If you need to make a call from a USA phone to a foreign phone, you must dial the 011 prefix before the number; otherwise, the call will not connect. It’s helpful to store the phone number in your mobile phone with the + symbol preceding the international code, allowing you to call from anywhere in the world.
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How to Call Abroad from a USA Landline
To call the United States from a mobile phone or landline outside North America, you need to dial the prefix 011 before the phone number itself. This prefix signifies that the call is being routed outside the USA or Canada (both countries use a common international area code). In Europe and elsewhere, this area code is replaced by two zeros (00) or a plus symbol (+).
Next, you dial the country code of the country you wish to call, followed by the phone number itself.The whole dialed number should look like this: 011 44 7975 123456.
It is advisable to save all phone numbers on your mobile phone with a plus sign in front, for example, +44 7975 123456. This allows you to call from anywhere in the world.
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How to Make Free or Affordable Calls from and to the USA
You can make free calls to the USA using the WhatsApp, Skype, Messenger, or Zoom mobile apps. The advantage is that you can video call; you just need to have an internet connection.
For inexpensive calls to landlines and mobiles in the USA, I recommend using Skype credit. Calls to landlines and mobiles cost $0.03 per minute, and you can purchase a subscription for regular calls. -
How to Write an American Phone Number
Phone numbers in the USA and Canada consist of 10 digits in total. The first three digits denote the area code, and the remaining seven are the phone number itself. The number can be written in several ways:
- (503) 820-8987 – a format commonly used in the USA.
- 011 (503) 820-8987 – the international format used in the USA.
- +1 (503) 820-8987 – international format commonly used outside the USA.
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