How do I call customer in China from US?
And is it different If I am calling a cell phone vs. landline?
Please let me know. Thanks.
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How do I call China (landline vs. cell phone) from US?
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Posted 3 years ago #
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Hello,
To call China from the US dial 011 86 followed by the Chinese phone number (landline or mobile phone). Landlines use geographic area codes whereas mobile numbers have a national dialing format (1 is always the first digit). Neither landline nor mobile numbers may start with zero when called from outside China (if they do you should leave out the zero).
One significant difference when calling a landline vs cell phone - calls to cell phones are usually charged a higher rate.
More info below:
http://www.howtocallabroad.com/china/Posted 3 years ago # -
I am located in US and need to call customer in China. Not sure if number he gave his is landline or cell.
I dial 011, then 86. Do I also dial a "1" after 86? He references his phone number starting with "1".
Please clarify. Thanks.
Posted 3 years ago # -
You don't need to add another 1 to the cell number - we show this detail (starting digit) so people can tell a cell number from a landline. It's not like an area code, it's part of the number.
Posted 3 years ago #
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