Area Code Required for Local Calls

[MikeJo1]

I live in So. Calif. Starting this morning, I have to enter the area code for local calls. Why the switch and how do I correct it?

[MikeJo1]

Note: I live in area code 909.

[jumpin68ny]

Do you have landline phone (old copper) or do you have Digital Voice? 

[MikeT]

I have been doing this for at least the past six years in Northern Virginia.  Southern Virginia does not have to dial area codes.  I think it has something with all the additional area codes and cell phones.  I am also in the habit of dialing 1 for all calls, local or long distance.  The phone company says that even if you dial 1 you will not be billed long distance charges.  It does not matter to me as I am on one of those unlimited phone plans.

Mike T.

[MikeJo1]

Digital voice.

[jumpin68ny · Accepted solution]

All VZ digital voice calls require 10 digit dialing.  I'm surprised you didnt have to start doing this from the beginning.  Its the wave of future.

[MikeJo1]

Verizon just switched it to Digital when they combined my different services. Hence, it was "new" to me. Thanks!

[cwa10711]

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@jumpin68ny wrote:

All VZ digital voice calls require 10 digit dialing.  I'm surprised you didnt have to start doing this from the beginning.  Its the wave of future.

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Funny, Comcast seems to have sorted this out with their Digital Voice service.  One would think that a phone company like Verizon could at least match their service level, even if it is VoIP.

We use Nortel VoIP phones at work as well - oddly enough, they have no need to dial 10-digits when dialing a local number. 

Someone tell me that there is more to it than simple apathy on the part of VZ.

[GRANDPAGARY]

I had Verizon triple play before and was not required to use the area code to call out........WHY THE CHANGE???????

I almost never call out my my area code....why create a problem.....obviously, you have the software to make it simpler for your customers/COMCAST DOES!!!!

GET WITH IT!!!!

[ChristSavesU2]

I switched from Vonage to Verizon Digital Voice recently because it was cheaper.  Vonage has had 7 digit dialing for years.  Verizon obviously knows when someone dials only 7 digits because it plays a recording telling you to dial the area code.  It could easily be programmed to insert your local area code instead of playing the recording.  Verizon just doesn't seem to be up to date.

[PrincetonDan]

I agree that it's idiotic that Verizon now forces me to punch in 3 extra digits for my area code when making local calls. How is a switch from analog to digital resulting in a system that is dumber, not smarter? And as another poster pointed out, the Verizon system knows when I've dialed just 7 digits for a local call since it offers up a recording. Why not just complete the local call instead of annoying me with a stupid recording? Any competent software programmer should be able to fix this in an hour or less. Are you listening Verizon?

[jasahanks]

Since I have had VZ bundle for a few years now.  Why do I have to start dialing 10 digits instead of just using my call back feature that I have been using for all this time?  How far back in tech are we going?

[jasahanks]

This says it is solved?????    Apparently not!!!!!!!!!!