Prefixes: Landcode and Area code necessary? (NL)

Question

Hi,
I bought an onlinenumber, I tried and tried, but a woman on the phone told me over and and over again it didn't exist. So I added the land code (031 for Netherlands) and the area code (317) for its region. It still didn't work. 
Finally I replaced the leading 0 to a plus sign +
so the number became: +31 317 xxxxxx
Why is this necessary? I wouldn't put my online on my business card! Everyone would complain i'm not available because al my local people don't put in the extra prefixes when they're calling me.
So is there a way to not have to put these unnessary numbers in front?
(There is no telephone number for customer support? Only live online support for payers? What a deep shame...) I'm sorry but i'm not a happy customer anymore...

Answer 1

Geppie wrote:
Hi,
I bought an onlinenumber, I tried and tried, but a woman on the phone told me over and and over again it didn't exist. So I added the land code (031 for Netherlands) and the area code (317) for its region. It still didn't work. 
Finally I replaced the leading 0 to a plus sign +
so the number became: +31 317 xxxxxx
Why is this necessary? I wouldn't put my online on my business card! Everyone would complain i'm not available because al my local people don't put in the extra prefixes when they're calling me.
So is there a way to not have to put these unnessary numbers in front?
(There is no telephone number for customer support? Only live online support for payers? What a deep shame...) I'm sorry but i'm not a happy customer anymore...
When dialing from Skype, all telephone numbers must be in the international format as you discovered.  When you post that number on a business card or on letterhead, it is up to you what format you decide to use for displaying the number.  In places where there are difference in dialing numbers like dropping the leading zero from domestic area codes, or additional digits to reach mobile numbers (this is the case in some places like Mexico and Argentina), you could display numbers like:
Telephone: (0317) xxx-xxxx (NL or Netherlands) / +31 317 xxx-xxxx (International)
for your number. 
Patrick
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