From: NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com   
      
   OT  Yes, this is OT, so anyone who is bothered by this can curse me and   
   stop reading.  But this is the closest ng I know of for this question,   
   and I also googled and it didn't understand my search terms:   
      
   Have you noticed that when using VOIP, like from a wired phone that uses   
   optical cable for its supply, like Verizon, you don't need to dial one   
   to make a long distance call.  YOu only need the area code and phone   
   number!!  After using a cell phone for a long time, I had lost the habit   
   of including the 1 and it didnt' seem to make a difference!   
      
   But there is a corrolary, that in some cases you don't get the same   
   number!   I've noticed that twice but did not record the first instance.   
      
   Yesterday I called 1- 888-469-4426  Giant, customer care, but I didn't   
   include the 1, just dialed 888-469-4426 and I got someone who made   
   references to Medicare and said they had a medic-alert necklace for free   
   for people over 50.  When I pressed 2 for people under 50, I got the   
   same offer.   When I called without the 1 from my cell phone, I got   
   Giant foods like I expected, not the flim-flam man.   
      
   Is someone intercepting calls made without the 1.  Does it think 8 or 88   
   is the country code?   
      
   Does this only apply to 800 numbers?  I don't know why that would be.   
      
   HOw many of you still have home phones you can test this one.   
      
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