Todd Allcock <elecconnec@AmericaOnLine.com> wrote in
news:%8pXj.254$og1.226@fe117.usenetserver.com:

> This is where preset dialing patterns help- if you program your VoIP
> hardware to assume any 10-digit number that doesn't begin with "1" is
> a US domestic number (so the software/hardware automatically adds the
> "1" for you,) you end up with fewer misdials, and don't need to train
> anyone borrowing your telephone how to dial! ;-)
>
>

Skype on Windows does preset the dialing prefix for you. I rarely make
Skype calls from the computer, though.