Phone numbers on POI appear with a + in front.

[feejo]

How to remove that + in front of phone number?

 

[chipichape]

?? Why do you want it to be removed? The + is the international/long distance dial sign. You do not need to use it in NA, but it works and you do need it everywhere else in the world...

Chip

 

[feejo]

?? Why do you want it to be removed? The + is the international/long distance dial sign. You do not need to use it in NA, but it works and you do need it everywhere else in the world...

Chip

I live Canada, and there is no + signe on my phone and I can call everywhere in the world.

 

[Tim25]

The + is a standard way of saying to dial whatever you need to in order to place an international call. This varies from country to country.

 

[rickety]

It is certainly the international way of showing global phone numbers.
Unfortunately you have to be a bit familiar with international phone systems to know what of the susbequent digits is the international dialing code (Country code) and what is the area code within that "country".

For cell phones, it is easy, just dial the + and the full number and the local network knows whether it needs to make an international call, but if you are in the country and you do not have a cell phone, it is more difficult.

In case this helps, +1 is most of North America, Caribbean etc. Many other country codes are two digits (UK=44, Netherlands=31, South Africa=27), but for some smaller countries they use a three digit number. This site will let you look up a country calling code and see where it is... http://www.countrycallingcodes.com/Reverse-Lookup.php On that site, where a country has an * behind their number, it is an "area code" within the North America zone (+1) so for example Bermuda's international code is +1 441

I am sure that the close association between cell phones that can dial the whole international number irrespective of location, and GPS units is why they show the phone number that way, but if you are in a city looking up a POI it would be more helpful to be able to see what to dial on a regular phone too!

I hope this helps someone!

 

[feejo]

RIght now I have no bluetooth phone, but later on I will ahve one, would it dial local regular phone numbers ex: for help emergency? Anyway, I believe that if I have to call for help I will use the phone number showed there and won't dial any +

 

[rickety]

Careful feejo! If you just don't dial the + you will have problems because you are preceding the in-country number by the country code.

If you are not dialling on a cell phone, you must do something else too. For your location (Montreal), you need to leave out the +1.

Then if the next 3 digits (area code) are not the area you are in, dial 1 (for long distance) and the remaining 10 digit number. If it is the area code you are in do not dial the 1 and you may not have to dial the area code. Different places in North America need 10 digit local dialling, some don't! Sadly the confusion continues as some places need a 1 in front of some 7 digit numbers as they are "long distance" within the area code.

For the non- North American readers who find this strange, it all stems from the fact that "local" calls are normally free here for wired phones.

Sorry I cannot be precise, it is not my explanation, it is the way the land-line dialling works here these days It is actually much easier with cell phones as your phone can dial the whole + everything number and the cell switch knows what has to be delivered to the phone system to get your call through. Unlike wired phones, you are not forced to key something (1) to indicate you realise it is long distance - chargeable.

 

[feejo]

Careful feejo! If you just don't dial the + you will have problems because you are preceding the in-country number by the country code.

If you are not dialling on a cell phone, you must do something else too. For your location (Montreal), you need to leave out the +1.

Then if the next 3 digits (area code) are not the area you are in, dial 1 (for long distance) and the remaining 10 digit number. If it is the area code you are in do not dial the 1 and you may not have to dial the area code. Different places in North America need 10 digit local dialling, some don't! Sadly the confusion continues as some places need a 1 in front of some 7 digit numbers as they are "long distance" within the area code.

For the non- North American readers who find this strange, it all stems from the fact that "local" calls are normally free here for wired phones.

Sorry I cannot be precise, it is not my explanation, it is the way the land-line dialling works here these days It is actually much easier with cell phones as your phone can dial the whole + everything number and the cell switch knows what has to be delivered to the phone system to get your call through. Unlike wired phones, you are not forced to key something (1) to indicate you realise it is long distance - chargeable.

Thanks for those explanations.

 

[Andy Somnifac]

I hate to bump old threads, but this is something that I need to do as well. With my Sprint service, if I attempt to use the calling feature to a POI, I get an error message when the Tomtom attempts to dial the +1. If I then go into my phone manually and remove the "+" everything works fine.

I will never be using this unit outside of the US, and have no need for it to ever dial international from the Tomtom. So, if anyone has any suggestions, please let me know.

Thanks.