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From: Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Two Questions
Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2024 11:10:10 -0000 (UTC)
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Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
> On 2024-12-05 09:10, Chris wrote:
>> Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
>>> On 2024-12-05 00:26, Chris wrote:
>>>> Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote:
>>>>> Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
>>>>>> On 2024-12-04 19:54, Chris wrote:
>>>>>>> Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
>>> 
>>> ...
>>> 
>>>> Actually you can add the country code to all your calls and the
>>>> operator/network works out whether it's local or international. Makes life
>>>> a lot easier when storing and dialling contacts when away from home.
>>>> 
>>>> All my UK numbers start with +44 regardless of whether I call from home or
>>>> abroad.
>>> 
>>> Absolutely.
>>> 
>>> But, assuming he starts the visit on Spain, then goes to Italy. He wants
>>> to call a taxi, after seeing the number somewhere. You have to add the
>>> prefix, which will not be printed in adverts and such. They assume local.
>> 
>> True. I guess the OP needs to find what the county code are. I know France
>> is +33. What's Spain?
> 
> +34
> 
> Italy I don't know. Ah, +39
> 
> https://countrycode.org/italy
> 
>>> And they will see the foreign number, which might surprise them.
>>> Hopefully they don't geofence.
>> 
>> I would suspect not given tourists will be regular users of taxis,
>> especially in touristy areas.
> 
> That's true.
> 
> But the other day there were some comments here about restaurants that 
> would not accept reservations unless you were near, so difficult to do 
> from the car while travelling to that city, and used gps spoofing to 
> fool the system.
> 
> gps would match, phone number not.

That was for one restaurant in California iirc. I doubt other places would
restrict their custom like that.