Calling country A to country B in Europe: Which numbers do I dial?
Sep 27, 2007, 2:58 pm
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Calling country A to country B in Europe: Which numbers do I dial?
I know how to call the US from Europe or Europe from the US, given a phone number in either location. But I recently bought a sim card with a German phone number, that is listed on the accompanying documentation as 49 01520 64xxxxx. If I wanted to call that number from, say, the U.K. or from France, exactly what numbers would I have to dial? Would it be 049..., or 0049...., or 0149..., or what?
Sep 27, 2007, 3:09 pm
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all European countries use 00 for a foreign call. You then dial the country code (49 for Germany for example, 31 for Holland, 31 for France, 44 for the UK. Then the area code without a zero, then the phone number.
So if the number is listed as 49 01520 64xxxxx you dial 00 49 1520 64xxxxxx
So if the number is listed as 49 01520 64xxxxx you dial 00 49 1520 64xxxxxx
Sep 27, 2007, 3:18 pm
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What ScottC said is true but often the initial dialing numbers (ie those numbers BEFORE the country code) are sometimes different from for hotel phones, phone booths, mobile phones and land based phones.
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Sep 27, 2007, 3:24 pm
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In general it is either +49 or 0049 and then directly the network operator's number (in this case 1520) without another 0 in between.
But of course this might change if you are using a hotel phone etc., as has been mentioned before.
But of course this might change if you are using a hotel phone etc., as has been mentioned before.
Sep 28, 2007, 9:44 am
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all European countries use 00 for a foreign call. You then dial the country code (49 for Germany for example, 31 for Holland, 31 for France, 44 for the UK. Then the area code without a zero, then the phone number.
So if the number is listed as 49 01520 64xxxxx you dial 00 49 1520 64xxxxxx
So if the number is listed as 49 01520 64xxxxx you dial 00 49 1520 64xxxxxx
Sep 29, 2007, 9:36 am
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It might be new for you .. but it's a fact! No 0 .. no connection (on a land line)
I don't know why, and I don't care why. But I had to use the 0!
Check here:
http://www.countrycallingcodes.com/c...?country=Italy
NOTE: Since December 1998, calls to land lines in the cities below and all other points in Italy
must include a leading "0" regardless of whether the call originates within or outside of Italy.
However, the leading "0" is not required with mobile phones.
http://www.kropla.com/city_italy.htm
I don't know why, and I don't care why. But I had to use the 0!
Check here:
http://www.countrycallingcodes.com/c...?country=Italy
NOTE: Since December 1998, calls to land lines in the cities below and all other points in Italy
must include a leading "0" regardless of whether the call originates within or outside of Italy.
However, the leading "0" is not required with mobile phones.
http://www.kropla.com/city_italy.htm
Last edited by USAFAN; Sep 29, 2007 at 9:46 am
Oct 1, 2007, 12:15 pm
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General commentary.
As I traveled around the world I have been surprised how many countries use this crazy dialing methodology.
This is a case where the USA system of just adding more digits to the left makes a lot of sense. i.e. phone numbers used to be 7890...as cities grew 456-7890...as states grew 123-456-7890...then just add the country code at the beginning.
I have never understood the logic behind keep the 0 in the middle this time, take it out next time dialing.
As I traveled around the world I have been surprised how many countries use this crazy dialing methodology.
This is a case where the USA system of just adding more digits to the left makes a lot of sense. i.e. phone numbers used to be 7890...as cities grew 456-7890...as states grew 123-456-7890...then just add the country code at the beginning.
I have never understood the logic behind keep the 0 in the middle this time, take it out next time dialing.
Oct 2, 2007, 12:15 pm
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As I traveled around the world I have been surprised how many countries use this crazy dialing methodology.
The US system is hung up on 7 digit "local" numbers, which is fine unless you live in a city where 8 digits are needed and there is no convenient way to have an 8 digit number, you have to plug an extra 3 digits when 1 would do.
Oct 2, 2007, 1:50 pm
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In US & Canada you dial 1 for long distance, in most other places 0, what's the difference, apart from the convenience of 1 happening to be the country code for the US & Canada. Mind you the Italian thing is a bit odd, but typical.
The US system is hung up on 7 digit "local" numbers, which is fine unless you live in a city where 8 digits are needed and there is no convenient way to have an 8 digit number, you have to plug an extra 3 digits when 1 would do.
The US system is hung up on 7 digit "local" numbers, which is fine unless you live in a city where 8 digits are needed and there is no convenient way to have an 8 digit number, you have to plug an extra 3 digits when 1 would do.
i.e. for us: +14151234567 (this is the same as me calling 123-4567 locally) or +15611234567 to dial my folks in pbi from sf.
i.e. for france from the us or other eu countries: +33123456789
i.e. for eu to the us: +14151234567