again. Is there any way to disable this behaviour? -- Regards, Robin Capper Blog: http://rcd.typepad.com/
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October 24th 07, 11:55 AM
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Enter Phone Number format with no "+country code"
The one option Outlook allows is whether or not to add the country code to
local numbers. I don't suppose that helps does it? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "RobiNZ" wrote in message news  While I agree, it's not much help! The real fault is the useless phone network but I have two choices there, both with the same problem. -- Regards, Robin Capper Blog: http://rcd.typepad.com/ "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: No. Nor should there be. Outlook must present a consistent database. It is the responsibility of the synch software to create a format its device can use. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "RobiNZ" wrote in message ... Hi, Outlook 2007 seems to enforce a phone number format that our mobile system cant use. In Outlook you see: +64 (0#) ###-##### When I transfer this to my Nokia phone it becomes: +640######### That should work but doesn't as network responds "invalid number" From the network provider: "It is the network and phone firmware limitations that it would not allow "+" characters. "+64" is a shortcut to 0064. At this stage, the network would not allow "+" characters but in future, it might." In fact I need to store/transfer without the +64 prefix (just 0#########) for the phone to work on our local network. Before getting 2007 I could, painful as it was, type the number or delete the prefix and transfer OK. Now Outlook always autoformats no matter how I enter/edit the number and adds +640 again. Is there any way to disable this behaviour? -- Regards, Robin Capper Blog: http://rcd.typepad.com/
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October 24th 07, 04:16 PM
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Enter Phone Number format with no "+country code"
It's an invalid number because of the way you have entered it, not because of
the way Outlook has formatted it. A valid New Zealand phone number cannot be in the format you show: +64 (0#) ###-#####. The 0 (or 00) is not a part of the phone number. It is only a dialing prefix. Do not include it in the phone number. Enter your phone numbers in proper international format and it will work: +ccc (aaa) nnn... "RobiNZ" wrote: Hi, Outlook 2007 seems to enforce a phone number format that our mobile system cant use. In Outlook you see: +64 (0#) ###-##### When I transfer this to my Nokia phone it becomes: +640######### That should work but doesn't as network responds "invalid number" From the network provider: "It is the network and phone firmware limitations that it would not allow "+" characters. "+64" is a shortcut to 0064. At this stage, the network would not allow "+" characters but in future, it might." In fact I need to store/transfer without the +64 prefix (just 0#########) for the phone to work on our local network. Before getting 2007 I could, painful as it was, type the number or delete the prefix and transfer OK. Now Outlook always autoformats no matter how I enter/edit the number and adds +640 again. Is there any way to disable this behaviour? -- Regards, Robin Capper Blog: http://rcd.typepad.com/
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October 24th 07, 09:17 PM
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Enter Phone Number format with no "+country code"
RobiNZ wrote:
"It is the network and phone firmware limitations that it would not allow "+" characters. "+64" is a shortcut to 0064. At this stage, the network would not allow "+" characters but in future, it might." There are tools on the Internet that may help. This one, for instance: http://www.outlook-stuff.com/compone...gid,3/Itemid,2 -- Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
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October 24th 07, 09:19 PM
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Enter Phone Number format with no "+country code"
RobiNZ wrote:
"It is the network and phone firmware limitations that it would not allow "+" characters. "+64" is a shortcut to 0064. At this stage, the network would not allow "+" characters but in future, it might." I think I meant this one: http://www.outlook-stuff.com/compone...id,4/Itemid,2/ -- Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
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