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I notice when I plug my iphone into itunes, I have the phone number "+1 (123) 456-7890" what does the plus sign mean? I notice several contacts also had it after updating to iOS 501
iPhone 3GS, iOS 4.3.3, 32GB Black
+1 is the country code, or more precisely the World Zone, for the North American Numbering Plan (NANP), which includes the USA, Canada, Bermuda and the Caribbean. +44 is the country code for the UK, for example. in the US you would dial it as 011-44-xxxxx, but in France you would dial it as 00-44-xxxxx. Using "+" means you don't have to know those details (011 vs 00).
So, when I plug my iphone into itunes, the phone shows up as "+1-123-456-7890" but that's the area code, not the world code. I can't remember it the plus sign showed up before or after the ios 5.0 update...
"+" is a universal code that means the following digit or digits are a Country Code (or more correctly a World Zone digit followed optionally by a country code). The advantage of using it is you don't need to know the specific sequence of digits to call outside of the country you are currently in.
thanks for the explanation..")
plus sign in front of phone number
