North American area code +1 809 is the Dominican Republic.
Although calls to area code 809 are dialed as 1-809-number from the rest of North America (USA, Canada, and some Caribbean/nearby islands), international call charges will apply.
Area codes +1 829 and +1 849 also serve the Dominican Republic.
For a list of all North American area codes outside the US and Canada, see the related link.
Area code 809 is in the Dominican Republic and is often used in telephone hoaxes. See this article from SNOPES; http://www.snopes.com/fraud/telephone/809.asp
No, magicJack charges for calls to both the Dominican Republic (area codes 809, 829, and 849) and the Cayman Islands (area code 345).
Area code 809 is the Dominican Republic. Although there are a few highly publicized scams involving area code 809, the vast majority of numbers there are legitimate. Also, the claims of calls costing hundreds of dollars per minute are wildly exaggerated; the cost is likely to be around a dollar a minute, and possibly much less, depending on your long-distance company and calling plan.Bottom line: exercise caution when calling any number you don't recognize, but there is no reason to be especially concerned about area code 809.
North American area code +1 829 is for the Dominican Republic, along with +1 809 and +1 849.
Area code 809 (as well as 829 and 849) is the Dominican Republic. Area code 973 is in New Jersey. Thus, it is an international toll call. However, the applicable rates for the call depend on your long-distance carrier and calling plan, and may also depend on time of day.
Before the 876 area code was created in 1997, Jamaica was in area code 809.Until it broke up in the late 1990's, with each island country or territory getting its own unique area code, area code 809 served the U.S. territories of Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands, plus Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, and the Turks & Caicos Islands.Area code 809 now serves only the Dominican Republic, which also has overlay codes 829 and 849.
Area code +1 809 is the Dominican Republic, which also uses area codes +1 829 and +1 849. There are over 9 million people in the Dominican Republic, the vast majority of whom are neither telemarketers nor scammers. However, there are a few who give the rest a bad reputation. Fortunately, the claims you may have read about charges of hundreds of dollars per minute for calls to area code 809, are wildly exaggerated; the rates are likely to be around a dollar per minute, possibly much less, depending on your long-distance company and calling plan. As long as you don't give your credit card number or other financial information to the person on the other end, the risk of calling a number in area code 809 is small.
The Dominican Republic uses North American area codes 809, 829, and 849.Originally, area code 809 served many different Caribbean and nearby islands, including Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Jamaica, Bahamas, Bermuda, Barbados, Grenada, and Trinidad and Tobago. In the mid-1990's, each of the island nations or territories received its own separate area code, leaving only the Dominican Republic in 809. Area codes 829 and 849 were added as overlay codes for 809, each serving the entire Dominican Republic.The country code for the Dominican Republic, and the other islands mentioned above, along with the USA and Canada, is +1. From other parts of country code +1, calls to the Dominican Republic are dialed the same way as domestic calls (for example, 1-809-000-0000), although international call charges will apply.(The plus sign means "insert your international access prefix here." From a GSM mobile phone, you can enter the number in full international format, starting with the plus sign. The most common prefix is 00, but Japan uses 010, Australia uses 0011, and many other countries use different prefixes.)
North American area code 829 is one of the three area codes for the Dominican Republic. Calls from the United States to area codes 809, 829, and 849 will incur international call charges.
The Dominican Republic uses North American area codes 809, 829, and 849.Originally, area code 809 served many different Caribbean and nearby islands, including Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Jamaica, Bahamas, Bermuda, Barbados, Grenada, and Trinidad and Tobago. In the mid-1990's, each of the island nations or territories received its own separate area code, leaving only the Dominican Republic in 809. Area codes 829 and 849 were added as overlay codes for 809, each serving the entire Dominican Republic.The country code for the Dominican Republic, and the other islands mentioned above, along with the USA and Canada, is +1. From other parts of country code +1, calls to the Dominican Republic are dialed the same way as domestic calls (for example, 1-809-000-0000), although international call charges will apply.(The plus sign means "insert your international access prefix here." From a GSM mobile phone, you can enter the number in full international format, starting with the plus sign. The most common prefix is 00, but Japan uses 010, Australia uses 0011, and many other countries use different prefixes.)
The Cayman Islands are area code +1 345, and the Dominican Republic is area codes +1 809, +1 829, and +1 849. From the US, Canada, and other parts of the North American Numbering Plan, you dial "one plus" and then the area code and number, just as you would a domestic call, but international rates apply.Your best bet for free calls would be something like VoIP.(The plus sign means "insert your international access prefix here." From a GSM mobile phone, you can enter the number in full international format, starting with the plus sign. The most common prefix is 00, but Japan uses 010, Australia uses 0011, and many other countries use different prefixes.)
Area code +1 809 is the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean. (It used to also include nearly 20 other Caribbean-ish islands, but is now only the Dom. Rep.)The per-minute charge depends on your long-distance carrier and international calling plan, but it is an international call, even though you dial it "one-plus" just like a domestic call.