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This is a Russian cell phone. 011 is the code used to dial internationally from the US and 7 is Russia’s country code. More info on how to call Russia here:
https://www.howtocallabroad.com/russia/

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This is pretty clear to me: Page Plus does not support international roaming. It is a wireless provider offering nationwide only service. Please refer to the excerpt below (copy/pasted from their Terms and Conditions):
‘It is possible that under certain circumstances your phone may roam if you are outside of your network coverage area and within the United States. Roaming occurs when a subscriber of one wireless service provider uses the facilities of another wireless service provider. Although there are no additional charges for using the Service while roaming domestically, Page Plus does not guarantee your ability to roam nor the availability and/or the quality of Service. Domestic roaming may be discontinued or changed at any time without notice. Due to Carrier restrictions, Page Plus reserves the right to terminate the Service of any customer whose roaming usage exceeds 50% of their total usage in any three (3) Plan cycles within a 12 month period. International roaming is not offered by Page Plus and is strictly prohibited.’

https://www.pagepluscellular.com/terms-and-conditions/

So, in order to be able to use a cell phone outside the US you should subscribe to another provider.

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Hello,

In order to be able to make or receive calls on your cell phone while traveling abroad you need to have international roaming activated. I don’t know why your wireless provider says that ‘all calls must originate from the US, and international roaming is not allowed’ and in what context. If you subscribe to a wireless plan which does not allow international roaming you won’t be able to use your phone overseas at all.

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Hi Carole,

When traveling abroad with your cell phone the general rule you have to remember is that it becomes local for outgoing calls whereas for incoming calls it is still a Canadian phone; which is pretty logical once you grasp the concept. Incoming calls go through your Canadian operator first and then they are redirected to wherever you are in the world. So your first assumption is correct: 00 1 403 xxx xxxx or you can use the plus sign: +1 403 xxx xxxx. And, to call Mexican phones just use what they use over there for local/national calls – no need to dial international codes.

In regard to your other question: I don’t know why you can’t call the Puerto Vallarta cell number from your landline. I would guess it is an issue with your landline phone service provider – try calling them to inquire about this.

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I just tried dialing the hotels you mentioned below and I could connect in
both cases. A live female operator answered each time and she spoke Thai
then English. Of course I hung up because I didn’t have anything to say to
them. Maybe there’s an issue with calls originating in Belgium or with your
operator. Try using another phone line is my advice.

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Hello,
I suppose you aren’t dialing the initial zero: 00 66 53 xxx xxx and not 00
66 053 xxx xxx. As you might know the initial zero is only used to call
within Thailand.
Other than this there isn’t much for me to do. If you wish I can try dialing
the hotel in question just to see if the same message is played after two
rings.

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Hello,

Your need for a US phone number capable of somehow delivering text messages to your UK location seems to have at least two possible solutions.
The first would be using a regular prepaid cell phone as you suggested.There are so many US providers and plans that you would need to do a bit of research before choosing the most cost effective one. I have done some research myself and here’s what I have found: there is a small US wireless provider which does not charge for any included resources. You pay a fixed minimum rate to own a phone number and then you pay for your usage at the end of the month. Here’s a link:
https://tingmobile.com/rates
Also, here’s a list of ‘best prepaid plans’ published 3 days ago:
https://www.androidauthority.com/best-prepaid-plans-132352/

A second option would be to use a virtual US phone number which would forward your text messages to an email address. This is a relatively new feature offered by some virtual phone number providers (a virtual phone number is just like a regular phone number and it is mainly used to redirect calls to another city/country). I’m not sure whether you can order a virtual phone number only for receiving text messages. Nevertheless, you could end up paying less. Here are two such providers:
https://sonetel.com/en/prices/phone-numbers/
https://www.globalcallforwarding.com/

I hope this helps.

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Thank you for your inquiry.

