PRB: Phone Call Unsuccessful When Contact Phone Number Is Entered as Country Code + 0 (325642)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Smartphone 2002 1.0
  • Pocket PC Phone Edition 1.0

This article was previously published under Q325642

SYMPTOMS

When you dial a phone number manually, through Speed Dial, or through the Contacts list, and you use the following format, the phone call is unsuccessful:

country code + 0 + area code + local number

CAUSE

The format country code + 0 + area code + local number, although frequently used in advertisements, contact lists, and business cards, is not the correct format.

RESOLUTION

To prevent this problem, edit your Contacts list to remove the 0 (zero) from the phone number:

country code + area code + local number


Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:2/17/2004
Keywords:kbDSWCE2003Swept kbprb KB325642