Membership Tags

Just thought about joining V-Flyer properly now and getting the membership tags, but when I tried to put in the info there just isn't enough room to get either my address or even my email address (not a long one) on the tag.

Has anyone else had this problem?

Originally posted by AndyR
Just thought about joining V-Flyer properly now and getting the membership tags, but when I tried to put in the info there just isn't enough room to get either my address or even my email address (not a long one) on the tag.

Has anyone else had this problem?

Tyr your mobile number instead:D

[Pete]

Or, assuming you're not trying to put something to long to physically fit in the space available, drop a note in the special message area on check out. If it's just a few characters short, I can normally tweak the font size.

Pete

Use the international format for the phone number, and it should fit, E.g. +44 7970 123456

Mobile fit in OK but my email didn't. It was the same as [email protected] but it stops after the UK.

[preiffer]

hmm. Mine's [email protected] (in length) and it fits.

[Pete]

Originally posted by preiffer
hmm. Mine's [email protected] (in length) and it fits.

Where's EGG when you need him... fnar fnar

[preiffer]

Filth, I say - filth... [:p]

[mcmbenjamin]

Why the leading zero on UK numbers?

[preiffer]

All UK numbers start with a zero Ben - just as all your national numbers start with a 1

0 xxxx xxx xxx is different to 1 xxx xxx xxxx in terms of remembering, how? [:p];)

[mcmbenjamin]

Originally posted by preiffer

0 xxxx xxx xxx is different to 1 xxx xxx xxxx in terms of remembering, how? [:p];)

See thats where I am confused Paul. 1 is the country code for the USA, Canada, and many island nations south of Florida where 44 is the country code in UK (and possibly other countries).

I remember you telling me about the 020 for London and 077 for mobile phones but my question is why the zero? Well the best I can come up with is that the zero is a throw back to the old telephone systems.

Wikipedia says the zero 'of a telephone number (called the trunk prefix) is not properly considered part of the area code but is, rather, the national long distance calling prefix, and thus (for example) 023 is a "two-digit" area code.'

On my 'land line' phone I have to dial the full number (703 627 5555) if I call next door or the other side of the US.

Originally posted by AndyR
Just thought about joining V-Flyer properly now and getting the membership tags, but when I tried to put in the info there just isn't enough room to get either my address or even my email address (not a long one) on the tag.

Has anyone else had this problem?

Yes Andy, I had the same problem. All I could do was use my mobile number.

Originally posted by mcmbenjamin
I remember you telling me about the 020 for London and 077 for mobile phones but my question is why the zero? Well the best I can come up with is that the zero is a throw back to the old telephone systems.

Wikipedia says the zero 'of a telephone number (called the trunk prefix) is not properly considered part of the area code but is, rather, the national long distance calling prefix, and thus (for example) 023 is a "two-digit" area code.'

As you rightly mention, it's the "trunk prefix" number - or perhaps a better description is "national dialling code". It's the digit that indicates to the local exchange that you're dialling a number that isn't in your local area - just like when making an international call from the UK, you dial 00 to indicate to the exchange that you're dialling an international number.

Technically, the 0 isn't part of the area code at all, but convention would dictate that you tell someone that the area code includes the national dialling code - after all, if they have to dial the area code, it's obvious that they're not dialling locally (when you wouldn't need the area code)

In suppose it is a throwback to the pre-digital exchange and what the exchange would "expect" next in a sequence of numbers - though I don't know if the digital exchange could cope with dropping it. Actually "cope" is probably the wrong word.....it'd probably need a heck of a reprogramming job.

If you have chronic insomnia, have a look at this 1997 draft of the Consultation on Revisions to the National Numbering Convention (PSTN) or have a look through Ofcom's numbering policy

And now, without further ado (I hope), we return you to the original topic of this thread....

Cheers

Michael

Yes Andy, I had the same problem. All I could do was use my mobile number.

Same for me too.

Originally posted by mcmbenjamin
Why the leading zero on UK numbers?

Just to confuse, my dear man.... plus, it's a UK eccentricity [}:)]

Originally posted by pixuk

Originally posted by preiffer
hmm. Mine's [email protected] (in length) and it fits.

Where's EGG when you need him... fnar fnar

Did somebody call [^]? Here I am.

Best I don't comment though, in any case wasn't sure how to take that[:o)]

I could only put my email on 2 lines, but when the tags arrived it was all on one line!