How do you call France from the UK?

[Mao]

Yeah, I feel stupid that I can't figure it out, but I figured there's lots of Brits here, so maybe someone could pop up.

So, here's the deal. I have a Mobile World pay-as-you-go plan which I was assured could be used to call Europe (although I can't use it *in* Europe), and I have a phone number.

The phone number I was given was 00 33 01 and some numbers after that. How do I make this call from my phone? France's country code is 33, and the city code for Paris is 1, so I do dial 003301 then the rest, or 2003301 etc. or 03301 etc.? I can't figure it out. I've tried a bunch of these, although when I start with 2003301, it gives me a weird tone and disconnects me.

[duke o' york]

You have to drop the 0 from the start of the French number.
So: 00331... the rest.

[Gangerolf]

dial 003301 then the rest

[Dauphin]

Or +33 and drop the prefix 0 on the French number will do if you use a mobile

[Gangerolf]

yeah maybe drop the 0 good idea

[Provost Harrison]

How do you call France from the UK?

Land of greasy frogs, place of stripey-topped, onion-necked surrenderers. That is how

[duke o' york]

Go to Dover and shout really loudly.

[SlowwHand]

SOOOOOOEY! Here, pig, pig soooey! Sooey!

[duke o' york]

No, that only works in Texas. Although what you do with all the Oklahomans who arrive is beyond me.

[Harry Tuttle]

Like this: Frrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnssssssssssssssssssssssssss!

It's a long way over the Channel.

[Dauphin]

You'd be better off using semaphore.

[SlowwHand]

Originally posted by duke o' york
No, that only works in Texas. Although what you do with all the Oklahomans who arrive is beyond me.

I say build the fence/wall on the north side. At least the Mexican's are damn good lawncare and roofers.
Oklahoman's just don't have a whole lot going on.

[Sikander]

Originally posted by duke o' york
No, that only works in Texas. Although what you do with all the Oklahomans who arrive is beyond me.

Actually that is the mating call of the Arkansas Razorback.

[MikeH]

As others have said if the French number starts with an 0 eg 01 for Paris, you drop the 0 when dialing from abroad. 00 says dial internationally, 33 says dial france, 1 is the city code for Paris so the number starts:

00 33 1

[Mao]

Originally posted by MikeH
As others have said if the French number starts with an 0 eg 01 for Paris, you drop the 0 when dialing from abroad. 00 says dial internationally, 33 says dial france, 1 is the city code for Paris so the number starts:

00 33 1

Funny that, only you and the duke were of help...yet there were so many posts in this thread...