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iPhone Prefixes

  • 29-06-2009 12:13am
    #1
    lalee17
    Closed Accounts Posts: 688 ✭✭✭


    I have an iPhone and it's great, however the one thing that annoys me is the phone prefix setting on it. For example if "Joe Blogg's" number was 0871234567 then I'd have to type in +353871234567. Otherwise if I were to text him, having just typed in "087.." then I'd get a text back from "+353 87..".
    I don't mind it, as I've gotten used to it. I'm just wondering if this is annoying any other people?


Comments

  • #2
    jammer84
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 246 ✭✭jammer84


    I never noticed this.


  • #3
    Dades
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,558 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dades


    Handy having the prefixes for whenever you're out of the country. You'd need 'em to make calls or send texts.


  • #4
    dubb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 61 ✭✭dubb


    Dades wrote: »
    Handy having the prefixes for whenever you're out of the country. You'd need 'em to make calls or send texts.

    I'd agree it might be handy, but for Apple to force you to do it is annoying, if it's true of all models.

    And BTW, on other phones you don't need the country code for texting. The texts go to your O2 SMS centre number which already has the +35386 prefix. I suspect the iPhone is the same.


  • #5
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    What? I've never had to put in +353 on any of my contact numbers (have had both 2g and 3g) but generally I just do it anyway out of habit. Knowing country codes is handy


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