Who designed the area code sequence? It makes no sense at all! Why is 918 for Oklahoma, but 919 is North Carolina?
Please help!
2006-08-03 07:54:52 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
Area codes are present to limit confusion and to add a magnitude of other numbers to the list. 555-1515 can now be used in each new area code listed instead of just once. There is no rhyme or reason to the numbers, but once you become familiar with an area, you learn what area codes belong to what towns (e.g., Cleveland 216) Until recently (the last few years) we did not have to type in the area code to dial our neighbor. Now we do. Go figure. But we now have more telephone numbers to use. As populations grow new area codes are added to create more phone numbers (440 was added recently in Ohio). Hope this helps.
2006-08-03 08:18:53 · answer #1 · answered by Lori S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The US area code was established to provide a larger number of phone numbers to the US population. Originally, the area codes were assigned according to geographic region but afterward, they just started getting asigned as they became needed. The number of the area code mean nothing and should not be construed as any sort of geographic identification system.
2006-08-03 07:59:37 · answer #2 · answered by rmartin1978 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The logic behind it is so the same 7 digit # can be used in neighboring areas. If the area codes are too similar in an area, then there will be many calls that will be "sorry, you have the wrong #".
2006-08-03 08:01:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The original reasoning behind area code requirements, back in the days of dial phones, was to assign the quickest-to-dial codes to the most populous regions.
2006-08-03 12:10:36 · answer #4 · answered by mom2all 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
C++ is arguably one of the most widely spread programming languages (though the same could be said over Java). Unlike the stereotype, C++ is not really any harder to learn than most other languages, however it comes with many details that are not immediately obvious to a beginner. If you've got someone to help, that is pretty much the best thing that can happen to you (provided said person really has an in depth understanding of the language himself - otherwise it's probably going to do more harm than good). Unlike what the person above said, C++ provides all features you'd expect from a modern programming language. Downsides of C++ come mostly from oddities remaining in the language due to the backwards compatibility to C. Java is also a good language, IMHO it doesn't really matter which one you start with- C++ and Java are similar enough.
2016-03-16 13:04:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Area codes were not meant to give a geographic location like zip-codes, they are simply a way to extend the possible combinations of phone numbers available in this country.
2006-08-03 07:59:52 · answer #6 · answered by nathanael_beal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree - 212 is NYC; 213 is Los Angeles!
I think that they are separate so that we don't confuse the numbers for people who live near each other. They were set up before so MANY of us did so MUCH traveling and knew people all over the place.
2006-08-03 08:00:33 · answer #7 · answered by lrad1952 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well theres obviously more than 10,000,000 people with phone numbers (think 000-0000 - 999-9999) So by using area codes it allows for more numbers and for you to get your call in quicker because it automatically knows what part of the country its going to be sent to.
2006-08-03 08:01:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have to do with a geometric grid that routes calls in the most efficient manner when the effects of such things as magnetic poles and gamma rays are factored in.
2006-08-03 08:01:35 · answer #9 · answered by Grist 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go ask the person who made area codes!!
2006-08-03 07:58:03 · answer #10 · answered by *Hello* 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