Talk:Telephone numbers in Australia
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Proposed alternatives (testing layouts - works in progress):
| 02 | 4xxx xxxx | Regional New South Wales |
| 02 | 6xxx xxxx | Regional New South Wales |
| 02 | 8xxx xxxx | Sydney |
| 02 | 9xxx xxxx | Sydney |
| 03 | 5xxx xxxx | Regional Victoria |
| 03 | 6xxx xxxx | Tasmania (incl. Hobart) |
| 03 | 8xxx xxxx | Melbourne |
| 03 | 9xxx xxxx | Melbourne |
| 07 | 3xxx xxxx | Brisbane |
| 07 | 4xxx xxxx | Regional Queensland |
| 07 | 5xxx xxxx | South-east Queensland |
| 08 | 6xxx xxxx | Perth |
| 08 | 7xxx xxxx | Adelaide |
| 08 | 8xxx xxxx | South Australia (incl. Adelaide)/Northern Territory (incl. Darwin) |
| 08 | 9xxx xxxx | Western Australia (inc. Perth) |
some ideas to contribute: regional (state) should be divided into two sections
e.g. for nsw, 02 6xxxxxxxx - regional 2 02 4xxxxxxxx - regional 1 (telstra defines the exchanges as either metropolitian, regional 1 or regional 2)
| - | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 2 | - | - | Reg. NSW | Reg. NSW | Sydney | Sydney | ||||
| 3 | - | - | Reg. Vic | Tas | Melb | Melb | ||||
| 7 | - | - | Brisbane | Reg. Qld | SE Qld | |||||
| 8 | - | - | Perth | Adelaide | SA/NT | WA |
-- Chuq 02:12, 20 Oct 2004 (UTC)
pmj: I found the numbering plan somewhat lacking, not to mention ambiguous. I've updated it based on my experience, and the ACA documentation. The new table is twice the length of the old, but less "heavy" in appearance. pmj 03:43, 10 August 2005 (UTC)
Chris: I'm uncertain about the accuracy of the statement that 13/1300 numbers cannot be called outside Australia. I have on a number of occasions been able to call 13 numbers from overseas. They are called in this format: +61 13 45 67. Chris 03:20, 20 September 2005 (UTC)
pmj: Thanks for pointing that out, Chris. There are confirmed reports of 13 numbers working from overseas on Countrywide and Whirlpool. The configurable nature of SmartNumbers allows them to be set up to reject calls from mobile phones; presumably, this extends to international calls as well, with most organisations electing to block such calls.
I have removed the offending statement, as well as your dispute. I encourage anyone with precise knowledge of this matter to submit an accurate explanation. pmj 06:24, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] 02 4xxx xxxx
These numbers aren't strictly "coastal NSW". The old 04x prefixes were usually the fringe area codes around Sydney, i.e for places like Camden, Newcastle, Richmond, Wollongong, etc. They extended to about 250 km from Sydney where then the 06x area codes took over. I'm not certain if that was a hard and fast rule, just what I remember. Peter1968 09:39, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] mass call service
The item 'mass call service' seems to be wrong. It seems that on page 181 of the numbering plan the number is 1140 (ex. 11409).
Look on the next page, it includes the rest of the 114 range. Lazybeam 12:11, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] 106 first what?
The article says that ‘The 106 number is believed to be first in the world’. Does this refer to being the first tty emergency number in the world? —Felix the Cassowary 10:03, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
Yes. Maybe this should be made more encyclopedic, and link to a tty emergency page, or something. Clarify: I believe that 106 is the first national-wide TTY emergency number in the world, not necessarily the first TTY emergency available. Lazybeam 12:13, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Sub-areas
Whoever added the zones in Sydney (ie the 02 90**, etc), I reckon that should be moved into a separate section, and other areas included. The original list was meant to be just a general overview. If we are going to start doing that, we might as well start listing exchange ranges, or at least charge zone areas. Lazybeam 12:22, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
- OK I've separated them out and added Brisbane. When I get a chance I'll change the formatting of the numbers in the Brisbane area (Make them like "07 30" instead of "(07) 30"), change Sydney and Melbourne to the same format, and add in Adelaide and Perth. Source is [[1]]. I also don't like the asterices in this section, tossing up between replacing them with xs or nothing. So "02 9***" should become either "02 9xxx xxxx" or simply "02 9" to be more correct. This is because of things like Telstra's "1*" dialling thingy (one-star) might be ambiguous. I prefer the latter. Lazybeam (talk) 13:07, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] using standard formats
May I suggest an emphasis on transcribing telephone numbers acording to the *standard* formats ? I notice a common tendency in A/a to transcribe many numbers according to idiosyncratic formats ( eg omitting the "0" of the area code etc..trascribing the "04" of a mobile as if it were an area code etc..)which IMO makes for confusion, especially in databases etc.As someone with experoience of working in an emergency service environment where correct number recording/transcribing was often time-critical, I find it disturbing that the standard formats are so often ignored with potentially serious consequences. I am not sure what causes this confusion, except perhaps ignornce of the implications..any ideas ? Feroshki 01:02, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Bathurst Island?
Do they use numbers outside the (08) 89xx xxxx for NT? I know NT has since been allocated (08) 79xx xxxx. Lazybeam 15:41, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
