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Calling a U.S 1800 number from Ireland

  • 03-08-2009 08:08PM
    #1
    macy9
    Closed Accounts Posts: 208 ✭✭


    Is it possible to call a 1800 number thats for the U.S.A from Ireland?

    Its in relation to a purchase I made and they won't accept email correspondence.


Comments

  • #2
    Sponge Bob
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 25,234 ✭✭✭✭Sponge Bob


    yep, normally cost same as ringing a landline, just dial eg 0018001234567 as 1 is the US county code.

    O2 allow it anyway but check tariff first .


  • #3
    Max Power1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,179 ✭✭✭✭Max Power1


    macy9 wrote: »
    Is it possible to call a 1800 number thats for the U.S.A from Ireland?

    Its in relation to a purchase I made and they won't accept email correspondence.
    As far as im aware, you need to get the local number (ie one beginning with 0 ), so you can add the international code. I could be wrong though.


  • #4
    tallaghtoutlaws
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,067 ✭✭✭tallaghtoutlaws


    Sponge Bob is correct I dial them all the time.

    001800...........

    or from a mobile phone

    +1800.............


  • #5
    jhegarty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,131 ✭✭✭jhegarty


    Some you can , some you can't.

    Depends on the carrier (on the other end).


  • #6
    macy9
    Closed Accounts Posts: 208 ✭✭macy9


    So the number 1-800-456-9713

    becomes

    001-800-456-9713

    :confused::o


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  • #7
    Random
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,080 ✭✭✭✭Random


    macy9 wrote: »
    So the number 1-800-456-9713

    becomes

    001-800-456-9713

    :confused::o
    I assume they mean to use 001-18004569713 ... but not tried it myself.


  • #8
    jhegarty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,131 ✭✭✭jhegarty


    Random wrote: »
    I assume they mean to use 001-18004569713 ... but not tried it myself.

    No , the US is a strange case. It's 001-800-456-9713 if the number starts with 1.


  • #9
    charlie_says
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,666 ✭✭✭charlie_says


    Use skype its free for 1800 us and you dont have to mess with numbers.


  • #10
    Random
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,080 ✭✭✭✭Random


    jhegarty wrote: »
    No , the US is a strange case. It's 001-800-456-9713 if the number starts with 1.
    Cool, alright then :)


  • #11
    macy9
    Closed Accounts Posts: 208 ✭✭macy9


    Thanks everyone, im on the phone to them as i type.


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  • #12
    tallaghtoutlaws
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,067 ✭✭✭tallaghtoutlaws


    1-800 numbers in the US are actually known as 800 numbers. When an American dials the 1 it gets them out of state when dialing or something along them lines hence why they dial 1-800 and why they are advertised like that. One of my US buddies explained it to me a long time ago but I was drunk and not paying attention.


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