JulieAgain

I called & got the directions from At&t for our cell phone = 011-country code (UK=44)-phone #. However, I tried this last year & it did not work. I confirmed again today with At&t about how to dial & they insist this is correct - but I don't think so or it would have worked.

We will be in Rome. To do this calling to UK, is the country code 44 correct; I'm assuming that I do not enter Italy's country code or Rome's city code?

Any ideas, experience?

Thanks, Julie

JulieAgain

Forgot to add - our cell was working properly last year, because I successfully called from Italy & the UK to the US & within the UK & within Italy. Just couldn't call from Italy to the UK. Didn't try from anywhere else & did not try to call Italy from UK.

Julie

J62

A couple of thouhts.

Are you sure your service allows international calling? You may have this disabled. I know I cannot call international #'s from my Verizon cell phone - it's disabled.

You may also be having a problem with the part after 011-44, that is the local phone #. In many locales there may be a 0 preceding the local #. You would use that 0 when dialing from within the local country, but would drop it if calling from another country.

J62

Nevermind the 1st part - you already said it works internationally.

yk

Hmmm...

The 011 is used only IF you're calling International FROM the US. If you're already abroad, it's usually "+" sign then country code then phone #.
http://www.wireless.att.com/learn/en...ence-guide.pdf

MissPrism

If you are phoning from Italy to the UK
dial +44 and then the UK number omitting the zero in the area code

So if the UK number is something like 03567 12345
you dial +44356712345

flanneruk

Yet another example of American companies not knowing their arse from their elbow when it comes to how things work in the civilised world.

To dial from Italy the London number described as 0207 222 2222, you dial 00 44 207 222 2222. Whoever you've been foolish enough to buy the phone from.

What on earth would be the point of farting about with 011 - an access code that means nothing to most of the world's population?

Do ATT really employ such morons?

yk

<i>To dial from Italy the London number described as 0207 222 2222, you dial 00 44 207 222 2222</i>

I thought the "00" used when calling from a land line, but one uses "+" when calling from a cell phone.

kayd

I think most phones do not have a "+" key. That is the written symbol indicating that you need to enter the appropriate international calling code for your location. On many cell phones, that is achieved by hoding down the "0" like you do for speed dial on other keys; Americans generally have to enter 00.

kayd

OOPS my error -- Add to the last line of my pervious post . . .
Americans generally have to enter 00 on an American cell phone when calling from a location outside North America.

yk

I get the "+" symbol by holding down the * button on my cell phone.

kayd

Mine doesn't do that, so the + means "use the international dialing code" to me. That would be 011 if I am in North America, or 00 in Europe.