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06-16-2008, 06:28 PM
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10 digit dialing and a new area code



http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/200...s-alberta.html

Great just what I always wanted, the chance to remember even more numbers.

Edit: for some reason the hyperlink won't show.


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When does this go into affect?

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Great just what I always wanted, the chance to remember even more numbers.
If you can't remember a simple 3 digit area code, I have no faith in your ability to get through life.

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If you can't remember a simple 3 digit area code, I have no faith in your ability to get through life.
Well, I guess it is true, tact is for those who are not witty enough to be sarcastic. I mean it is not like I am going to start a whole rant about a new area code, strap dynamite to myself, fail to blow up at a town meeting, break off and build a new town/province, start a feud with the old town/province, build a wall dividing us, and then have The Who bring us all together again with the idea of auto dialers. But knowing you PJO that will probably be the next topic for you to ***** about, or are you just upset that I beat you to the news.

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The Vancouver area has been using 10 digit dialing for years now. It is impossible to escape with all the cell phones out there.


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You'll get use to it!

We've had that for over 5 years in Montreal, and Toronto has had it for about 10

You wont even notice you're dialing the 3 extra digit in a few years.

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When does this go into affect?
It appears September it will become mandatory.

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The Vancouver area has been using 9 digit dialing for years now. It is impossible to escape with all the cell phones out there.
Yep thats the main reason why this is happening province wide.

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If you can't remember a simple 3 digit area code, I have no faith in your ability to get through life.
we have 10-digit dialing in Ohio. It's not a big deal at all.

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You'll get use to it!

We've had that for over 5 years in Montreal, and Toronto has had it for about 10

You wont even notice you're dialing the 3 extra digit in a few years.
Exactly.

I was more irritated when they forced Edmonton to use 780 from 403.

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You'll get use to it!

We've had that for over 5 years in Montreal, and Toronto has had it for about 10

You wont even notice you're dialing the 3 extra digit in a few years.
Few months even.. sounds worse than it is.

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If nothing is done, sometime next year communities are going to start running out of phone numbers.
That has already come and gone. Example: Drayton Valley, Alberta. The towns population in 6,000 (or so the sign says), it has already gone through 542,514, 898, and now is using 202. That should be enough for 40,000 numbers, that is 6.66 phone numbers a person.

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With most people using cell phones as long as you have those extra digits programmed into your phone you won't notice anything. I hardly have anybody's numbers memorized anymore because I only use my contact list.

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happened here in vancouver. You get used to it after a while

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Well, I guess it is true, tact is for those who are not witty enough to be sarcastic. I mean it is not like I am going to start a whole rant about a new area code, strap dynamite to myself, fail to blow up at a town meeting, break off and build a new town/province, start a feud with the old town/province, build a wall dividing us, and then have The Who bring us all together again with the idea of auto dialers. But knowing you PJO that will probably be the next topic for you to ***** about, or are you just upset that I beat you to the news.
As long as New Edmonton doesn't make taxpayers pay for its hockey arena, he'll likely have little to say.

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http://dial10.ca/regions/780.aspx

We also get a 587 area code that runs through the whole province, like BC's 778.

This 10 digit thing has been going on for a while in AB, just nobody enforced it till now. I remember getting a memo about it a few years back.

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As long as New Edmonton doesn't make taxpayers pay for its hockey arena, he'll likely have little to say.
I was just about to write that

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Well, I guess it is true, tact is for those who are not witty enough to be sarcastic. I mean it is not like I am going to start a whole rant about a new area code, strap dynamite to myself, fail to blow up at a town meeting, break off and build a new town/province, start a feud with the old town/province, build a wall dividing us, and then have The Who bring us all together again with the idea of auto dialers. But knowing you PJO that will probably be the next topic for you to ***** about, or are you just upset that I beat you to the news.
Can I use that line? A great turn of phrase.

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not a big deal.
I won't get irked until Telus sets it up like some places where I've been. That is when you make a local call from your home phone it's a fee each and everytime. on top of the usual rental fees. that's when it sucks.

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That has already come and gone. Example: Drayton Valley, Alberta. The towns population in 6,000 (or so the sign says), it has already gone through 542,514, 898, and now is using 202. That should be enough for 40,000 numbers, that is 6.66 phone numbers a person.
is this for landline or wirless or both? my thought is such a large number base may have to go along with the number of oilfield companies that are based there and the numbers of employees each of those company's have. just a thought.

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THE SKY IS FALLING THE SKY IS FALLING!!!
Fire Lowe. He could have traded Pronger for 100,000 phone numbers, but didn't and now look where we are.

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You'll get use to it!

We've had that for over 5 years in Montreal, and Toronto has had it for about 10

You wont even notice you're dialing the 3 extra digit in a few years.
Toronto has had it for closer to 20 years.

I actually get confused when I have to go somewhere and not key in the area code.

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3 extra buttons to press one time when you key a number into speed dial.

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If you can't remember a simple 3 digit area code, I have no faith in your ability to get through life.
Just like we have all lost faith in your ability to get through life. Long before this thread was created.

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