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Question

Using the US Country Code to send a Text from USA to USA

by May 11, 2014 5:25AM PDT

Hi,
Thank for your attention.

Please I have the following question.

If I am in the US, with a an US mobile phone, and I want to send a Text to another mobile phone in USA,
what happens if I put the US country code (001) before the number, will the Text go trough?

Somebody is telling me that you can't, that you must put 1 only in front of the number and if you put 001 it will fail.

It's very counterintuitive.

Please can you help me clarify?

Thanks a lot!

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As long as....
by Forum moderator May 11, 2014 5:35AM PDT

....you are using a US cellular carrier/mobile # sending a text msg to another US mobile # you only need the 10 digit # (3 digit area code + 7 digit phone #)

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Thanks, but
by pietmau May 11, 2014 5:46AM PDT

does this mean that if I add 001 it will fail?

Thanks!

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Tried it.
by Forum moderator May 11, 2014 5:57AM PDT

Virgin Mobile rejected it. You could test this as you see fit.
Bob

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Thanks, unfortunately I cannot
by pietmau May 11, 2014 6:13AM PDT

test it because I am not in the US Happy

Thank anyway!

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Sorry I forgot to note
by r. proffitt Forum moderator May 11, 2014 6:39AM PDT

That VM here is using Sprint for cellular services. So this means it likely is DOA for all carriers here. Sending it without the prefix works fine (natch.)
Bob

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We use ten digit only
by Pepe7 May 11, 2014 7:15AM PDT

1-xxx-xxx-xxxx

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Actually.....
by birdmantd Forum moderator May 11, 2014 9:09AM PDT

......the extra "1" before the area code is not needed on a cellular phone, only on a land line phone.

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Just tried it with and without.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator May 11, 2014 12:24PM PDT

Both worked. I bet someone will write a dissertation why one is better than the other?
(please don't)
Bob

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True dat (n/t)
by Pepe7 May 12, 2014 2:40AM PDT

n/t

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"It's very counterintuitive."
by May 11, 2014 9:21AM PDT

Why? But I do think you have a good question though, because there are no country code that starts with zero. However, with regular land line voice phone, you will get the "operator" when you hit that first zero. with texting maybe it's different. Test it out when you are back in the states.

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