Just wanted to let you know:
Here in Texas (at least in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex I live in) we have to dial the area code to all calls, if they are local or not. I heard that it's quite strange, that it's uncommon in the U.S., but that how it works here. For example, my home area code is 817. If I want to call a friend that lives in this same city, I have to dial 817-XXX-XXXX. If I want to make a call to someone in Dallas, I would have to dial 972-XXX-XXXX, and so forth. Now, for long distances, I have to dial the 1 first, and then the area code and phone number.
Go figure.
malu
