I have several relatives living in North Carolina. The area code is (252).
Let's say my cousin's number is (252) 555-1212.
When I tried to call him, I always just dial the 10-digit number, (252)555-1212.
Obi110 DigitMap setting just automatically adds the +1 in front of it.
Below is what my current DigiMap looks like: (the default setting, I believe)
(1xxxxxxxxxx|<1>[2-9]xxxxxxxxx|011xx.|xx.|(Mipd)|[^*#]@@.)
However, I discovered that I had several calls to Somali when reviewing my
Google Voice billing history. It turns out that I must have dialed (252)555-121
and miss the last digit. On a normal landline phone, this is not a problem.
It will just tell me to check the number and dial again.
Obi110, on the other hand, just dials it as +1-252-555-121 which connects me
to someone in Somalia. The country code there just happens to be 252.(just
like North Carolina's area code) Google Voice charges 50 cents(or more)
per minute to country code 252, Somalia!!!
What can I do to prevent this from happening again? I do make other intl
calls regularly, so I cannot just block all int'l calls.
This is not just limited to North Carolina 252 area code. There are many US
cities with area code that are the same as foreign country codes. If I'm not
careful, I end up with paying for 1 minute of int'l call just by missing one digit.
(or dialing one extra digit at the end)
I can't be the only one to have had this happen, right?
Tried to search
the forums, but not sure what keywords I should use to find the right results.
Any advice appreciate!