BTW - I just tried the +! thing with a regular cell phone and got the same
result. Same error mesage from attendant.


"homeLAN" <homeLAN@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B3410AA1-1714-4A6A-8F06-0827D271DF30@microsoft.com...
>I have never seen this before. If a phone number is entered in full
> international format, and you appear to have don this, it should get
> dialed
> correctly. Who is your carrier? You may need to check whether there is
> some,
> perhaps obscure, reason that it doesn't support this standard.
>
> But first you can try this experiment: Manually dial the number in full
> international format. For the "+" sing, hold down the "0" key until the
> "+"
> appears, then enter the rest of the number, including the country code and
> area code. The hit the dial key. What happens?
>
> "Brad Doell" wrote:
>
>> Hello
>>
>> I have a Motorola Q, up in Canada. I enter my contacts in Outlook 2000
>> the
>> standard way, and a standard entry displays as +1 (204) 677-2256
>>
>> I have checked the options boxes and the area code is in the proper box
>> etc.
>>
>> Anytime I need to call outside my own area code, I get an auto message
>> fromt
>> he operator "you need to dial 1 and the area code". If I manually input
>> the
>> 1 and area code, the phone dials long distance just fine.
>>
>> My only work around so far is to ammend my area code box to show an area
>> code of 1204 instead of just 204. Now, the conact displays as +1(1204)
>> 677-2256 and dials out properly.
>>
>> Is there something I am missing, or do I have to change each of my
>> contact
>> to have the 1 inclusive in the area code?
>>
>> Tx
>>
>>
>>