Phoning home from Oz, number format

shane86

Doing my CV, and I remembered that on alot of phones in Oz that for whatever reason you cant call Ireland in the same format as you do from most countries (i.e. most places to call home to an 086 you would do 00 353 86 xxxx) but oz is slightly different. What is the format again, say for Dublin landline, which from abroad would normally be 00 353 1 xxxx
Thanks.

robinph

This page seems to sugegst that it is 0011 then country code:

http://www.idd.com.au/

Use a + if the phone handset has it as that should always just be replaced by whatever the local format for getting an international line is. But for a Dublin number I think you'll be wanting 00 11 353 1 xxx xxxx from that page

samhail

0011 353...

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/dialingcodes.html?p1=47&p2=78&number=0861234567

I usually use +353... as when ppl see + they will know what to use.

shane86

Thanks.

Wonder why they have this system? Tis a bit awkward your first day having arguements with payphones when tired and drunk from a 22 hour flight.

The Sweeper

All countries have a similar system. There's the code you dial to get out of the country you're in - for instance, in the UK it's 00, here it's 0011 - then the code you dial to get into the country you want - for Ireland, that's 353.

But yes, it is difficult, and calling home is a pain in the ass. If you can organise it at all, I heartily recommend you set up a skype account and do all of your calling through the internet.

whyulittle

Vodafone Passport lets you use your Irish number at the same rates as at home, but with a 79 cent connection fee. No per-minute rate for receiving calls either, just the 79 cent connection fee again. I don't work for Vodafone.