Droid OS Causes Misdialed International Calls (Verizon Wireless)

1) when you use an extension in a phone number, you're supposed to use a pause. Not letters.

2)using calling cards with pauses and pin numbers/letters, is just that. using pauses, and they give you a prompt when to enter in the letters. All the droid is doing is converting the letter to its corresponding number on the dialpad.

3) to keep track of certain numbers/multiple numbers for a certain contact. - you do realize that every phone that has been for sale on the market in the..oh say past 7 years has had the ability to keep track of multiple numbers under one contact? You can usually also assign a default number for that contact as well.

The android operating system is for a smart phone. And all your phone is doing is just that, being smart. It technically doesn't have to add the 011 in front of the number your dialing, because you're dialing it from within the country. When you add extra characters to that number that are converted into numbers by the phone, it just so happened by random chance that the entire string of numbers ended up sending you to a block in Russia. It could have very well been another country.

I don't feel this is a design flaw or serious bug at all. I think you're just experiencing what this operating system can do in its full potential, think it should do something else, and when tech support told you they're not going to change it to your preferences, decided it was a bug and are now trying to rally people to your side.



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No, the droid doesn't add the 011, because it doesn't have to. The country code for russia is +7, and when you put "LA" on the end, it confuses your phone into thinking the first digit of the number string is a country code.


Edit: I'm sorry, it does add 011. But that is a part of the functionality of the phone.

To dial a Russian number you put 011 + 7 + area code + 7 digit number.

But honestly so what if it adds the 011 before the number. The droid is an internationally enabled phone. All international phones either do this too, or should. To combat this issue, put a 1 in front of your number, like most land line services are requiring you to do. Technology is evolving, and it seems you're getting left behind.

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For the record I have 5 diffrent numbers in my contact list that have puases/2-sec waits after them, some even 3 different sets in one string and no problems. I also dial international to mexico frequently and have those numbers in my contact list.

I tried adding text after a 7digit number an a 10didgit number and it dials the number but ignores the text part. It seems to work for me idk what the bug is.

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Ram1728, one of the super mods provided this link Google Operating System: Android and email address gostips@gmail.com

I'm not sure if your issue will get to the correct person or team at Google but it is another avenue. Let us know if you receive any feedback. It may help others.

Sorry I could not be more helpful.

Mike

 

Ok this will be a warning and last remark on this. No more name calling or disrespect. Anymore issues like this here and this thread will be closed.


ram1728 I am sorry for your problem. There is nothing to do with it other than either add commas to your contacts or get another phone. The way you've been doing things seems odd and that's where we are having difficulties with it. I understand your point of view and later tonight I can get a screenshot of the contacts area to show you where to note different things. I am running a ROM that is not stock at the momment so would have to switch. It would mean alot of editing, so either way I think adding the commas is your best bet.

 

I dont even see how he added letters to the number, I just tried making a contact on my D1, and it doesnt give any option whatsoever to add letters.