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New rule of 7 is long gone
we're on 10 digit dialing afterall...
Darrell Spice, Jr.                      [link|http://spiceware.org/gallery/ArtisticOverpass|Artistic Overpass]\n[link|http://www.spiceware.org/|SpiceWare] - We don't do Windows, it's too much of a chore
New Yes, of course
But still, the rule of seven has already been invoked to shut down the 8-digit solution.

For me, I don't really see the diffeence between "duh-duh-DUH...duh-duh-DUH...duh-duh-duh-DUH" and "duh-duh-DUH...duh-duh-duh-DUH...duh-duh-duh-DUH". But then, I don't find the Germanic system particularly "confusing' either. Like I said, I'm a contrarian. (And I like to think I have an IQ somewhere above 75, which seems to be the average for Murikans these days.)
jb4
shrub\ufffdbish (Am., from shrub + rubbish, after the derisive name for America's 43 president; 2003) n. 1. a form of nonsensical political doubletalk wherein the speaker attempts to defend the indefensible by lying, obfuscation, or otherwise misstating the facts; GIBBERISH. 2. any of a collection of utterances from America's putative 43rd president. cf. BULLSHIT

New I think that rule is slightly faulty anyway.
And that is because the grouping of digits in a phone number influences the memorability. Two groups of 4 digits are no harder to remember than one of 3 and one of 4. And those researchers might be astonished to discover that the Aussie mobile phone numbers are also memorable: and they're of the form 04xx yyy zzz! So much for the "7-digit" rule, as Darrell pointed out.

Wade.

Is it enough to love
Is it enough to breathe
Somebody rip my heart out
And leave me here to bleed
 
Is it enough to die
Somebody save my life
I'd rather be Anything but Ordinary
Please

-- "Anything but Ordinary" by Avril Lavigne.

     Phone numbers and i18n - (Yendor) - (39)
         Only thing I would question - (jake123)
         If you want to make your display useful - (Arkadiy) - (3)
             What else could you store it as? -NT - (drewk)
             Re: If you want to make your display useful - (Yendor) - (1)
                 Country code, area code, main number, extension -NT - (Arkadiy)
         Re: Phone numbers and i18n - (JayMehaffey) - (1)
             Re: Phone numbers and i18n - (Yendor)
         Basically, you're totally wrong, and your colleague right. - (CRConrad) - (22)
             American users are helped by it - (drewk) - (17)
                 In Charlotte, and surrounding area,... - (a6l6e6x)
                 No - (tuberculosis) - (15)
                     True, if everything's 10-digit no need for the '1' -NT - (drewk)
                     the leading one is to route to a stp for long distance - (boxley) - (2)
                         I know why its there - (tuberculosis) - (1)
                             duh, forgot about that :-) - (boxley)
                     Here too - (SpiceWare)
                     Well, (probably because I'm a contrarian) - (jb4) - (9)
                         Note on "overlaid" area codes. - (static) - (8)
                             Houston did both - (SpiceWare) - (7)
                                 Sounds like they didn't give enough notice. - (static) - (1)
                                     wasn't much - (SpiceWare)
                                 Re: Houston did both - (JayMehaffey)
                                 The reason our "Bell system" will NEVER increase... - (jb4) - (3)
                                     rule of 7 is long gone - (SpiceWare) - (2)
                                         Yes, of course - (jb4) - (1)
                                             I think that rule is slightly faulty anyway. - (static)
             In A5a, it works like this. - (Another Scott) - (1)
                 wrt Canada - (jake123)
             Also, a11y. - (pwhysall)
             That's why you're an international linguist... - (jb4)
         I've had a little experience storing I18n phone numbers. - (static) - (3)
             Maybe you have to assume some level of user knowledge - (drewk) - (2)
                 Not to mention, having an International internal phone sys. - (folkert)
                 Definitely. - (static)
         The only thing you can assume - (tuberculosis) - (4)
             Have to disagree with that one - (drewk) - (2)
                 It would be a LOT of work - (tuberculosis)
                 No, Todd is right - (tonytib)
             Re: The only thing you can assume - (JayMehaffey)

When the beans no longer cut it.
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