Hi Phil,
They added the 00 at the beginning because this is the exit code used to dial out from most European countries. However, when calling internationally from Australia you must use 0011 instead of 00. So you will dial: 0011 39 338 884???. 39 is Italy’s country code. The actual number looks like a cell phone although most cell numbers in Italy are of the format 3?? ??? ???? (10 digits VS 9 in your number).
I hope this helps. You can find additional info on https://www.howtocallabroad.com/results.php?callfrom=australia&callto=italy
Dan
Hi LRG,
They will not pay to receive the call. Instead you will pay higher rates than what you would for calling a landline. A good ‘non scientific’ way to check this is to visit a calling card website and see if they charge differentiated (higher) rates for calls to mobile VS fixed lines in a certain country.
Dan
Hello,
You will need to dial the following:
011 (US exit code) + 52 (Mexico country code) + 1 + 55 (Mexico City area code) + phone number.
The digit 1 added between the country code and the area code is used only for calls to Mexico cell phones dialed from abroad. When dialing within Mexico this digit is not used.
You can find complete info on calling Mexico from the United States on https://www.howtocallabroad.com/mexico/
I hope this helps.
Hello Nathan,
First of all, when dialing this number from abroad you must drop the starting zero. Secondly I couldn’t find this area code. There are 280, 281 but not 289. Are you sure this number is correct? There are many numbers in the 280 range belonging to the Thai Nguyen city.
Also, there were some recent changes made to the VT numbering plan described on this page: https://www.howtocallabroad.com/forums/topic/vietnam-telephone-numbering-plan-changes
Dan
Hello,
The only possible dialing error could be in the exit code you’ve been dialing (001). According to my sources South Korea has 2 such exit codes, the second being 002. I believe this depends on the carrier used to dial out. Try using 002 to see what happens. Or you can replace the exit code (whatever it is) with the plus (+) sign when calling from a cell. With many phones you achieve this by pressing * twice. Some may work in a different way.
If this still doesn’t work there could be a problem with the calling card you are using or your cell may be blocked for placing international calls. You can try using a different line/way to place this call.
If you still have questions please reply to this post.
Dan
Since you can not call toll free from another country, the only way you can do this is by subscribing to a monthly billed service that would cover for calls made in these situations. The service being post paid you would not need to pay for the calls at the time of dialing. The callback service I mentioned in my previous post is a good example (all you need is access to a direct dial line). There are also monthly billed calling cards that work from abroad with toll free access in the country you’re in.
Dan
Hello,
First of all I want to make a correction to what you wrote: you would dial IDD + country code + 800 ??? ???? (example: calling a toll free number from Vietnam to Canada: 00 + 1 + 800 ??? ????).
Depending on the settings made by a company/individual to their toll free service you may/may be not able to dial it from abroad. However, even if the owner of a toll free number has not blocked incoming international calls, calling this type of number from abroad will not be free. See this page for additional info https://www.howtocallabroad.com/qa/toll-free.html .
As for placing an international collect call without calling the operator – it is possible if you find a provider who offers this. A similar service you may find useful is International Callback. This however requires sign up by the person receiving the calls. Basically you create an account and list the foreign numbers you will be receiving calls from. This way calls from those numbers will be charged on your callback account. Here’s a website offering callback info/services: https://www.unitedworldtelecom.com/
I hope this helps.
Dan
Hi Tony,
Geographic area codes in Italy start with zero. It is my belief that you, for some reason dropped this digit. In short try dialing 011 39 0974 935 ???.
I want to add more information here for there is some confusion when dialing Italy landlines. Most countries that have telephone numbers starting with zero use this digit as a Trunk Code and for domestic calls only. When calling the number from abroad the starting zero must be dropped. However, Italy is an exception to this rule – this country uses geographical area codes that integrate 0 as the starting digit. Example: area code for Rome is 06 and when dialing Rome from the US for example you will enter: 011 + 39 + 06 + local number.
Dan
Hi Tonizekoff,
The call doesn’t work because you’ve been adding the city code. In most countries outside North America cell phone numbers are not geographic. Instead they are allocated a certain number range (no area/city codes are needed). In Afghanistan for example all cell numbers start with 7. To make a long story short you should dial 011 93 70 ??? 0138.
I hope this helps. If it still doesn’t work let me know by replying to this post.
Dan
Hi Danichols,
Indeed, you must drop the starting zero which is a so called Trunk Code and is used for long distance calls within the UK. The US has a trunk code also which is 1 – that’s why you dial 1 + area code + phone number when calling interstate. This page lists trunk codes for all countries https://www.howtocallabroad.com/codes.html
Dan
Hello,
All UK telephone numbers starting with digit 8 (eight) are special services (toll free, value added, etc). The 845 prefix is a non geographical local rate special service phone number range generally used by larger firms to be able to advertise a single phone number nationally. Calls to 845 numbers made from the UK are usually charged a local rate. Depending on the number called these special service numbers often can not be dialed from abroad. Other resources on this subject:
Hi Cindy. You must drop the starting zero and dial the following: 00 + 44 + 785 ??? ????. For complete info on dialing from Belgium to the UK visit https://www.howtocallabroad.com/results.php?callfrom=belgium&callto=united_kingdom
Dan
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