How do you dial a call to the US from Australia?

Answer 1

The telephone country code for the United States (plus Canada and some islands in or near the Caribbean) is +1, followed by a three-digit area code and a 7-digit subscriber number.

On a mobile phone, just dial the number in international format, beginning with +1 (including the plus symbol).

From a landline phone, substitute the international access prefix for the plus symbol. The default international access prefix for outbound calls from Australia is 0011, but there are other prefixes that may be used for special purposes. If in doubt, check with your long distance telephone provider.

Answer 2

You would dial 0011 1 then the 1800 number. It will not be toll-free from outside of the US. The first 5 numbers get to the US.

That is true. Business toll free number do not charge if they are dialed locally or nationally. But some telecommunication companies may and can provide services that enables global customers from reaching them.

Answer 3

You can try dialing the number as if it were an ordinary Australian number. Dial 011-61-1800-etc. or 011-61-800-etc.; if the call goes through, you will pay international toll rates, possibly at a higher rate than calls to an ordinary landline number. If the call fails, your best bet is to look on the web for a geographic number (area code 02, 03, 07, or 08, which become 011 61 2, etc.) or a mobile number (begins with 04, which becomes 011 61 4) for the company you are trying to contact.

Answer 4

The telephone country code for the United States is +1, followed by a 3-digit area code and a 7-digit subscriber number. The default prefix for international calls from Australia is 0011, so you would dial 0011-1-area code-number.

(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 North America (USA, Canada, etc.) uses 011, Japan uses 010, Australia uses 0011, and many other countries use different prefixes.)

Answer 5

Some Australian 1800 numbers may be dialable from the UK as +61 1800 or 00 61 1800, with the UK caller paying the international toll charge for a call to Australia, but results may vary depending on the specific 1800 number.

If the call does not go through, your best bet is to look on the web for an ordinary geographic number in area code +61 2, +61 3, +61 7, or +61 8, which are 02, 03, 07, and 08 in domestic format.

(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 North America (USA, Canada, etc.) uses 011, Japan uses 010, Australia uses 0011, and many other countries use different prefixes.)

Answer 6

Remove the leading zero of the number, then prefix it with the international code for Australia, +61