Call the US from Canada — from your browser
To call a US number from Canada, open TwinPhone in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Brave or Safari, type +1 and the number, and press Call. US mobiles, landlines and toll-free 1-800 numbers cost US$0.02 a minute (about C$0.03). No app and no SIM: sign up with an email and add credit from US$10 (about C$14.27). The rate shows before the call connects.
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Calling the US from Canada: key facts
- Price
- US$0.02 a minute to US mobiles, landlines and toll-free numbers. The same rate applies to Canada.
- In CAD
- About C$0.03 a minute, converted at the card rate of 1 November 2026. Your balance and every charge stay in US dollars.
- Billing
- Whole minutes, rounded up, one-minute minimum. No subscription, no connection fee. A call nobody answers costs nothing.
- 1-800 numbers
- Toll-free numbers (800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877, 888) are called like any US number, at US$0.02 a minute. From a phone in Canada they are usually free — when the line accepts callers from Canada.
- Who you appear as
- A shared TwinPhone number that can't be called back, a US or Canadian number you rent from US$3.19/month, or your own verified mobile for US$1/month.
- Paying
- By card at checkout; the amount in your currency is shown before you pay. Credit packs of US$10, US$25, US$50, US$100; credit never expires.
- What you need
- A current Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Brave or Safari, a microphone and an internet connection. An email address or Google account to sign up.
- Not for
- Emergency numbers (911, 112, 999) and sending text messages.
What is different when you call the US from Canada
Canada and the US share the +1 country code and the same time zones, so a call to the US is a long-distance call, not an international one. Some Canadian mobile plans include US calling — if yours does, use it.
TwinPhone is for the times it doesn't fit: calling from a laptop or a work computer, from a plan that charges for US long distance, or while you are travelling outside Canada and your plan would bill roaming.
How to dial a US number from Canada
A US number has ten digits after the country code 1: a three-digit area code and a seven-digit number. Mobiles and landlines look the same and cost the same.
- In TwinPhone: +1 212 555 0142
- From a phone in Canada: 1 212 555 0142 — no exit code, because Canada and the US share the +1 country code.
In TwinPhone you never type an exit code: the dial box adds +1 when you choose the United States. Paste a number with a leading 001, 011 or + and it is cleaned up for you.
Time difference between Canada and the US
Most of Canada keeps the same clocks as the US: Toronto and Montréal share New York's time, Vancouver shares Los Angeles'. Daylight saving changes on the same days in both countries.
| Period | vs New York (ET) | vs Los Angeles (PT) | US office hours 9:00–17:00 ET, your time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 November 2026 – 11 November 2027 | same time | +3 h | 09:00–17:00 |
Calculated for the coming year from the official time-zone database. Shops and offices on the West Coast open three hours after New York.
What a call to the US costs from Canada
- 1 minute
- US$0.02 (≈ C$0.03)
- 10-minute call
- US$0.20 (≈ C$0.29)
- 1-hour call
- US$1.20 (≈ C$1.72)
- Smallest top-up, US$10 (≈ C$14.27)
- 500 minutes to the US or Canada
CAD figures are conversions at the card rate of 1 November 2026, rounded up; you are charged in US dollars, and your bank may add its own fee. A few US lines on high-cost carriers are billed at their own rate — the dialer shows it before connecting.
Ways to call the US from Canada
Each option fits a different situation. What each one costs, where it stops — and where TwinPhone is the wrong tool:
| Option | Price to the US | Install needed? | Best for | Main limitation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TwinPhone in the browser | US$0.02/min (≈ C$0.03) | No | Calling US mobiles, landlines and 1-800 numbers from a computer, including a work laptop | Prepaid credit from US$10; no emergency calls; can't send SMS |
| Rogers (your Canadian mobile) | C$1.25/min | No | Calling from your own mobile number | Standard pay-per-use rate to the US, without a long-distance add-on |
| Bell (your Canadian mobile) | C$0.75/min + tax | No | Calling from your own mobile number | Pay-per-use rate for Canada–US long distance minutes beyond what your plan or add-on includes |
| TELUS (your Canadian mobile) | C$0.80/min | No | Calling from your own mobile number | Pay-per-use airtime for monthly subscribers calling a US number from Canada |
| Viber Out | from 1.7 c/min | Yes, Viber app | People who already use Viber | Calls phones from the Viber app; the page gives no currency for the figure |
| WhatsApp, FaceTime | Free app to app | Yes, on both sides | Calling someone who uses the same app | Can't reach a landline, a 1-800 number or anyone without the app |
| Google Voice | — | No on the web | People in the US | Personal Google Voice is available only in the US |
| Skype | — | — | Spending Skype Credit you already have | Retired on 5 May 2025; new credit can't be bought |
Prices as each company publishes them: Rogers (read 1 November 2026); Bell (read 1 November 2026); TELUS (read 1 November 2026); Viber Out (read 1 November 2026). Google Voice and Skype as stated on their own help pages: Google Voice plans; Skype is retiring. Plans change — check your own before you rely on a figure.
