Argentina IS confusing ;) If you call from outside Argentina, you need to know if it's a cell phone or a fixed line and add proper prefixes (+549CCNNNNNNNN for mobile, +54CCNNNNNNNN for fixed line). For SMS, it's always +54CCNNNNNNNN. Fixed lines can have different number of digits, cell phones are always 8.
I don't know who designed this, but it's awful. If this list is to be used for international SMS sending, no 9 nor 15 prefixes are used. The format is 54CCNNNNNNNN Where CC is the area code (same as fixed lines) and NNNNNNNN are 8 digits for the number. I can confirm you that there are NO special area codes for mobiles, but all area codes are 11, 2C or 3C (2 for the south, 3 for the north of the country, 11 for Buenos Aires). The good notice is that this formatting (except for the 54) works inside Argentina also. I've investigated further and I didn't find all numbers 21-39 and 31-39, just 5 or 6 of them, but I'm adding all anyway, I'm not really sure how those numbers are assigned. So, if I'm not wrong, the format would be: 54,11,8 54,21,8 54,22,8 54,23,8 54,24,8 54,25,8 54,26,8 54,27,8 54,28,8 54,29,8 54,31,8 54,32,8 54,33,8 54,34,8 54,35,8 54,36,8 54,37,8 54,38,8 54,39,8 Hope it helps, Alejandro. On 9/21/07, Iain Dooley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Alejandro, > > Argentina was a really confusing one :) > > so am i correct in understanding that mobile phone numbers in argentina > use the same area codes as fixed line phones? > > how would you translate an SMS numbering plan into the file format i've > created: > > http://www.workingsoftware.com.au/mobile_numbering.txt > > i had Argentina as: > > 54,911,0 > > however it seems that from your details it should actually be: > > 54,15,0 > > also, is it always 8 digits after 15? > > cheers > > iain > > On Tue, 18 Sep 2007, Alejandro Guerrieri wrote: > > > Sorry, > > > >> 15-11-12345678 > > > > Should be > > > > 15-12345678 > > > > And > > > > 0-11-15-12345678 from another city. > > > > Regards, > > > > Alejandro > > On 9/18/07, Alejandro Guerrieri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I can tell you about Argentina, for instance. > >> > >> - Country code is 54. > >> - City codes are two digits. > >> - Buenos Aires (the capital) is 11. > >> - Phone numbers are 8 digits. > >> - Inside Argentina, use prefix 15 to access a celluar phone from a fixed > >> line. > >> - Inside Argentina, prefix 15 is optional from another cellphone. > >> - To call a cellphone from outside argentina, add 9 after the country code. > >> > >> So, for example, to call cellphone # (11)12345678 > >> > >> From a fixed line: > >> > >> 15-11-12345678 > >> > >> From a cellphone on the same city: > >> > >> 12345678 or 15-12345678 > >> > >> From another city, prefix 0 and 15 after the area code: > >> > >> 0-11-15-12345678 > >> > >> From OUTSIDE argentina: > >> > >> +54-9-11-12345678 > >> > >> Last but not least, all of the above only applies to PSTN calls. If > >> you wish to send SMS, the rules vary somewhat: > >> > >> To send an sms to any cellphone inside argentina, use full MSISDN, you > >> can spare the country code. For example, using the same number to send > >> an SMS: > >> > >> From inside Argentina: > >> > >> 11-12345678 > >> > >> From outside Argentina: > >> > >> 54-11-12345678 > >> > >> So, the 15 and 9 numbers doesn't apply. > >> > >> Tricky uh? ;) > >> > >> Hope it helps, > >> > >> Alejandro > >> > >> > >> On 9/18/07, Iain Dooley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> hi all, > >>> > >>> i've gone through the WTNG and Wikipedia and started compiling a parseable > >>> file format of all the country codes, mobile prefixes and number of digits > >>> to expect after the prefix. > >>> > >>> some countries i could not determine the information for (i was working > >>> quite quickly so it's possible the information is available but if there > >>> wasn't an easily accessible list on the WTNG i generally just included the > >>> prefix/number of digits as unknown... see notes at the top of the file for > >>> more details). > >>> > >>> it would be great if everyone could please look for their country and > >>> email me with updates. there were some really big countries in there that > >>> didn't have very clear numbering plans for mobiles on the WTNG site!! > >>> > >>> you can check out the file here: > >>> > >>> http://www.workingsoftware.com.au/mobile_numbering.txt > >>> > >>> have a read of the notes up the top of the file. they discuss the file > >>> format and the rules i used when compiling the list. > >>> > >>> let me know what you think! > >>> > >>> cheers > >>> > >>> iain > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Alejandro Guerrieri > >> Magicom > >> http://www.magicom-bcn.net/ > >> LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/aguerrieri > >> > > > > > > -- > > Alejandro Guerrieri > > Magicom > > http://www.magicom-bcn.net/ > > LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/aguerrieri > > > -- Alejandro Guerrieri Magicom http://www.magicom-bcn.net/ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/aguerrieri
