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Jun 16, 2009
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Eh? i think it means that the number has been in your phone before?
 
The "+" is Cellphone short code for International Access. If you are in the US, it just means that you received the number, and didn't enter it yourself (at least that is what I can tell).

TEG
 
International calling code.

So to call international from anywhere I just need + at the start of the number before the country code and I don't need to remember the local int. dialling number.
 
+ is for International codes... example:

if you dial to the US you must dial +1 before the area code...

if you are calling to a foreign country (say Honduras) from inside the US. you say

+1 (504)-area code-number
 
Ok, lets say you call a number in the UK, int. code is 0044, you can use +44, so it can be used instead of the zero.
 
Skype and Cellphones uses the +(country code)(area code)(number) format. If you save all your numbers that way, you don't have to do anything different whether you are calling local or long distant.
 
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