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Correct way of writing a phone number (including country code)

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  • 25-11-2011 5:53pm
    #1
    blatantrereg
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    I remember being told by a UK based job contact that my number hadnt worked. It was written like this:

    353 851234567

    Is there a more correct or accepted standard way of writing it? Would this be better?:

    +353 851234567

    or one of these..?

    +353851234567

    (353) 851234567


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    #2
    coffee_cake
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    i'd put in +353 85 1234567
    or
    00353 85 1234567


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    blatantrereg
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,743 ✭✭✭blatantrereg


    Yeah I think I'll use a version that will work if dialled directly into the phone, so I'll include the 00.


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    Newaglish
    Registered Users Posts: 2,734 ✭✭✭Newaglish


    I usually write +353 (0)1 400 1234


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    dudara
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    I wouldn't write 00 as this is European specific and doesn't work for Americans.

    I always write my no as +353 (0)87 123 4567

    "+" is the standard notation for international dialling access.


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    blatantrereg
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,743 ✭✭✭blatantrereg


    dudara wrote: »
    I wouldn't write 00 as this is European specific and doesn't work for Americans.

    I always write my no as +353 (0)87 123 4567

    "+" is the standard notation for international dialling access.
    It occurred to me that it was specific to a country alright, but I didn't see the harm because it's for a specific UK position. Better to do things the standard way though, and it might be condescending or foolish for me to think that they mightn't get it.


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    msg11
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    dudara wrote: »
    I wouldn't write 00 as this is European specific and doesn't work for Americans.

    I always write my no as +353 (0)87 123 4567

    "+" is the standard notation for international dialling access.

    +0035387123456, +00044 has always come up on my phone when getting calls from England ..


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    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,290 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    msg11 wrote: »
    +00044
    Too many zeros.


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    msg11
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    Victor wrote: »
    Too many zeros.

    Yeah just noticed that there, should be just two [00]


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    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,290 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    msg11 wrote: »
    Yeah just noticed that there, should be just two [00]

    No, you are telling someone in Ireland to dial 00 000 44 which has three too many zeros. You might end up contacting the next galaxy.


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    msg11
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,572 ✭✭✭msg11


    Victor wrote: »
    No, you are telling someone in Ireland to dial 00 000 44 which has three too many zeros. You might end up contacting the next galaxy.

    I give up..


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    blatantrereg
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,743 ✭✭✭blatantrereg


    bluewolf wrote: »
    +353 85 1234567

    that is the most correct
    I give up..

    He just means that the 00 and the + are equivalent, so "+00" is equivalent to "0000".


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