Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE: International 'phone calls.

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Posted by Stephen Furley (Member # 1277) on 05-08-2008, 07:54 PM:

What do I have to dial before the Country code to make an international call from the US? is it just a '0', i.e. 044 20 XXX XXXX for London?

Posted by Jack Ondracek (Member # 1466) on 05-08-2008, 08:33 PM:

It can vary, depending on what company is servicing the phone you're making the call from.

If you're making the call from a hard-line, look at that company's phone directory. International dialing instructions are usually in the front of the book.

For cell phones or internet-based services (like Vonage), I'd call their operator or look at their web sites for instructions.

Posted by Charles Greenlee (Member # 3856) on 05-08-2008, 08:39 PM:

Okay, since someone brought up international phone pranks, I've gotta link Ned (From Bubba the Love sponge) on here, since there isn't an upload sounds option.

I can remove this if its a problem. Just thought appropriate to the subject.

[ 05-08-2008, 08:51 PM: Message edited by: Adam Martin ]

Posted by Adam Martin (Member # 641) on 05-08-2008, 08:52 PM:

Sorry, but there has been no mention of phone pranks here.

Posted by Chris Slycord (Member # 4239) on 05-08-2008, 09:05 PM:

This explains it

In short:
1) Enter the IDD Prefix for the country you are physically located in
2) followed by the country code for the country you are calling to
3) followed by the phone number including any sort of area codes and what-not

Posted by Stephen Furley (Member # 1277) on 05-08-2008, 09:28 PM:

Looks like 011 is what I need. Thanks, I'll try it in the morning.

Posted by Chris Slycord (Member # 4239) on 05-08-2008, 09:43 PM:

And here's the lazy way to figure it out

http://www.countrycallingcodes.com/

You just select the country you're calling from and to then click in the middle of the phone.

Posted by Charles Greenlee (Member # 3856) on 05-08-2008, 09:56 PM:

Yeah, there is. Just have to be able to see the unseen. LoL Okay, no mention of prank calls, but the talk about international calling, remonded me of the prank I linked.

Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 05-08-2008, 11:20 PM:

Wow, things sure have changed. Dialing a "0" before any number used to get you an operator.

Posted by Chris Slycord (Member # 4239) on 05-08-2008, 11:38 PM:

If you want an operator you simply dial 0 followed by nothing.

Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 05-09-2008, 12:11 AM:

[Confused]

Posted by Leo Enticknap (Member # 534) on 05-09-2008, 06:46 AM:

quote: Chris Slycord
In short:
1) Enter the IDD Prefix for the country you are physically located in
2) followed by the country code for the country you are calling to
3) followed by the phone number including any sort of area codes and what-not.

But under 3, remove the leading zero from the area code of the local number. For example, to ring my office from within the UK, it's 0113 343 5853. From the US it would be 011 44 113 343 5853.

Posted by Stephen Furley (Member # 1277) on 05-09-2008, 07:41 AM:

It was the IDD prefix bit that I had the problem with, I wouldn't have guessed 011, and it doesn't seem to be mentioned anywhere in the hotel. It's working now.

Posted by Chris Slycord (Member # 4239) on 05-09-2008, 09:09 AM:

Tim, what's there to be confused by? If you want to talk to an operator you simply hit the 0 and nothing else.

quote: Leo Enticknap
But under 3, remove the leading zero from the area code of the local number. For example, to ring my office from within the UK, it's 0113 343 5853. From the US it would be 011 44 113 343 5853.

That leading 0 isn't actually part of the area code. As the first link I gave pointed out, that 0 is the NDD prefix or the code you enter to call to a different city from within your country.

So you aren't actually adding anything; you're just not adding something in since it makes no sense to add in a code for making a call from within the UK since you obviously aren't calling from within the UK. And I think I over-explained that. [Smile]

Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 05-09-2008, 09:33 AM:

I wasn't asking how to dial an operator - simply stating if you did that in the not-so-distant past, you'd GET the operator (by virtue of pressing the zero as the first digit).

It goes without saying that dialing zero alone will get the operator.

Posted by John Hawkinson (Member # 1135) on 05-09-2008, 11:08 PM:

As Stephen pointed out, 011 is what you dial in the US before the country code. That is absolutely standard. Now, if you're in a hotel or behind some sort of PBX system, you might have to dial something else first or instead (like 9-).

00 will get you a long distance operator...

--jhawk