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[Lars Kristian Roland <lars@xxxxxxxxx>]

Typically you should use 250783114729 <%2B250783114729> in the user
settings (i.e. with country code, but without +), but this doesn't make
much sense. We've talked so much about fixing this to something more
consistent and understandable, but it hasn't been done yet.

Lars


2014-04-02 10:54 GMT+02:00 Kenneth Børtveit <kenneth.bortveit@xxxxxxxxx>:

> Hi Devs!
>
> I am wondering how to store phonenumbers.
>
> Example:
>
> Rwanda phone numbers are like this. +250783114729
> Should I store 783114729, 250783114729 or +250783114729?
>
> When I report data through the gateway DHIS2 recieves data on
> +250783114729 and maps it correctly to my user, but sends a message back
> on 250783114729 (without the '+' sign) which does not map to my user.
>
> I tried to send a message to myself on the MTN network and it does not
> accept a number without the '+' sign before 250783114729.
>
>
> -Kenneth
>
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Lars Kristian Roland
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