AT&T Mobile Phone Calls within Paris and Rome - How to?
Dec 22nd, 2013, 12:08 PM
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AT&T Mobile Phone Calls within Paris and Rome - How to?
It 's been a while since I was in Europe but we do use our AT&T mobile phones in the Bahamas without issue. However, how do we call a # in Paris, WHILE in Paris?
For example, if I need to call my hotel for something, while I am in Paris? what do I dial? Same question for Rome. Again, these are US AT&T, with international plans. It's just been a while. I know in the Bahamas, we just dial the #, but to dial back to the US, we have to dial +1 and the 10 digit number.
Also, to dial from one US AT&T phone to another, roaming in the same country, do we still use the +1 and 10 digit #?
Thanks!
For example, if I need to call my hotel for something, while I am in Paris? what do I dial? Same question for Rome. Again, these are US AT&T, with international plans. It's just been a while. I know in the Bahamas, we just dial the #, but to dial back to the US, we have to dial +1 and the 10 digit number.
Also, to dial from one US AT&T phone to another, roaming in the same country, do we still use the +1 and 10 digit #?
Thanks!
Dec 22nd, 2013, 12:59 PM
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All of the calls will be considered long distance. You dial the hotels as you would from home and pay dearly for convenience. You have the option of downloading the AT&T call international app and use it (in a WiFi zone) to same some money, or, like we recently did, switch to T-Mobile and pay $0.20/call while traveling, along with free data and messaging while roaming.
Dec 22nd, 2013, 01:51 PM
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There is the "cost" view and the dialing view.
From the dialing view, a phone, irrespective of the SIM card used, behaves like a local phone. For France, (0) listed in the phone number means "0" is needed if dialed from France. Drop "0" if dialed from outside France. Italy does not have this pesky leading "0" issue.
http://www.ricksteves.com/plan/tips/call-uk-europe.htm shows this process. Rick Steves's chart indicates how to call Paris number from another phone located in France, including an ATT SIMed phone, as "LN", just the local number including the leading 0 usually written as "(0)".
Example:
The Louvre ticket office is listed as: +33 (0)1 40 20 53 17
From the US: 011 33 1 40 20 53 17 (same as +33 1 40 20 53 17)
From France: <b>0</b>1 40 20 53 17 (including ATT phone with ATT SIM)
To call an ATT SIM phone in Paris from ATT SIM phone in Paris:
+1 aaa-nnn-nnnn
or
001 aaa-nnn-nnnn
For me, the "+" does not always work, so I end up using the "00".
From the dialing view, a phone, irrespective of the SIM card used, behaves like a local phone. For France, (0) listed in the phone number means "0" is needed if dialed from France. Drop "0" if dialed from outside France. Italy does not have this pesky leading "0" issue.
http://www.ricksteves.com/plan/tips/call-uk-europe.htm shows this process. Rick Steves's chart indicates how to call Paris number from another phone located in France, including an ATT SIMed phone, as "LN", just the local number including the leading 0 usually written as "(0)".
Example:
The Louvre ticket office is listed as: +33 (0)1 40 20 53 17
From the US: 011 33 1 40 20 53 17 (same as +33 1 40 20 53 17)
From France: <b>0</b>1 40 20 53 17 (including ATT phone with ATT SIM)
To call an ATT SIM phone in Paris from ATT SIM phone in Paris:
+1 aaa-nnn-nnnn
or
001 aaa-nnn-nnnn
For me, the "+" does not always work, so I end up using the "00".
Dec 22nd, 2013, 01:55 PM
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<i>so to dial the hotel while I am in Paris, I will dial 011+33+xxxx, etc.?</i>
That will not work. Anytime you dial a number beginning with 01 in Paris the exchange will interpret your call as a local call (all Paris numbers begin with 01).
To call numbers outside of France, you must first dial 00, then the country code. However, I should think that simply dialing in the normal way (01 xx xx xx xx), will be all that is necessary for local calls. You will pay dearly for the call if you are using an AT&T chip in your phone.
That will not work. Anytime you dial a number beginning with 01 in Paris the exchange will interpret your call as a local call (all Paris numbers begin with 01).
To call numbers outside of France, you must first dial 00, then the country code. However, I should think that simply dialing in the normal way (01 xx xx xx xx), will be all that is necessary for local calls. You will pay dearly for the call if you are using an AT&T chip in your phone.
