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A telephone number or phone number is a sequence of numbers used to call from one telephone line to another in a telephone network. When telephone numbers were invented, they were short - as few as two or three digits - and were used by people to call a few neighbors. As phone systems have grown and interconnected to encompass the world, telephone numbers have grown longer and more complex, and in addition to telephones they now designate many other devices, such as computers and fax machines.

The number contains the information necessary to identify uniquely the intended endpoint for the telephone call. Each such endpoint must have a unique number within the public switched telephone network. Most countries use fixed length numbers (for normal lines at least) and therefore the number of endpoints determines the necessary length of the telephone number. It is also possible for each subscriber to have a set of shorter numbers for the endpoints most often used. These "shorthand" or "speed calling" numbers are automatically translated to unique telephone numbers before the call can be connected. Some special services have their own short numbers (e.g. 9-1-1, 4-1-1, 9-9-9 and 1-1-2). Many systems also allow calls within a local area to be made without dialing the local area code. Example A phone number in North America will start with three numbers (918) which is the area code, followed by three more (555) and four more after that (1212)

Most telephone networks today are interconnected in the international telephone network, where the format of telephone numbers is standardized by ITU-T in the recommendation E.164, which specifies that the entire number should be 15 digits or shorter, and begin with a country prefix. For most countries, this is followed by an area code or city code and the subscriber number, which might consist of the code for a particular telephone switch. ITU-T recommendation E.123 describes how to represent an international telephone number in writing or print, starting with a plus sign ("+") and the country code. When calling an international number from a fixed line phone, the + must be replaced with the international call prefix chosen by the country the call is being made from. Mobile phones generally allow the + to be entered directly.

The format and allocation of local phone numbers are controlled by each nation's respective government, either directly or by sponsored organizations (such as NANPA overseen by NeuStar Inc.) See Telephone numbering plan.

Before a telephone call is connected, the telephone number must be dialed by the calling party or Caller. The called party might have equipment that presents caller ID before the call is answered.


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flippingpeep asks: "ok, i have 2 phone numbers on my phone and i don't know whose they are. Is there a website that can help me find those people for free?"
Kali replies: 'go here type the number and you will get a name:'
Doir B asks: "I need a toll-free number to activate my Windows XP (not this computer). The phone numbers that my computer provided were no longer in service. My copy of XP is the version earlier than service pack 1. Can you provide me with the most recent phone numbers so I can finally activate Windows?"
amrobichaud@rogers.com replies: 'Go to Microsoft web site and ask them for it.'
gooder1970 asks: "I am having an incredible amount of difficulty getting my less than 2 year old dishwasher repaired, and I want to talk to someone in a position to do something about it, but I am having no luck getting any useful phone numbers or email addresses. Please help!!!"
Swaminathan P replies: 'their home page should give all these details - nowadays major MNC have habit of running the show through call cent res which deteriorates the situations.I am sorry to hear your woes'
Suma numa naoh asks: "Is this just in films or do all American phone numbers begin with 555?"
nev6775 replies: 'Go to Wikipedia for a detailed explination:-'
ManekiNeko replies: 'Because there's no real phone code starting with 555 in the States. Therefore it's safe to give out fictional phone numbers containing this code, without fear that it could be a real person's number.'
kittycats replies: 'Years ago, when phone numbers with real codes were used, people who had the misfortune of having that phone number....were inundated with calls from strangers who saw the number in the movie.Now all movie numbers start with 555, because there is no such exchange in the U.S.'
james o replies: 'They're playing safe. There have been cases in the past where a number was mentioned in a show, and people (having little sense, yes. I know) tried calling the number, and actually rang somebody's telephone.The 555- prefix is not found in any regular phone number except for directory assistance, which as we all know is 555-1212Thus, no matter what numbers you put after it, dialing any number starting with 555 will be a non-existent number. No worry about waking somebody up or tying up their phone line with pranksters.'
R T replies: 'The 555 numbers used are reserved by the phone company for their own use. If someone were to call the numbers used on TV and in films that start with 555, they would end up speaking with someone at the phone company!I think the phone companies did reserve a block of numbers in the 555-xxxx range that will never be assigned to real people so they can be used in TV and films with no real consequences.'
RICH replies: 'That WAS the case in years gone by. However, nowadays, there are many area codes that use the 555 prefix. (Even 800, and the 700 ID codes.) There is a lack of prefixes in many areas, so the 555 is now being assigned.'
Mitzie replies: 'There was a popular song in the 80's and part of the song was call 867-5449...please call this number..well people started calling that number and it caught on to call any number you heard in a film....people of those numbers naturally freaked and some kind of entertainment law said you couldn't use a real number ...that's why they all sound the same no matter what your watching.'
KMFF replies: 'Actually it was 867-5309 by Tommy Tutone'
Square eyes replies: 'To stop rattle-heads like you 'phoning people'
LiVe Love LaUgh asks: "Samsung Beat- Is there a way to block phone numbers from calling or texting with t mobile?"
P replies: 'You can't actually block the texting but you can block calls from a private number and other numbers by editing the block list in ur phone. The calls are forwarded right to your Voicemail though so u might get a message.** to edit ur BLOCK LIST::: select Menu>select Phonebook.>select Block list. >Select OK to add numbers to the block list.'

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