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Title: making sense of telephone number
Post by: kassie on Sunday 26 October 08 20:28 GMT (UK)
Hi all,

I recently went to the U.K. to track down family and do some research.  I had a wonderful time, but could not track down my brother.  The day I returned to Canada I checked my e-mails and there was one from my brother saying he would like to get in touch. He put down his telephone number, but I am not sure if it is a cell phone or land line and I was wondering if I put the first few numbers could someone tell me where the area was, and if it is a cell phone number.

07815

Thanks for any help.

Kassie
Title: Re: making sense of telephone number
Post by: madfan on Sunday 26 October 08 20:32 GMT (UK)
Hi Kassie,

I think its a cell phone

Zoe
Title: Re: making sense of telephone number
Post by: Little Nell on Sunday 26 October 08 21:14 GMT (UK)
As far as I know, all British registered mobile phones (known elsewhere as cell phones  ;) ) begin with the numbers 07....

Landlines all begin 01...  or 02...

Nell
Title: Re: making sense of telephone number
Post by: kassie on Sunday 26 October 08 21:24 GMT (UK)
Thank you Zoe and Nell.

Now I just have to find out if I need to use an international code first or just dial the number.

regards

Kassie
Title: Re: making sense of telephone number
Post by: Little Nell on Sunday 26 October 08 21:31 GMT (UK)
Probably add the UK code, which is 44 I believe, and then knock off the first 0 from the number.

Nell

Title: Re: making sense of telephone number
Post by: carol8353 on Sunday 26 October 08 21:36 GMT (UK)
Yes I agree with Nell.

44 7815 etc etc..

But it'll be expensive !!!

Good luck

Carol
Title: Re: making sense of telephone number
Post by: kassie on Sunday 26 October 08 21:57 GMT (UK)
Hi Carol,

Thank you for your help.

You said it will be expensive.  How expensive?

kassie
Title: Re: making sense of telephone number
Post by: andycand on Sunday 26 October 08 22:30 GMT (UK)
Hi

The cost would depend upon your providers rates to ring an overseas mobile and how long you are on the call.

I don't know whether its appropriate or not but you could send a txt message asking if he has a landline number.

Andy

Title: Re: making sense of telephone number
Post by: carol8353 on Sunday 26 October 08 22:47 GMT (UK)
I have a friend in USA- Pennsylvania,who rang her long lost cousin on a mobile number,they chatted for a good while,as they had many years to cover.
She then got the bill from her phone company............30$ !!!

Cheaper than the flight over here though!  ;D

Carol
Title: Re: making sense of telephone number
Post by: kassie on Sunday 26 October 08 22:49 GMT (UK)
Thanks Andy,

I was more concerned with how much it would cost my brother if I phoned him.

Kassie
Title: Re: making sense of telephone number
Post by: Arranroots on Sunday 26 October 08 23:06 GMT (UK)
Hi Kassie

The cost to your brother will also depend on what tariff he's on - could be costly as a "reunion" call is unlikely to be short!  Why don't you email and ask if he has Skype or similar - its free then!

 :D
Title: Re: making sense of telephone number
Post by: Aniseed on Sunday 26 October 08 23:10 GMT (UK)
You have to add the international dialling code to get a number to another country. I've just checked the BT website http://www.thephonebook.bt.com/publisha.content/en/search/international/record.publisha?id=L40
and they say to call the UK from Canada you need to dial 011 44 plus the number, but without the first 0, so 011 44 7815 etc.
Title: Re: making sense of telephone number completed
Post by: kassie on Sunday 26 October 08 23:14 GMT (UK)
That is what I thought Arranroots.  It is kind of complicated but for reasons which I will not go into, I can not e-mail him.

I am going to text him and wait for a response.

Thanks everyone for your help.

Will be on the Welsh boards soon.

best wishes
Kassie
Title: Re: making sense of telephone number
Post by: Aniseed on Monday 27 October 08 12:04 GMT (UK)
Kassie,

You may well know this already, but if you're texting you can put  + in front of the 44 instead of the international 011 code. So +44 7815... will do the trick.