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Given how ubiquitous phone numbers are and how long they've been around, it's Given how ubiquitous phone numbers are and how long they've been around, it's
surprising how many false assumptions programmers continue to make about them. surprising how many false assumptions programmers continue to make about them.
1. **An individual has a phone number**
Some people do not own phones, or do not wish to provide you with their
telephone number when asked. Do not require a user to provide a phone number
unless it is essential, and whenever possible try and provide a fallback
to accommodate these users.
1. **An individual has only one phone number**
Obviously, this isn't necessarily true.
1. **A phone number uniquely identifies an individual** 1. **A phone number uniquely identifies an individual**
It wasn't even that long ago that mobile phones didn't exist, and it was It wasn't even that long ago that mobile phones didn't exist, and it was
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some parts of the world, this is still true, and relatives (or even friends) some parts of the world, this is still true, and relatives (or even friends)
share a single phone number. share a single phone number.
1. **An individual has only one phone number**
Obviously, this isn't necessarily true.
1. **Phone numbers cannot be re-used** 1. **Phone numbers cannot be re-used**
Old phone numbers are recycled and get reassigned to other people. Old phone numbers are recycled and get reassigned to other people.
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Some may be dialable only if the caller is a subscriber to a particular Some may be dialable only if the caller is a subscriber to a particular
telecom company. telecom company.
1. **You can send a text message to any phone number**
A lot of people still only have a fixed-line telephone, which typically cannot
send or receive text messages.
**Tip:** Whenever possible, try and accommodate these
users by calling them with a voice message or voice prompts. Alternatively,
if your service requires sending text messages, verify that the number
can receive text messages after the user provides it.
1. **Only mobile phones can receive text messages**
Some service providers support sending and receiving text messages to fixed-line
numbers. There are also online services like Skype that can send and receive
text messages.
1. **There are only two ways to dial a phone number: domestically and from 1. **There are only two ways to dial a phone number: domestically and from
overseas** overseas**


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