How do I call the US from abroad?
Short answer
Dial your country's exit code — 00 from the UK, the EU and most other countries — or the + sign on a mobile, then 1, the three-digit area code and the seven-digit number. In TwinPhone you type +1 and the ten digits in a browser or the app; calls to the US cost $0.02 a minute wherever you are.
What exactly do I dial?
| Calling from | Dial | Example |
|---|---|---|
| UK, Germany, Spain, Ukraine, India, Mexico, Philippines | 00 1 + area code + number | 00 1 212 555 0123 |
| Japan | 010 1 + area code + number | 010 1 212 555 0123 |
| Australia | 0011 1 + area code + number | 0011 1 212 555 0123 |
| Any mobile phone | +1 + area code + number | +1 212 555 0123 |
| TwinPhone (browser or app) | +1 + area code + number | +1 212 555 0123 |
Canada uses the same format: Canadian numbers also start with +1, because both countries share the North American Numbering Plan (NANP). US numbers have no leading zero to drop — after the 1 come exactly ten digits.
How much does it cost?
With TwinPhone, $0.02 a minute to US and Canadian landlines and mobiles, billed by the minute, rounded up, with a one-minute minimum and no connection fee. The price is set by the number you call, not by where you are, so it is the same from Berlin, Kyiv or Manila. From a mobile plan, you pay whatever your carrier charges for international calls; check its rate before a long call.
What will the person in the US see?
Without a rented number, a shared TwinPhone number that cannot be called back. With a rented US or Canadian number (from $3.19/month), pick it in the dialer's Call from menu and they see a US number they can call back; or show your own verified mobile for $1.00 a month. See caller ID.
More questions
Do I dial 1 for Canada too?
Yes. Canada uses the same +1 country code; the area code tells the two countries apart.
Can the person in the US call me back?
Yes, if you rent a US or Canadian number and call from it. Their call rings in TwinPhone wherever you are, at $0.02 a minute from your balance.
Can I call US numbers from TwinPhone without a US number of my own?
Yes. Any account with credit can call US numbers; a rented number only changes what the person sees and lets them call you back.
Still stuck?
Write to support@twin-phone.com from the email on your account. We reply to every message.
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