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Post #201,226
by jb4
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3/30/05 10:45:23 AM
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New The reason our "Bell system" will NEVER increase...
...the number of digits in a phone number has to do with the classic "rule of 7" which their own researchers discovered. Since it's their discovery, they will stick with it come hell or high water. (Oh, and that plus the fact that it would be "confusing"...)
jb4
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Post #201,233
by SpiceWare
3/30/05 11:05:02 AM
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New rule of 7 is long gone
we're on 10 digit dialing afterall...
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Post #201,255
by jb4
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3/30/05 12:07:00 PM
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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
Post #201,338
by static
3/30/05 11:56:35 PM
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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.

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     Phone numbers and i18n - (Yendor) - (39) - March 25, 2005, 02:07:37 PM EST
         Only thing I would question - (jake123) - March 25, 2005, 02:58:50 PM EST
         If you want to make your display useful - (Arkadiy) - (3) - March 25, 2005, 03:10:53 PM EST
             What else could you store it as? -NT - (drewk) - March 25, 2005, 04:36:43 PM EST
             Re: If you want to make your display useful - (Yendor) - (1) - March 25, 2005, 05:25:18 PM EST
                 Country code, area code, main number, extension -NT - (Arkadiy) - March 25, 2005, 05:58:08 PM EST
         Re: Phone numbers and i18n - (JayMehaffey) - (1) - March 25, 2005, 04:33:01 PM EST
             Re: Phone numbers and i18n - (Yendor) - March 25, 2005, 05:30:29 PM EST
         Basically, you're totally wrong, and your colleague right. - (CRConrad) - (22) - March 25, 2005, 06:22:08 PM EST
             American users are helped by it - (drewk) - (17) - March 25, 2005, 08:11:08 PM EST
                 In Charlotte, and surrounding area,... - (a6l6e6x) - March 25, 2005, 09:04:33 PM EST
                 No - (tuberculosis) - (15) - March 27, 2005, 09:51:31 PM EST
                     True, if everything's 10-digit no need for the '1' -NT - (drewk) - March 27, 2005, 09:57:41 PM EST
                     the leading one is to route to a stp for long distance - (boxley) - (2) - March 27, 2005, 10:10:46 PM EST
                         I know why its there - (tuberculosis) - (1) - March 27, 2005, 10:50:58 PM EST
                             duh, forgot about that :-) - (boxley) - March 27, 2005, 10:56:07 PM EST
                     Here too - (SpiceWare) - March 27, 2005, 11:36:41 PM EST
                     Well, (probably because I'm a contrarian) - (jb4) - (9) - March 29, 2005, 08:15:39 PM EST
                         Note on "overlaid" area codes. - (static) - (8) - March 29, 2005, 08:56:50 PM EST
                             Houston did both - (SpiceWare) - (7) - March 29, 2005, 09:06:36 PM EST
                                 Sounds like they didn't give enough notice. - (static) - (1) - March 29, 2005, 10:35:51 PM EST
                                     wasn't much - (SpiceWare) - March 30, 2005, 10:21:47 AM EST
                                 Re: Houston did both - (JayMehaffey) - March 30, 2005, 08:38:40 AM EST
                                 The reason our "Bell system" will NEVER increase... - (jb4) - (3) - March 30, 2005, 10:45:23 AM EST
                                     rule of 7 is long gone - (SpiceWare) - (2) - March 30, 2005, 11:05:02 AM EST
                                         Yes, of course - (jb4) - (1) - March 30, 2005, 12:07:00 PM EST
                                             I think that rule is slightly faulty anyway. - (static) - March 30, 2005, 11:56:35 PM EST
             In A5a, it works like this. - (Another Scott) - (1) - March 25, 2005, 08:30:37 PM EST
                 wrt Canada - (jake123) - March 28, 2005, 09:01:51 AM EST
             Also, a11y. - (pwhysall) - March 26, 2005, 02:37:03 AM EST
             That's why you're an international linguist... - (jb4) - March 29, 2005, 08:03:18 PM EST
         I've had a little experience storing I18n phone numbers. - (static) - (3) - March 25, 2005, 09:05:08 PM EST
             Maybe you have to assume some level of user knowledge - (drewk) - (2) - March 26, 2005, 11:50:25 AM EST
                 Not to mention, having an International internal phone sys. - (folkert) - March 26, 2005, 03:19:56 PM EST
                 Definitely. - (static) - March 27, 2005, 02:52:27 AM EST
         The only thing you can assume - (tuberculosis) - (4) - March 27, 2005, 09:47:11 PM EST
             Have to disagree with that one - (drewk) - (2) - March 27, 2005, 11:11:44 PM EST
                 It would be a LOT of work - (tuberculosis) - March 27, 2005, 11:31:45 PM EST
                 No, Todd is right - (tonytib) - March 28, 2005, 10:31:08 AM EST
             Re: The only thing you can assume - (JayMehaffey) - March 28, 2005, 11:00:35 AM EST

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