Yes, you don’t actually dial the plus signs we use in our dialing instructions. For a US call from Ireland you would actually dial: 00 1 ??? ??? ????. However, when you see a US number in the format +1 ??? ??? ???? you can actually dial the plus (when using a cell phone to call), or you can replace the plus sign with your country’s exit code (00 for Ireland and the UK). Below is a page where you can find more info on how the plus sign is used:
https://www.howtocallabroad.com/qa/plus-sign.html
Yes, if Primus is your long distance provider they are also the ones you should contact about international calls.
Looking at the call details you provided above I see you have called this China cell phone before. Try dialing without 011 as suggested above. If it still doesn’t work you can easily check if your plan still lets you dial internationally by trying to call another international number.
Please let us know what you’ve learned.
Hello,
What numbers have you been dialing exactly?
Hi Dave,
Removing the first zero makes no sense since all international calls originating in the US and Canada must start with 011. Have you dialed international calls before using the landline? My guess is that your phone plan doesn’t include international calling hence the reason for the call not going through. The dialing sequence is the same regardless of what type of connection is used.
If I am right and your local plan doesn’t let you dial internationally, you can still place the call using the landline with an additional calling service (like a calling card for example). In this case you would be required to dial a local or toll free access number to connect to this third party provider, and then you can dial internationally. Some examples of third party calling providers:
Hello,
Calling cards generally require you to dial an access phone number to get an international dial tone. Then you will dial the actual international number. From Japan to India you will dial: 010 91 followed by the Indian phone number. See the page below for more on Indian area codes and mobile phone dialing formats:
https://www.howtocallabroad.com/results.php?callfrom=japan&callto=india
Hello,
It’s possible that there is a problem with their phone. It’s not typical to get a busy signal on and on when calling a hotel. I would try calling a similar Indonesian number just to see if I get the same busy circuits message or not. On this page https://www.howtocallabroad.com/indonesia/ we list an Indonesian phone book. Open it and look for another hotel in Pontianak and try to dial its contact phone to see what happens.
If you reply here with the number you’ve been dialing I will have a look at it to see if it looks right. I may even try dialing it for you to see what message I get.
Do you mean you can reach other mobile numbers except for China Mobile subscribers? Or are the other numbers you can reach landlines?
I haven’t encountered this situation to be honest. If you are using a mobile or VoiP phone to place this call please try replacing 010 with the plus sign: +86 1? ???? ????? should be the sequence.
One thing I could do – I could try to dial this number for you just to see if it rings or I get the same message you have been getting. If you want to do this just send me the number using the Contact button at the top right of this page.
Hello,
You will need to dial back to the US to call each other, the same way someone from South Africa would call you if you were in the US. Say you both have Las Vegas phones (Las Vegas has area code 702). You would dial: 00 1 702 ??? ???? to reach your husband. The call goes to the US and is then redirected back to SA where your husband is.
To call South African phones just dial what they tell you to. South African phones dialed within the country should start with a zero. See the page below:
https://www.howtocallabroad.com/results.php?callfrom=south_africa&callto=south_africa
Hello,
You will both call each other as if the other were in France. This should be the dialing sequence: 00 33 ??? ??? ???. You will both pay for the call. Usually the caller pays more than the receiver of the call. You can also use +33 instead of 0033.
Hello,
Your post is not very clear. So you are trying to dial a cellular number registered in Lima, Peru and you don’t know what codes to add to it? Please provide the number you have (you can replace the last two digits with XX). Also, where are you located?
Hello,
You will use the international dialing format to call all phones registered outside the US even if they are located in the US. You will dial US phones in their US dialing format no matter where they are. In other words, use 011 for all phones except US ones. One thing to note is that the starting zero in Irish mobile numbers is to be left out: 011 353 8? ??? ????.
Same rules applies for your friends using non US mobiles. US phones will also dial 011 to reach you or your friends.
Our homepage has dialing instructions for calls from the US to any country.
Also, we provide a page explaining in detail how international roaming works.
Hello,
I haven’t tried this, but in my opinion using *67 should work regardless of the call destination (domestic or international) since calls are blocked at the source so to speak. This being said it would hurt to double check with your telephone service provider. You can also ask if there are any charges for using this service (some providers do charge a fee).
Hello,
US cellular phones do not use a special national numbering format like Australian ones do – instead they use the same area codes for both landlines and mobile phones. This being said, to dial from Australia to the US you must use 0011 1 followed by the 3 digit US area code and 7 digit local number: 0011 1 ??? ??? ????. Below is a page displaying this info plus some area code resources for the US:
https://www.howtocallabroad.com/results.php?callfrom=australia&callto=united_states
Hello,
Blackberry phones work just like any other cell phone for international dialing.
Indeed they can use +44 followed by the UK number or, depending on the country they are in, they can use the so called Exit code for that particular country. For example, all European countries use a double zero to dial internationally. So, to call say from Italy to the UK you would either use +44 or 0044. From the US you have 01144. Here’s a list of country and exit codes.
London landlines look like this: 20 ???? ???? (10 digits, 20 is the area code).
UK cell numbers have a nationwide dialing format: 7??? ??? ???. Neither can start with zero when dialed from outside the UK. If they do, leave out the zero. Example: (0)20 ???? ????.
Hello,
To call US numbers just use the local dialing sequence (state to state calls look like this: 1 ??? ??? ????, some instate calls are dialed using area code + 7 digit local number and local numbers are dialed without the area code).
To call back to Australia use the instructions on the page below (you will remove the starting zero used to dial numbers within AU): https://www.howtocallabroad.com/australia/
People from anywhere, including the US will call you as if you were still in Australia.
Hello Volker. Interesting way of using abbreviations:)
Spain cellular phone numbers are 9 digit, start with digit 6 (six) and do not use area codes. So there is no need to add Barcelona’s area code.
00 is used instead of the plus sign so you either have +34 or 0034.
Again you should have a 9 digit cell # starting with 6 if this is a Spain cell phone.
Great. You’re welcome.
OK, this is a UK landline. The starting zero is used for calls within Britain so you will have to drop it and dial the following: 011 44 1560 486XXX. 011 is the code used to dial out of the US and 44 is UK’s country code. You can also find this info on our page on dialing to the UK.
Hello Susie,
I need more info. What is the number you need to call? If you don’t want to disclose it just replace the last 3 digits with ???.
Hi Jim. You would use the dialing sequence required to call an UK cell from Spain which is: 00 44 7??? ??? ???. The last 10 digits starting with 7 is the UK cell number.
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