How to call the US from abroad
From a phone abroad, dial your country's exit code (00 in most countries, 0011 in Australia, 010 in Japan) or + on a mobile, then 1, the three-digit area code and the seven-digit number. With TwinPhone you type +1 and the number in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Brave or Safari and press Call: $0.02 a minute to US mobiles, landlines and toll-free numbers, credit from $10.
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Calling the US with TwinPhone: the facts
- Price
- $0.02 a minute to US mobiles, landlines and toll-free numbers, from any country. The same rate applies to Canada.
- Billing
- Whole minutes, rounded up, with a one-minute minimum. No connection fee. A call nobody answers, a busy line and a call that fails to connect cost nothing.
- Subscription
- None for calling. You add credit from $10 and it never expires.
- Where it works
- In Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Brave and Safari on a computer or phone, and in the TwinPhone apps for iPhone and Android. Wi-Fi or mobile data; no SIM and no app needed in the browser.
- What they see
- A shared TwinPhone number by default, which they cannot call back. Rent a US number (from $3.19 a month) and pick it in the dialer's Call from menu to show a number they can call back, or show your own verified mobile for $1.00 a month.
- Emergency calls
- Not supported. 911 cannot be dialled from TwinPhone; in an emergency use a local phone.
What to dial from each country
A US number is +1, a three-digit area code and a seven-digit number. From a landline or a phone that does not accept +, dial your country's exit code first. The examples use 212 555 0142, a number reserved for fiction.
| From | Exit code | You dial |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | none (Canada shares +1) | 1 212 555 0142 |
| The UK | 00 | 00 1 212 555 0142 |
| India | 00 | 00 1 212 555 0142 |
| Pakistan | 00 | 00 1 212 555 0142 |
| Nigeria | 009 | 009 1 212 555 0142 |
| The Philippines | 00 | 00 1 212 555 0142 |
| Germany | 00 | 00 1 212 555 0142 |
| France | 00 | 00 1 212 555 0142 |
| Italy | 00 | 00 1 212 555 0142 |
| Spain | 00 | 00 1 212 555 0142 |
| Mexico | 00 | 00 1 212 555 0142 |
| Japan | 010 | 010 1 212 555 0142 |
| Australia | 0011 | 0011 1 212 555 0142 |
| The Netherlands | 00 | 00 1 212 555 0142 |
| Any mobile phone | + | +1 212 555 0142 |
| TwinPhone (browser or app), any country | + | +1 212 555 0142 |
US numbers have no leading zero to drop: after the 1 come exactly ten digits. Canada uses the same +1 code, so Canadian numbers are dialled the same way.
What a call to the US costs
$0.02 a minute to US mobiles and landlines alike, and the same to Canada. The price follows the number you call, not where you are, so it is the same from London, Manila or Sydney.
Billing is per minute, rounded up, with a one-minute minimum and no connection fee. A call nobody answers costs nothing. There is no subscription: add credit from $10 and it never expires. Unused credit can be refunded within 14 days if no more than 30% of it was spent.
Calling the US from your country
Each page has the exit code, the time difference for the coming year, a comparison with local options and the price in your currency. Local figures are $0.02 converted at the Stripe card rate of 1 November 2026 and rounded up; your card is charged in US dollars.
Calling US 1-800 numbers from abroad
Toll-free numbers (800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877, 888) are free only for callers inside the US and Canada. From a phone abroad they are charged as international calls, and some lines do not take calls from outside the US at all. With TwinPhone they ring like any US number, at $0.02 a minute.
- 1-800
- 1-833
- 1-844
- 1-855
- 1-866
- 1-877
- 1-888
- 911
How to call US toll-free numbers from abroad
What the person in the US sees
Without a number of your own, the call shows a shared TwinPhone number that cannot be called back. If you need a US number people can call back, rent one from $3.19 a month: it renews at the same price, you can cancel any time, and incoming calls ring in your browser or the app at $0.02 a minute from your balance.
What you cannot do
Call 911
Emergency numbers cannot be dialled from TwinPhone. Use a local phone in an emergency.
Send text messages
TwinPhone numbers receive SMS from US and Canadian senders; there is no way to send one.
Call without credit
Every call is paid from credit. The smallest top-up is $10.
Calling the US from abroad: questions
Dialling, price, caller ID and the limits.
Prices, rates and answers on this page were checked on 10 November 2026 and are current as of that date.
Dial your country's exit code (00 in the UK, the EU, India and most other countries; 0011 in Australia; 010 in Japan; 009 in Nigeria) or + on a mobile, then 1, the area code and the seven-digit number. From Canada dial 1 and the ten digits. With TwinPhone you type +1 and the ten digits in the browser or the app.
$0.02 a minute to US mobiles, landlines and toll-free numbers, billed in whole minutes with a one-minute minimum. There is no subscription and no connection fee; credit starts at $10 and never expires. A call nobody answers costs nothing.
Yes. Numbers starting 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 and 888 ring through TwinPhone like any US number, at $0.02 a minute. A few lines accept calls only from certain US states; if one does not connect, use the organisation's ordinary number.
A shared TwinPhone number, unless you call from a US or Canadian number you rent (from $3.19 a month) or show your own verified mobile ($1.00 a month). Only a rented number can be called back.
No. TwinPhone works in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Brave or Safari over Wi-Fi or mobile data; you sign up with an email, allow the microphone and call. Apps for iPhone and Android are there if you prefer one.
Yes. Canada shares the +1 country code and the same $0.02-a-minute rate; the area code tells the two countries apart.
No. Emergency numbers cannot be dialled from TwinPhone. In an emergency use a local phone.
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