[asterisk-users] In Vancouver is it a local to call from 778 to 604, and vice versa?

[Jon Pounder]

Quoting Zed <zed071 at gmail.com>:

In case anyone is wondering its the same in Ontario with Bell Canada,  
other cell carriers, and 289 overlaid on 905 and 647 overlaid on 416,  
and 416 split to 905 some time ago as well. Some much for the old rule  
of every area code had 1 or 0 as the middle digit.




> On 7/18/07, Zeeshan Zakaria <zishanov at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I've got a 778 DID for vancouver, but don't know if it will be a   
>> local call if dialed 604 and vice versa.
>>
>> What are the different area codes in Vancouver and why its easier   
>> to get 778 DID than 604?
>>
>
> Answer to the first part is YES. 778 is an overlay area code on 604.
> They cover the same area. In Canada, www.cnac.ca is the definitive
> numbering resource.
>
> For the second one, the 604 was running out of numbers (again - it had
> already split to 250/604 with Vancouver keeping 604 and the rest of
> the province moving to 250) and the 778 was introduced as an overlay
> to both 604 and 250, primarily for wireless services. That means for
> anyone other than TELUS (the ILEC in BC), the 778 area code is a lot
> easier to get a number assigned. Most new numbers in the 604 will be
> assigned to 778 by default unless the company is big enough and
> requests a 604.
>
> Z
>
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Jon Pounder

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