Comments on: Make phone numbers clickable to dial on mobile phones.

By: misswho

misswho — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 15:08:54 +0000

I am running a pay per click ad on a mobile platform, will this link help my callers by pass the interception placed by the marketing platforms.

Will they beable to click on the number, and take them directly to the call without interuptions.

By: Android user

Android user — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 10:50:55 +0000

Both wtai and tel links work on Android browser. Best though is to differentiate between mobile and normal clients.

By: cliff

cliff — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:59:33 +0000

hi
wonder if you can help me, pls
i designed http://www.kouga.mobi using dreamweaver CS3
and now want to make the phonenumbers into links so that if you click on them your cell phone would dial them automatically.
i`ve been searching the web and came across a few suggestions but none of them works or i am doing it wrong.
examples
0820504444

so what i did was highlight my phone number , go down to the link area in properties and insrt the above – and changing the phone number. but this is what i get whwn i try to use it on my mobile:

Not Found

The requested URL /LISTINGS/BUILDCONTR/0820504444 was not found on this server.
Apache/2.0.52 (Red Hat) Server at kouga.mobi Port 80

pls help me

By: aequalsb

aequalsb — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:59:45 +0000

looks like browser detection is the only real workaround…. *sigh*

found this –> nice and clean, easy usage
http://detectmobilebrowsers.mobi/

but this was better in many ways – it uses built-in WordPress browser detection
http://www.nathanrice.net/blog/browser-detection-and-the-body_class-function/

By: aequalsb

aequalsb — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:30:08 +0000

that is to say ####–####

By: aequalsb

aequalsb — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:28:21 +0000

on my iPhone (pre 3g iPhone – OS version 2.2.1 (5H11))

—- NO "wtai:" method DID NOT work. which is to REALLY say that SAFARI gave an error message of:
"Cannot Open Page
Safari cannot open the page because the address is invalid.
OK"
so, theoretically, a different browser might work fine. but until Apple allows browser competition (that aren't reskinned Safaris) on the iPhone, it still basically says "did not work on the iPhone"

—- YES "tel:" DID work on my iPhone

—- YES raw phone number numbers were formatted for clickability automatically

—- YES copyright dates (####-####) were clickable as phone numbers (yuck). BUT… when formatted with an – instead of a hyphen (####–####) they were NOT clickable. so, the workaround is VERY simple (for sites you work on at least)

By: Web Design Contractor

Web Design Contractor — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:33:19 +0000

Hello Everyone,

I just met someone with an iPhone to try out the above link that tried to merge the two href references and she said it would not work on her iPhone.

- Michael

By: Web Design Contractor

Web Design Contractor — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:32:29 +0000

How does the iPhone handle a link like the one below? Does it show an error screen Ralf or Jennifer?

206-555-1212

I know that the code is screwed up, but does it work? Someone posted this on another forum.

By: Ralf

Ralf — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:31:44 +0000

Hi, I'm also searching for a way to let the iPhone dial a number from a web page, so I'm currently testing some methods on the iPhone.
It's correct that the iPhone (at least the 3G) converts strings which look like a phonenumber into dialable links. Clicking them opens a popup with the option to call that number or to cancel the action. This works only if they are not part of an existing hyperlink within the page.
The tel: method works fine on the iPhone with the same popup, but unfortunately the wtai: methods lead to an error (page can't be opened).

By: Web Design Contractor

Web Design Contractor — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:07:34 +0000

I've been studying this as of late, has anybody determined if the iphone can pick up the wtai and make it clickable to dial? Jennifer, are you able to click on this link and dial it on your iphone? 906-555-1212 . . . and can you click on this add to contacts link and make it work on your iphone? Add to Your Contacts I would really appreciate it if someone with an iphone could do this test for me and if anyone can tell me if either/or link does not work on their phone.