From: clare@snyder.on.ca
On Sat, 31 Jan 2026 20:24:44 -0800, Roger Rhino wrote:
>John Stankey wrote:
>> On 1/31/26 03:08, Roger Rhino wrote:
>> > No, ding-a-ling. Did you not see the + before 354? Do you know that
>> > the + means a country code follows? Or perhaps you thought it was just
>> > a decoration?
>> >
>> > +354 is the country code for -- surprise! -- Iceland.
>> >
>> >> Admin Country: Iceland
>> >> Admin Country Code: IS
>> >> Admin Phone: +354-546-1984
>> > ^^^^
>> >> Billing Phone: +354-546-1984
>> > ^^^^
>> >
>> > If the + weren't there, it might be a canadian phone number. But it
>> > isn't.
>> >
>> > Now hop back into your sock drawer. Don't come back until you can
>> > conjure up some conspiracy theories that are better than this one.
>> >
>> > Kooks nowadays are so clueless.
>>
>> My landline phone don't have a + on it. Come to think of it, it doesn't
have a minus sign either.
>
>
>It varies by region and carrier. In the US, on a rotary or touch-tone
>phone you generally replace the + with 011. In some countries it's 00.
>Check your phone book for specifics.
>
>Most Usenet readers can remember what rotary dials and phone books are.
>;)
Not sure about now, but at one time a + in front of the number in a
cell phone contact list just meant it was long distance.
according to Google AI it is still that way:
A "+" in front of a 10-digit phone number indicates
the number is written in full international format, representing the
international exit code (e.g., 011 or 00) followed by the country
code. It signifies that the number can be dialed from anywhere in the
world, often used by mobile networks for automatic routing.
--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
* Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)
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