Tip: What's the best way to save contacts in the phonebook?

Have you ever tried to register a contact and could not find it in the Whatsapp? Well, saving contacts correctly is very important nowadays. Many applications use the phone number and the best way is to register the contact numbers following the international standard. Whether to make calls, send SMS, find the contact in WhatsApp or in other messaging programs, there are easy ways to never go wrong with adding contacts.

In general, to register international telephones it is necessary to save the contacts including the character “+” followed by country code, then the city ​​code and telephone number, following the example: +5511XXXXX-XXXX. This way of saving contacts in the phonebook is useful, even for applications that use the mobile number.

However, on other occasions, such as calls – long distance or not – and text messages, is the international format as effective? See how to organize the phone numbers in your diary in different cases. The tips are valid for users of the iPhone (iOS) how much of Android.

local calls

Calling locations do not require much mystery. In contacts that are from numbers in the same region, it is possible to call, send messages and use messaging applications without having to register anything more than the phone number.

Long distance and international calls

To long distance calls, the international format can make things difficult. Making calls just by selecting the contact without it being registered in a way that contains the operator's code can make the connection does not occur.

For example, if you make the call just putting the numerous and city ​​code, some phones may not be able to make the call because the operator code is not already registered. However, there are some cell phones that already put the code automatically. If it is registered in the international format, it is possible that the message: 'number changed by YES'. This message will indicate that the cell phone has changed the number automatically, including the long distance code.

To make a long distance call, you must use the zero digit, carrier code, city ​​code and numerous. With this, the ideal is to save the number already using the international standard and edit it before calling. in the case of torpedoes SMS, there are two possibilities: use the standard from abroad or the city code followed by the number. Example: 11-XXXXX-XXXX.

To international calls, the method is very similar to the long-distance one. The difference is that to make these calls, you have to use the format with two zeros, followed by carrier code; of country; from city; and finally, the cellphone number. For example, on a call from Brazil to the United States, it would look like this: 00-YY-01-XXXX-XXXX, where YY is the operator code.

As happened when making long distance calls, the ideal is to keep the contact's cell phone in international format, without company code, and, eventually, change it when making calls. To send international SMS messages, there is only one way, to follow the international standard: +5511XXXXX-XXXX.

Save or not the contacts with the “0”?

This method is not practical in any case, and may even cause errors or prevent binding. Therefore, it is better to reserve the use of the key for when making a long distance or foreign call, and save the contact in the directory in the international format.

WhatsApp, Telegram and other apps

Messaging apps like WhatsApp e o Telegram use the international format to register the user. This happens because they can be used between users from different countries. So it is essential save contacts in the phonebook using the international format. Saving in this way is useful for almost all occasions, it is only necessary to edit the number before calling or activate the automatic inclusion of the operator code when making a call to another region.

Apps that help organize contacts

No Android there are applications that help organize and save contacts in a more correct way. THE Area code operator, for example, can be configured to recognize if the phone is in the region of your home area code or in a location that requires long distance. If not, the application itself modifies the dialed number and adds the registered operator code.

Already for IOS, there are some apps like Minha Operadora e DDdialer that does this function in a practical way. But the best is to do it manually in the iPhone.