Calling a US 1-800 number from Canada
A toll-free number is paid for by the company that owns it (FCC), and the company chooses where its line can be reached from. Many US 1-800 lines take calls from Canada for free; some are set up for US callers only, and from a phone in Canada those never connect. Away from Canada, your plan bills them as roaming or international calls.
With TwinPhone the call leaves from the US network, so 1-800, 888, 877, 866, 855, 844 and 833 numbers ring like any US number, at US$0.02 a minute. Between 4 May 2026 and 9 November 2026 TwinPhone users placed 716 calls to US toll-free numbers; 639 of them were answered.
Some toll-free lines accept calls only from certain states. If one never connects, call the organisation's ordinary number instead — banks, airlines and agencies usually list one "for calls from outside the US".
- 1-800
- 1-833
- 1-844
- 1-855
- 1-866
- 1-877
- 1-888
- 911
Calling the US from Canada — FAQ
Short answers about prices, 1-800 numbers, caller ID and time zones.
US$0.02 a minute to US mobiles, landlines and toll-free numbers — about C$0.03 at the card rate of 1 November 2026. A 10-minute call is US$0.20. Billing is in whole minutes with a one-minute minimum, and there is no subscription.
No. Signing up is free and needs no card, but calls to phone numbers are paid from credit — from US$10, which buys 500 minutes to the US. Calls are free only app to app, such as WhatsApp to WhatsApp.
Yes. From a phone in Canada many US toll-free numbers are free; with TwinPhone, numbers starting 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 and 888 ring like any US number at US$0.02 a minute — useful from a computer, when a line takes US callers only, or when you are travelling.
No. Calls run in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Brave or Safari on a computer or a phone. You sign up with an email or a Google account — no card, no phone number of your own.
No. In the US, mobiles and landlines use the same kind of number and cost the same: US$0.02 a minute. A small number of lines on high-cost rural carriers are billed at their own rate, and the dialer shows that rate before the call connects.
Without a number of your own they see a shared TwinPhone number, and calling it back does not reach you. Rent a US or Canadian number from US$3.19/month to be called back, or show your own verified mobile for US$1/month.
In TwinPhone type +1, the area code and the number: +1 212 555 0142. From a phone in Canada you dial 1 212 555 0142.
Right now US office hours on the East Coast (9:00–17:00 New York time) are 09:00–17:00 your time; the West Coast opens three hours later. The time table on this page lists the weeks when the gap changes.
Yes, by card at checkout, where the amount in your currency is shown before you pay. Your balance and every charge are in US dollars; CAD figures on this page are conversions at the rate of 1 November 2026.
Yes. Safari on an iPhone and Chrome on Android place calls the same way, on Wi-Fi or mobile data. There are also apps for iPhone (iOS 17.0 or later) and Android; one account and one balance work everywhere.
Yes. Canadian numbers also start with +1 and cost the same US$0.02 a minute.
No. A call that is not answered, a busy line and a call that fails to connect cost nothing. Billing starts when the other side picks up.
TwinPhone is run by hrhelperg s.r.o., a company registered in Prague, Czech Republic. Card payments go through Stripe. Unused credit can be refunded within 14 days if no more than 30% of it was spent.
Long distance: Canada and the US share the +1 country code, so you dial 1, the area code and the number. Whether it costs extra depends on your plan — some Canadian plans include the US, others charge US long distance per minute.
Yes. TwinPhone works from any country with an internet connection, and calls to the US and Canada cost the same wherever you are, because the price depends on the number you call, not on where you are.
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