How do I get a number to show the dashes when someone is calling me?
 

When I receive a call, for example, the way the number display's is like this:

5453422343

but it should be like this

510-555-5555

how do I get it to appear like that? Even in the address book there's no dashes. What do now?

Re: How do I get a number to show the dashes when someone is calling me?
 

yep, life can be tough sometimes.. ;)

Re: How do I get a number to show the dashes when someone is calling me?
 

being a factory unlocked phone it will not provide you with the dashes.
all other Nokia unlocked phones behave the same. Unless you have a US Carrier branding on it it will not change.
May be some intelligent developer can change the numeric UI in phone other than that there is not option.

Re: How do I get a number to show the dashes when someone is calling me?
 

This should be presented as an option under Settings --> Language & Region --> Regional Settings

Re: How do I get a number to show the dashes when someone is calling me?
 

File a ticket in maemo.org Brainstorm? However I can imagine that this is a "US problem" only... :-P

Re: How do I get a number to show the dashes when someone is calling me?
 

Speaking as a Canadian, good sir, I can assure you it is not! :p


Brainstorm is a good idea -- soon as I can figure out why it's not accepting my login, I'll try to figure out how to create one

Re: How do I get a number to show the dashes when someone is calling me?
 

I agree it would be nice to have a more readable display of numbers. It might be tricky to work out a universal solution, though, as different countries have different formats. For example, in the UK we use spaces not dashes.

Re: How do I get a number to show the dashes when someone is calling me?
 

What's the logic behind the - anyway?

Start from right and go left, add a - after 4 digits, then one every 3 digits?

And how do you transform 5453422343 to 5105555555 in the first place?

Re: How do I get a number to show the dashes when someone is calling me?
 

Isn't Canada in the US? :p

Re: How do I get a number to show the dashes when someone is calling me?
 

as Andre Klapper said, it's a US thing (or US+northern suburbs :p )

they have a consistent scheme with their phone numbers and are used to writing them down that way.

wouldn't work in europe.

i don't know about other regions.

Re: How do I get a number to show the dashes when someone is calling me?
 

oh no you didnot. cant wait for qole to see this thread.lol
:p

Re: How do I get a number to show the dashes when someone is calling me?
 

Fixed it for you. ;P

*Runs*