The number of a operator will be 0 or 411.
It depends on where you're calling from, and may also depend on what kind of operator assistance you need.
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Dial "O" for Operator
In the UK you'd dial 100
On a mobile: +44 20 (8-digit London number) On a landline or fax: 00 44 20 (8-digit London number)
Before there were dial or push button phones, there were crank phones. You lifted the ear piece from the hook, tuned the crank on the side of the phone, which rang the operator. She would answer the phone with "Number, please." You told her the number, and she would dial it for you.
Direct dialing just means that you dial the number yourself, without asking an operator to dial it for you.
You would dial 100 for general operator services.
Confirm with your operator your phone can make overseas calls. Dial your phone's international access number. If you don't know it your operator can provide it. Next dial 81, the country code for Japan. Next dial the area code in Japan WITHOUT the "0" at the front. Then dial the local number. For example, using 011 as your international access code, to call the telephone number 03-123-4567 in Tokyo, from the US dial 011-81-3-123-4567.
Just dial *57, and you will be able call back the blocked number.
In the UK, if you need the Coast Guard in an emergency, dial 999 and ask the operator for the Coast Guard.
You dial: 01155+the number you want to call.
The number depends on who you are calling step 1 Pick up the receiver, listen for the dial tone, then dial "0" followed by the area code and phone number of the person or place you are trying to reach. step 2 Listen for a tone followed by recorded instructions about making a collect call. step 3 Speak your name when prompted. step 4Alternatively, talk to an operator. Pick up the receiver, dial "0," then inform the operator that you would like to place a collect call. Follow his or her instructions.