Universal friend codes, yay!

[Squilliam]

Mr. Fister said:

Squilliam said:

Dazkarieh said:

kingofwale said:

how many of us remembers our 'friend code" right off the top of my head?

You never had one ;)

Do you remember your phone number? Your cell number? Uhhhhh... it's reallyyyyy hard...

My cell number is 027 (carrier) xxx5419 or 7 digits plus one of 3 carrier identifiers. A friend code is 12 digits long. Most people can only reasonably remember 7 digits which is why the phone numbers are only typically around that long.

American cell phone numbers are usually ten digits with the area code, sometimes with an extra number in front for dialing really long distances. I don't think it's too much to memorize 12 digits, and codes will most likely be exchanged over the internet where it's always on hand, so I don't see it as too big of a deal.

Except you memorise the phone number whilst the other prefix numbers are standardised. It would be completely different if everyone was just given random 12 digit numbers. Lastly they are easier to manage if they are shorter, if you have a short number you could simply remember it and enter it. If its a longer number you have to write it down somewhere.