cindy1234

How do I make a phone call to Germany, Paris, Switzerlan..etc..? I know this is a stupid question but the numbers are set up differntly than ours and I cannnot make anything work. example +49(0)69 719126-268/261.

P.s. I am dialing from a land line


Thanks

HappyTrvlr

Dial 011 first, then the number.

kybourbon

Here's a chart. Scroll down.

http://www.ricksteves.com/plan/tips/call-uk-europe.htm

adrienne

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Only if you're in the US. This is the code to get out of the US.

You need different prefix numbers if you're in another country.

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You wouldn't use both 268 and 261; either one. Perhaps one is a phone and one is a fax.

You can get detailed directions on the internet.

http://www.howtocallabroad.com/germany/

MmePerdu

Also, when calling from outside the country you don't use the (0) in front of the city code. That's for dialing from within the country where the number is located. That's why it's in parenthesis. Use it inside the country, don't use it outside the country.

Mimar

So to recap, to call from the US you'd dial

011 49 69 719126 268

or

011 49 69 719126 261

Rastaguytoday

The U.S. has what is known as a "dumb" telephone system. All phone numbers are 7 digits plus the area code.

Europe has a "smart" phone system, where each number lets the phone company zero into the specific number called.

This is why the lengths of phone numbers are different in each city/country.