Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!mcsun!ukc!axion!vision!davel From: davel@vision.UUCP (Dave Lockwood) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip Subject: Re: Mobile TCP/IP (was Re: Can subnets be separated by another net?) Message-ID: <1142@vision.UUCP> Date: 17 Jul 90 16:39:49 GMT References: <9007121332.AA02890@chiya.bellcore.com> <9007121800.AA01850@xap> <153@tots.UUCP> <269E07C3.604D@intercon.com> <1990Jul16.234452.29721@comp.vuw.ac.nz> Reply-To: davel@vision.UUCP (Dave Lockwood) Organization: VisionWare Ltd., Leeds, UK Lines: 25 In article <1990Jul16.234452.29721@comp.vuw.ac.nz> newbery@rata.vuw.ac.nz (Michael Newbery) writes: >Not in New Zealand. Cell phones have their own area code which covers the >country. All cell calls cost the same per minute regardless of distance >(which is cheaper than the most expensive 'normal' toll step.) >As part of testing they placed a call, got in a plane and flew the length >of the country, keeping the circuit up during the entire journey. >(OK, so NZ is small, but it is bigger in area than the U.K. which does >require area access numbers). Sorry, the UK does _NOT_ require area access numbers on celluar! As far as I know there are three "area" codes - 0860 (which is for phones on the Cellnet network) and 0836/0831 which are for phones on the Vodafone network. I have one of the latter, and can be called anywhere in the UK (where there is service) by dialling the _same_ code+number. This "network" code is often confused as an "area" code...it isn't. -- -------------------- I'm totally incommunicado, except for --------------------- Dave Lockwood ...!uunet!mcsun!ukc!vision!davel davel@vision.uucp Technical Consultant ...!uunet!bulus3!bungia!vware!davel davel@vware.MN.ORG VisionWare Ltd, G4CLI@GB7YHF.194.GBR.EU dave@g4cli.ampr.org 57 Cardigan Lane, D.LOCKWOOD@ICLX davel@vision.co.uk Leeds, LS4 2LE, +44-532-788858 +44-831-494088 United Kingdom +44-532-304676 "Hey, You!" ----------------------- VISIONWARE DOS/UNIX INTEGRATION ------------------------