On Sat, 21 May 2005 14:02:50 +0100, "Jet Morgan"
<jm@paran---andr---.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote:

>Bloody silly idea. I see (sort of) what IVOR was getting at now.
>
>My problem is that if you now CAN (and thus don't have to) dial
>the number in UK format, how does the host number know whether
>you want that number "as interpreted in UK" or "as interpreted
>in local country" ?
>
>By the sound of it, you could dial 02something from a UK handset
>in Holland and get it interpreted as either +442... or +312...

I haven't worked out the rules, but its more likely that where it
exists it will always interpret it as a call back to the UK. This does
raise the possibility of error.

>Is it the case that ALL UK cellular companies ALLOW the usage
>of +44 to call back to the UK when roaming ? (whether they REQUIRE
>it or not)

that's the GSM standard and should work everywhere you roam with any
phone from any provider.

Phil
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