diff --git a/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemcall.sh b/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemcall.sh
index b00349a..52bb4f4 100755
--- a/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemcall.sh
+++ b/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemcall.sh
@@ -34,9 +34,7 @@ vid_to_number() {
 	mmcli -m "$(modem_n)" -o "$1" -K | 
 	grep call.properties.number | 
 	cut -d ':' -f2 | 
-	tr -d  ' ' | 
-	sed 's/^[+]//' |
-	sed 's/^1//'
+	tr -d  ' '
 }
 
 log_event() {
diff --git a/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemdial.sh b/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemdial.sh
index 29b7910..f6587e0 100755
--- a/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemdial.sh
+++ b/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemdial.sh
@@ -25,12 +25,7 @@ dialmenu() {
 	)"
 	echo "$NUMBER" | grep "Close Menu" && kill 0
 
-	NUMBER="$(
-		echo "$NUMBER" | 
-		awk -F' ' '{print $NF}' |
-		tr -d - |
-		cut -f2
-	)"
+	NUMBER="$(echo "$NUMBER" | cut -d: -f1 tr -d '- ')"
 	echo "$NUMBER" | grep -qE '^[+0-9]+$' || fatalerr "$NUMBER is not a number"
 
 	echo "Attempting to dial: $NUMBER" >&2
diff --git a/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemmonitor.sh b/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemmonitor.sh
index d8201f8..b981e05 100755
--- a/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemmonitor.sh
+++ b/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemmonitor.sh
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ checkforincomingcalls() {
 		mmcli -m "$(modem_n)" --voice-list-calls -o "$VOICECALLID" -K |
 		grep call.properties.number |
 		cut -d ':' -f 2 |
-		sed 's/^[+]//' | 
-		sed 's/^1//'
+		tr -d ' '
 	)
 
 	# Log to /tmp/incomingcall to allow pickup and log into modemlog
@@ -86,9 +85,7 @@ checkfornewtexts() {
 		NUM="$(
 			echo "$TEXTDATA" | 
 			grep sms.content.number | 
-			sed -E 's/^sms\.content\.number\s+:\s+[+]?//' |
-			sed 's/^[+]//' |
-			sed 's/^1//'
+			sed -E 's/^sms\.content\.number\s+:\s+[+]?//'
 		)"
 		TIME="$(echo "$TEXTDATA" | grep sms.properties.timestamp | sed -E 's/^sms\.properties\.timestamp\s+:\s+//')"
 
diff --git a/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemtext.sh b/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemtext.sh
index 7ff4622..44a049e 100755
--- a/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemtext.sh
+++ b/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemtext.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ editmsg() {
 
 sendmsg() {
 	MODEM="$(modem_n)"
-	NUMBER="$(echo "$1" | sed 's/^[+]//' | sed 's/^1//')"
+	NUMBER="$1"
 	TEXT="$2"
 	TEXTSIZE="${#TEXT}"