International calling tips and common dialing errors

Questions answered:

• The basics - how to place an international call, what digits to add and what digits to drop
• Common reasons why an international call won't go through
• Placing an international call using a cell phone
• Calling a foreign cell phone
• Using your cell phone in another country (international roaming)
• Dialing a toll free/freephone number from abroad
• Sending text messages internationally
• What's with the plus sign (+) placed before an international number?
• Will people hear a different ringing sound when calling my cell phone while I am abroad?

Tips and warnings:

• Higher charges when calling a cell phone
• The 809 scam - placing unaware international calls from the USA or Canada