Phone number field and country code in custom module

[Eduardo G.]

Hi all, I have an issue using this simple code in a custom module (admin area)

<input type="text" name="phone1" >

As "Phone Numbers" is ticked in General Settings > Locations, WHMCS automatically adds a country code just before the field:

My field updtes automagically, but it doesn't use the default  country, and that's really annoying

I'm looking for a solution to:

a) Get my default country code selected

or

b) Bypass the automatic conversion of my field (can't change the name of the field)

Do you have any idea? Thanks!