Originally Posted by Dromomaniac
One used to be able to dial 800 numbers from abroad, replacing the "800" with "880" (and 888 with 881, 877 with 882). But I believe this practice has been discontinued, and 880, 881, and 882 have been reserved for future domestic toll-free number use.
It worked in France two weeks ago. In fact, the recorded message tells you as much (in English if you wait out the French message) is you dial 001 800, etc...