SFandH
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New telephone dialing rules start today
"A simpler, new system that will eliminate several prefixes and will only require remembering a string of 10 digits.
The Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) first announced the new standardized dialing system in the fall of 2017, explaining that current
prefixes — including 01, 044 and 045 — would be phased out this summer.
Those prefixes were used to dial long-distance landlines and local and long-distance cellphones but come August 3, they will become outdated
complications.
Starting on that date, it won’t matter what type of phone, or where it is located, that the caller is dialing.
The only numbers to dial will be the area code — two or three digits long — and the local phone number — seven or eight digits long, effectively
making all phone numbers in the country 10 digits.
Those numbers should be dialed for local and long distance calls alike.
Callers from abroad can also stop using the extra 1 that was required when dialing cellphone numbers. Such calls will only require Mexico’s
two-digit country code, 52.
The IFT also explained that nationwide and local emergency numbers, such as 911, will remain the same."
https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/phone-dialing-changes-comin...
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Bajazly
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Apparently if you have numbers in your phone with the 1 you should edit and take that out, they say it won't work anymore with the 1.
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Marc
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Works with & without the 1 here in NorCal.
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Pro-tip. Always enter all phone numbers in your contacts with a "+".
+52622 xxx.yyyy or +1.818.yyy.zzzz. Always include the country code.
You never need to dial 001 or 011 no mater where you are in the world. Works for all countries.
Second tip, to get a "+", hold the "0" digit down for a couple seconds and it will flip to a "+".
[Edited on 8-3-2019 by JZ]
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chippy
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Quote: Originally posted by JZ  | Pro-tip. Always enter all phone numbers in your contacts with a "+".
+52622 xxx.yyyy
You never need to dial 001 or 011 no mater where you are in the world. Works for all countries.
Second tip, to get a "+", hold the "0" digit down for a couple seconds and it will flip to a "+".
Good tip JZ!
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I called a Telcel phone that was in the States today. I used the 521, and it still worked. That was this AM about 11am MDT.
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SFandH
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| Quote: Originally posted by Hook | | I called a Telcel phone that was in the States today. I used the 521, and it still worked. That was this AM about 11am MDT. |
Perhaps they are keeping the old system working during a transition period.
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I've dialed without the 1 for a while now and it has worked fine but it has only been texting. I doubt they could do a hard swap of the system
overnight. Need some overlap on each side would be my guess.
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BajaBlanca
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I am so glad they updated to this new system!
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SFandH
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Yes, (123) 456-7890 is the "good ole" format. But I'm storing numbers with a +52 in front if it's Mexican and a +1 in front if it's US. I think that's
best when using the phone on both sides of the border to call both sides of the border. Which I do.
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