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Stephen C. Trier (trier@odin.INS.CWRU.Edu) wrote:
: In article <DpD8Ko.2sL@hamnet.org>, Don Ritchie K8ZGW <k8zgw@hamnet.org> wrote:
: >Overlaying 440 over the 216 WOULD solve the number problem because they could
: >assign the same number twice. ... but
: >for some raason they don't want to do it that way.
: 
: In a few areas (New York City, I think, is one) it has been done that
: way.  The problem with it is that people then have to remember which
: neighbors need 7-digit dialing and which need 10-digit.  Splitting a
: code causes more intial inconvenience, but people will quickly learn
: that nearby destinations are still 7 digits while farther away ones are
: 10.

I was already thinking how much this would suck.

: Also in NYC, the telco assigned a new area code to cellphones alone.
: There would be something to be said for saying, "All cellphones are area
: code X, all pagers are area code Y, and all regular lines are area code Z."

A most excellent idea. Actually, I think they can lump cellphones and pagers
into one area code, though for the future it probably would be better
that they didn't. I just hope they don't charge long distance for "local"
calls to like pagers. That would suck to pay to page someone.

** Heller

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