rule of 7 is long gone

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Post #201,233

by SpiceWare

3/30/05 11:05:02 AM

rule of 7 is long gone

we're on 10 digit dialing afterall...

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Post #201,255

by jb4

3/30/05 12:07:00 PM

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

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.

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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

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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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