Talk:Area codes 905, 289, 365, and 742

This is a good article!

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way to write about 905!

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I disagree with the assertion that "905" only applies to culture and politics of the GTA. Hamilton, Lincoln, Haldemand-Norfolk and Niagara certainly (and Oshawa probably but I don't live there) share the "outside downtown Toronto" situation. This is the condition of being regarded as not being at the centre of Toronto's universe. But there are good and valid reasons for both businesses and people taking up residence outside the boundaries of Toronto. These especially include cheaper costs and taxes and better living conditions.

local/distance

I have always really lived in a big city, so I'm not exactly sure, but is it typical for some calls within an area code (905 to 905) be long distance? (I know that area codes used to cover the entire northern ontario, so I would think perhaps there might have been long distance within that huge area), but I'm not sure (how would you know if it was long distance or local otherwise?)

If it is abnormal, as it seems to me, it should be included in this article (GTA 905 to southern ontario 905 being long distance, is it not?). In addition, the somewhat unique nature that 416 to 905 calling is sometimes local (to the suburbs) and sometimes long distance (to southern ON). TheHYPO (talk) 16:32, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

It's fairly common, and based partly on the location of telephone exchanges (central offices, or NXXs). North of Toronto, most of the main lines used to run to and from Toronto, with fewer lines running across the municipalities in question. This led to silly situations in which people living nearby each other, but further from Toronto, would be charged for long distance to call each other, but not for calling Toronto. In remote areas, there are fewer telephone exchange points, and each serves a smaller population, so it becomes relatively more expensive to make "local" calls. These are subsidised by revenue from telephone exchanges in more densely populated areas, which was required by the CRTC so that remote communities could have access to telecommunications services.

By the way, that "silly situation" I mentioned led to the creation of a few local dialling companies, all with phone numbers in Toronto-based NXXs, that one could call from the 905, and which would then redirect a call to the intended target phone number. These were created specifically to bypass long distance charges. Mindmatrix 18:56, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

Area Code 905, 289 and 365.

CNAC now lists the triple overlay at http://www.cnac.ca/images/AreaCodeMap_highres.png. As a result, I've renamed the page back to Area codes 905, 289 and 365. If CNAC is officially now acknowledging the triple overlay exists, it's only fair to ensure the article's title also reflects it, even if the area code is not yet active.

Snickerdo (talk) 00:31, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

The title of this article has been changed prematurely. Area code 365 is not in use yet, and will not be in use for another 2 years. The title should be reverted back to show the actual area codes, with the 365 mentioned in the article, which is the norm with the other area code articles. UrbanNerd (talk) 06:52, 19 August 2011 (UTC)

Requested move

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The result of the move request was: page moved per request. - GTBacchus^(talk) 02:53, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

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Area codes 905, 289 and 365 → Area codes 905 and 289 – Page was moved prematurely. Area code 365 will not be in use for another 2 years. UrbanNerd (talk) 02:14, 25 August 2011 (UTC)

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Addition of area code 742 to title

Per https://cnac.ca/co_codes/co_code_lookup.htm, area code 742 is overlaid with 905, 289, and 365. It is called out in the opening paragraph and should be reflected in the title as well. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TDLMTH (talk • contribs) 14:24, 23 June 2022 (UTC)