Google is a great resource for finding information on Australian phone plans. Here are two helpful articles:
https://www.whistleout.com.au/MobilePhones/Guides/Best-phone-plans-for-travellers-in-Australia
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g255055-c207729/Australia:Sim.Card.Options.html

I think the best thing to do is research your options online using the links above and the providers’ websites and then walk into a physical store to ask for more information and buy a SIM card (or a SIM with a phone if you don’t already have one). Note that, in order for the SIM card to work you need an unlocked phone (if you have a phone from your country and it’s locked in your home network you won’t be able to use it with an AU SIM card unless you unlock it).

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The answer to your question is yes, you will use either double zero or the plus sign to dial/text a US number followed by 1 (the US country code) and then area code and local number.

Here’s an example:
00 1 702 xxx xxxx
or
+1 702 xxx xxxx.

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They will pay international charges imposed by their US wireless provider (these charges are agreed upon between providers from US and Canada in this case). Basically the charges are higher than they would be when calling from the US because there is also the roaming charge. As the receiver of the call you will not incur any charges.

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Hi John.

As far as calling charges are concerned it is not your business where someone is located. If the number you will be calling is a US number you will pay charges that apply for calls from the UK to the US.
The person receiving the call will pay roaming charges if they are traveling in another country. I don’t know what these charges are for Americans traveling to Canada, it depends on the wireless provider, their roaming plan and so on.

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Hello Doug,

Thank you for posting your inquiry.

While I can’t possibly speak for this girl you have been in contact with, I can provide some information and references you can check out yourself to shed some light on this issue.

China is a technologically advanced nation. Landline usage has been declining over the past 10-15 years, but still there are over 250 million landlines in the country according to online resources. Landlines are used less in all countries nowadays, the US included.

China has the largest mobile phone population in the world: over 1 billion. Of course that’s also because it is the most populous country in the world.

Regarding Internet usage: according to a recent study 53% of China’s population or 731 million people had Internet access at the end of 2016. Many cell phones are also connected to the Internet. As you probably know there are a plethora of VoIP international calling services available for use with a computer or telephone connected to the Internet. Maybe this girl isn’t very tech savvy.

Here is more info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_in_China

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OK. You sent me 4 digits not 3 (5233). 52 is Mexico’s country code. 33 could
be the area code for the Guadalajara area. So, if this is a landline the
number looks right even when called from outside Mexico. You would add 011 to
the number if calling from the USA:
011 52 33 xxxx xxxx.

If it is a mobile number you would need to add an initial digit 1 (one)
after the country code:
011 52 1 33 xxxx xxxx.

More info here:
https://www.howtocallabroad.com/mexico/

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Hello,
Thank you for contacting us. I would need more info to be able to help.
Like what is the number you have been trying to call? Or at least its first digits.

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Hello,

To answer your first question: no, to call or text a US phone regardless of its location (US, UK, etc) you would enter +1 yyy xxx xxxx or 00 1 yyy xxx xxxx where yyy is the area code.

For US to UK phones using +44 followed by the UK number is fine. Or 00 44. But if you have an initial zero in the UK number you should leave it out. For example: +44 7xxx xxx xxx and NOT +44 07xxx xxx xxx.
To reach a UK number you may also use the local dialing method. For example a UK cell number has the following dialing sequence when called nationally: 07xxx xxx xxx.

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Hello,
Have you tried using 00 86 followed by the number? One thing I am noticing: I suppose this is a Chinese cell number. According to our sources Chinese cell numbers should comprise 11
digits while yours only has 10. I believe you have an incorrect or incomplete telephone number.

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Ok, then you don’t need to use any additional international codes to call her – just dial the number as if she were in the UK. Hopefully the SIM is activated to be used abroad (roaming activation). You would only add India’s country code to an Indian number.

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Hi Sean.
Thanks for posting your question to our forums.
I have a question for you: where did your fiance buy the SIM card? Does the SIM card come with a local Indian number? What is the number? If you don’t want to disclose it use xxx to replace the last 3 digits.

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Hello,
The number calling you is a Belgium cell phone:
https://www.howtocallabroad.com/belgium/

To call it from Pakistan just use:
0032468780xxx

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Looks like a cell number from India. To call it from Pakistan use 00 917071787xxx.
More info:
https://www.howtocallabroad.com/results.php?callfrom=pakistan&callto=india

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