calling from a t-mobile usa phone+t-mobile sim card FROM NEW ZEALAND TO USE

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#4120 23-May-2005 10:53

If my friend from the usa comes to new zealand for a holiday with his t-mobile usa phone+sim card(phone is quad band and he's setup for roaming) he knows for sure WILL work in New zealand, how would he call T-mobile usa mobile phones from new zealand to usa? what does he type??????

it tells u how to call a usa landline from a t-mobile from new zealand to usa, but it doesnt tell u how to call a T-mobile usa mobile from NZ to USA.

Help needed urgently on this?

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#14950 23-May-2005 11:00

He needs only to call +1 [area] [number]. It will not be different if it's a landline or mobile.

Actually I suggest anyone using a GSM phone to always store phone numbers in the standard format +[country] [area] [number]. If you're overseas it will work automatically and if you're calling inside your home country the operator will now it and complete as a local call.

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#14951 23-May-2005 12:36

so if the united states ur mobiles numbers always have an area code first? in newzealand we only have area codes for landlines and not mobiles.

I'm curious, what if someone bought a t-mobile usa phone and sim and they lived in los angeles and then they moved to new york, would people who call that phone dial the los angeles area code even though the person is in new york????? what if a person didn't know what state of the us a person is in?

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#14952 23-May-2005 13:28

We do have area code: 02 is cellular network. 021 is Vodafone, 025 is Telecom TDMA, 027 is Telecom CDMA, 029 is Telstra Clear. A full number for a mobile phone user in New Zealand is +64 21 [number].

Incorrectly some people say their number is 274 99999 - like 27 is part of the number but it is actually a separate information.

As for the US question, if you buy a phone in Los Angeles and move to Washington, DC it won't matter - you'll be roaming. The caller just dial the number as usual and the call will ended up in wherever you are.

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#14978 24-May-2005 10:40

Um telecom and vodafone don't use AREA CODES. as an example,if a person buys a vodafone phone in auckland the phone number will be 021andtherestofthenumberhere

If they buy a vodafone phone in dunedin the phone number will be 021andtherestofthenumberhere

No such thing as area codes for mobiles.

Give me an example of a person's mobile number they bought a t-mobile phone in los angeles and an example of a person's mobile number they bought in florida?????

And if the person of t-mobile los angeles took his/her mobile phone to new zealand and wanted to call a t-mobile usa customer in los angeles what is the FULL Number that would dial from their t-mobile usa phone in New zealand?

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#14980 24-May-2005 11:04

Area codes identify a specific region or service. 3, 4, 9 and 2 for cellular networks.

The 1, 5, 7, and 9 after the area code 2 tell me it's a cellular handset connected to the specific mobile operator's network. As a user this is exactly an aera code.

And if the person of t-mobile los angeles took his/her mobile phone to new zealand and wanted to call a t-mobile usa customer in los angeles what is the FULL Number that would dial from their t-mobile usa phone in New zealand?

As said before, since this is a GSM network simply dial +1 [area] [number]. If the person can't enter + (which is in most handsets the 0 pressed down), then simply dial 001 [area] [number].

What's the friend's full number for T-Mobile? Take off the leading 1 and the first three digits are the area or service code. That's it.

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#14981 24-May-2005 11:06

For example, if your friend is calling someone with a T-Mobile registered in San Francisco then simply dial +1 818 [number].

+[country] [area] [number] is a GSM standard, where + replaces the International Access Code (00 in NZ, 011 in US, etc). It works if calling in or out of country.

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#14983 24-May-2005 11:11

Telecom lists a full set of New Zealand area codes on its TNZI web site.

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#14984 24-May-2005 11:15

While we are on the topic - (or off it, as the case may be), here is a general guide to telecom prefixes for mobiles. Its not hard and fast, and i know of many exceptions to the rule.

0271 - unused?
0272 - new connections
0273 - prepaid
0274 - ex 025 / new connects
0275 - ex voda / ex telstra
0276 - data cards / prepaid / ex 025
0277 - unused?
0278 - unused?
0279 - unused?
0270 - unused?

Contrary to popular belief among people who may not be too technical, they are all operating on the same network!! The "0274 network" and "0275 network" are the same thing.

You would be surprised at how many people think its yet another physical network...

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#14997 24-May-2005 19:57

Telecom contributed to the confusion with their recorded message

"The Telecom number you are calling has changed. In future replace 025 with 0274"

Because people would easily remember their old 6 digit 025 number number they suddenly started saying 0274 xxxxxx. I know people who have switched from Vodafone who do exactly the same thing, saying 027 and then mentally trying to add a 5 on the front of their number is beyond many people! :-)

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#14998 24-May-2005 20:05

Absolutely yes it is beyond a lot of them LOL.
Just think how much confusion it will generate if/when we get number portability. All the number ranges will become virtually meaningless overnight.

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#15003 24-May-2005 22:44

The difference in the US is mobile users pay to RECEIVE calls.
If you live in New York and you dial a New York mobile it's a free local call and the mobile user pays to receive it.
If you live in New York and call a New York mobile owner who's traveling in Washington it's a free local call.
If you live in New York and call a Washington mobile you pay long distance.

There is no special code for mobile networks in the USA like there is in NZ/AU, it depends on the city you buy you're phone in.

For example I lived in Colorado and my t-mobile number was 970 555 5555 and my landline was 970 666 6666 (970 being the area code of where I lived). From my home phone you could just dial 555 5555 and it would call my mobile. I bought my SIM card on eBay and it came with a Cali 303 area code and I simply called up t-mobile to change to a local number/area code.

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#15004 24-May-2005 23:26

that would drive me nuts. Sounds like we have it good here in lil' ol' NZ !!

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#15005 24-May-2005 23:32

It's great for the fact you can call mobiles free :)

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#15018 25-May-2005 12:16

This is what u told me:

For example, if your friend is calling someone with a T-Mobile registered in San Francisco then simply dial +1 818 [number].

NOW what if i was to say this:

If my friend is in los angeles and he has a friend that also has a t-mobile los angeles mobile, and his FRIEND went to san francisco(with his phone he purchase in los angeles), what number will my friend who lives in los angeles dial??????

(REMEMBER his friend BOUGHT a t-mobile phone in los angeles and now he's taking the same phone+sim to san fransisco)

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#15019 25-May-2005 12:35

Just dial the same +1 818 [number] since this number will be roaming in San Francisco.

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