Contact's numbers not formatted correctly on my Verizon iPhone 4S

Question

I setup my Verizon iPhone 4S by restoring from a backup of my 3GS.

Now my contact's phone numbers aren't formatted at all. They now look like 5555551234 whereas they used to be formatted like (555) 555-1234.

In the Messages app, most conversations are no longer linked to a contact's name, only phone numbers are shown.

Creating a new contact exhibits the same problem.

Adding +1 to the beginning of each contact's phone number(s) seems to help, but I'd rather not have to manually edit all of my contacts.

Answer 1

My Verizon iPhone 4S appears to have been in some sort of international mode by default.

The fix is to 'Program' the phone via Verizon's system:

1. Open Phone and dial *228. This is the Verizon over-the-air programming number.
2. When the system answers, press 1 for "Program or activate your phone"
3. Wait through the music for the call to disconnect. You should get a prompt stating something like, "Service Update Complete"
4. Open the Task Manager and kill the Phone, Message, and Contacts Applications
5. Wait a few minutes (I waited 3 just to be extra safe)
6. Open the Message App to verify the fix.

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Edit: I had to do this again on December 2nd (perhaps because my carrier profile was updated?).