"J B" <jb@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:4mgc9aF62rn9U1@individual.net
> "{{{{{Welcome}}}}}" <bhx___spam@trapped___hotmail.co.uk>
> wrote in message
> news:5KBMg.16279$r61.16214@text.news.blueyonder.co .uk...
> > I have to say I've not heard of that, I just use the
> > usual +1 for USA/Canada, all my UK numbers are in my
> > phone book as +44....... (without the 0), saves messing
> > about when roaming.
>
> Personally, I've never been able to text the usa despite
> trying several times (on orange)

Depends on the network. Some of the various flavours of US systems don't
handle text. It's not a big thing over there the way it is here.

Ivor