Re: CHAT: postcodes

Tristan wrote:

> Mobile phone numbers being with 04
I wonder how common that is?  Cell phones here just have numbers like
any other phone.  So, you can't tell from a number if it's a cell or a
regular phone number.  There might be exchanges reserved for cells, I'm
not sure.

> So basically... the long and short of it all is you can't tell if it's a long
> distance number by the area code
Here either.  If it's another area code, it's usually long distance,
unless you're near an area code border, but if it's the same area code,
that's not always a guarantee that it's local.

> but if I ring (03) 8621 5532, I'll be paying 20 cents for an untimed call.
Local calls here are free (unless you're on a cell, but then most cell
phones have free long distance, it's just a fixed rate for all calls)

> BTW... someone mentioned 'counties in Anglo-Saxon countries'... In Australia,
> we don't have counties. I understand these to be equivalent to cities
I'm not sure about in England, but in the US, counties are subdivisions
of states.  Most counties will have several towns and cities, but a few
very large cities have incorporated their county.  New York City has
spread over five counties.

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