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Parse Phone Number into component parts

I need a well tested Regular Expression (.net style preferred), or some other simple bit of code that will parse a USA/CA phone number into component parts, so: 3035551234122 1-303-555-1234x122 (303)555-1234-122 1 (303) 555 -1234-122 etc... all parse into: AreaCode: 303 Exchange: 555 Suffix: 1234 Extension: 122 ...

Phone Number Columns in a Database

In the last 3 companies I've worked at, the phone number columns are of type varchar(n). The reason being that they might want to store extensions (ext. 333). But in every case, the "-" characters are stripped out when inserting and updating. I don't understand why the ".ext" characters are okay to store but not the "-" character. Has an...

Programmatically reject a call on the BlackBerry

Hi guys, I'm trying to programmatically reject a call on a BlackBerry, with Java + JDE. I'm intercepting the callIncoming event, and in there I need to do something to reject a call from a specific number. Does anyone know how to do that? Thanks. ...

What rules would you use to validate an Australian Phone Number?

What can I do to comprehensively validate an Australian Phone Number? I need this for an application I'm writing. You can assume it is dialed from within Australia. I want to use a white-list approach. Here are my rules so far (after removing any whitespace):- Starts with 13 and is 6 digits long Starts with 1300 and is 10 digits lon...

How to recognize fax numbers ?

What should be the best way to recognize that a number is connected to a fax without actually sending faxes around ? I suppose that a short phone call can be made: the goal is to determine if a number that is declared as a fax line is really a fax line, working and available. ...

Debugging j2me on a Device

Has anybody had any success ever attaching a debugger to a tethered device? I am able to debug my j2me application in the emulator, but have a lot of trouble sorting out phone-specific problems when they come up. The phone I'm using is a Nokia N95, but ideally the debug process would work on any phone. Is this possible? If so does an...

What is the best geek phone for programming on Verizon?

What is the best geek phone in your opinion for Verizon Wireless that can be developed for? I want to write a location based program, but I am unsure of what platform to target. Can anyone provide any recommendations? ...

Custom Phone Firmware

Hi, I am looking to develop a custom phone (consumer item) which people can purchase in the market. I am wondering whats the best way to go about it? Basically am looking for a cheap phone on which I can customize the firmware as per my requirements. Something like Android but the price should be cheaper like 100$. I dont mind using a c...

Web for mobile devices - best practices for ASP.NET

Starting to build web applications for mobile devices (any phone). What would be the best approach using ASP.NET 3.5/ASP.NET 4.0 and C#? UPDATE (feb2010) Any news using windows mobile 7? ...

Make a phone call from a server--what services are out there?

I am looking to make a phone call from software and have the software read a message to the recipient. I have been using Asterisk, but have found it somewhat are to maintain and it was a pain to configure. I'm wondering if there are any services where you can send it a piece of text and a phone number and it will read it to the recipient...

Capturing video from the front camera on any mobile platform

Due to a series of bizarre events, I am in the middle of a project targeting mobile phones (more like pocket PCs). I have searched far and wide, but couldn't find a way to (reliably) access the front camera on any platform (I've tried Android, J2ME and Windows Mobile), let alone capture video from said camera. Can anyone provide any ins...

Phone number format and validation library

This question asking for a phone number format API in Java got me wondering why such an API doesn't seem to exist. Given the number of validation classes available under Apache Commons, I would have thought such an API would be included. My question is, does anyone know of a phone number formatting/validation library available in any l...

Getting the local iPhone number through SDK

I am looking for a SDK API to retrieve the device's local phone number from the SIM card. Is there a way to do it? Thanks. Mike ...

Language for phone software development

Exists an universal phone developement language? I mean, for example, php or java or whatever Edit : We have to develop a few phone applicatons, and we are looking for the best reusable language in differents devices (Blackberry, iPhone, Motorola, etc) ...

Implementing an emergency alert with Skype?

For a system I'm working on I need to call a list of Phone numbers programatically when something breaks. Basically a simple phone based alert system, and am guessing it could be done with Skype, but I'm wondering if anyone has experience doing this, Skype or not. Anyways links and or tutorials would be great help. Thanks ...

Web based API that can tell me if a number is a landline or cell phone?

My application sends SMS messages to people, but the numbers entered in as their cell phone are sometimes land lines (this is user error or the user not really knowing if the contact number they have is a cell phone or landline.) I found a few websites that can tell me if a number is a landline or cell phone, but they do not offer progr...

How to take a phone number with a plus and bracket and just return the numbers?

Hey Everyone, I have a simple problem I have a phone like this: +1 (123) 123-1234 and I want to just take the numbers out of that string using regex. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks ...

any way to "ping" a phone number?

We have a customer who wants to go through their CRM database and somehow determine phone numbers which are valid, without actually having someone sit there and try calling them all. Is there any way to do something akin to a "ping" on a phone number (including landlines)? ...

chinese mobile software development?

Hi, As per my assumption () there are hundreds of millions of Chinese mobile phones (or clones of brand phones) out there. And it seems firmware and OS of those mobile phones are same. Those phones only differ in their design and may be hardware. I was wondering if there is any development kit or software development support for those m...

How to get Cell Tower Info on a Windows Mobile CDMA Phone

Tools/Env.: C++, VS2008, WM6.1 I currently only have the HTC Diamond Windows Mobile phone available for testing and try as I may, with all of my hacking prowess, I still cannot accomplish the task of acquiring the remaining details of Cell ID and LAC, to complete my cellular location based program. I have managed to get the MCC and MN...