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We always  use +44 to phone the UK (dropping the first 0)

IE 0123 123 1234 becomes +44123 123 1234

I store all my numbers on the mobile in this format.

I'm sure last time we rang a french number from inside France we just rang the number shown, no need to add 0033

Extract from T-Mobile web site :-

Calls to the UK

• Dial the full international number, including the country code for the UK (+44), but drop the 0 from the start of the area/mobile code
• So for a UK number starting 020 you'd dial +44 20 then the rest of the number (on most phones you get a + by pressing * twice)

Calls to the country you're in

• Dial them as if you were using a local mobile. You need the area/mobile code but not the country code

Calls to other countries

• Dial the full international number, including + and the code of the country you're dialling

Quote: Originally posted by nutgone on 03/6/2010

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My vodafone refused to phone from the phone book, I had to edit each number as Tentz has said above, by omitting the first "0" & replacing it with "0044" this is due to the network I believe, rather than the phone.
I didn't know about phoning French numbers tho, thanks Tentz

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Depends on the Mobile Network - Orange you don't need to add the international code, Voda you do!

Quote: Originally posted by Vic Wildish on 03/6/2010Nobody has mentioned that your phone comes with an international bar which you have to get your service provider to lift. Doing this shouldn't cost anything.

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The wifes T-Mobile Pay as you go didnt have a roaming bar on it either. But my Virgin contract phone did. (may be its only contract phones?)

Good point about the voice mail.

check with the 150 operator to make sure you can use it abroad in the first place

after that all; the 0044 minus the 0 in the uk code is correct    if you have numbers saved   edit them to make it 0044 and remove that code 0 and you will be ok    i do that and keep the 0044 all the time   it works in the uk just as we;ll you don't have to change back and forth all the time    easy peasy

for france numbers you do not need the 0033 when you are in france   but you do in the uk  cos that is abroad for a french number!!!

go for it

Quote: Originally posted by ldpdmp on 05/6/2010

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for France numbers you do not need the 0033 when you are in France

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Quote: Originally posted by jsparkes201148 on 05/6/2010

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I get Vodafone passport which has a 75p connection fee then you just use the mins from your monthly plan so a call to the UK just cost 75p for any duration provided you have enough mins in your plan.Last week when I bought some euros i also bought a £10 phone card which is valid for one year and can be used all over the world to phone UK For example calls from France to Uk are 8.8p/min you get 113 mins for £10-thats pretty good.

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