Really basic stupid question time: off to Berlin tomorrow ( lucky me) & meeting the apartment key holder for the handover, & need to call him on arrival – the number he has given me begins with +49 172 …
My question is, do I just put the whole number in & the network does the rest, or do I ‘drop’ the +49 & put a ‘0’ in front of the 172, similar to ‘dropping’ the +44 for a UK number?
Apologies if this is so dumb it’s unbelievable but I can’t find an unambiguous answer online.
Answers suitable for complete idiots would be much appreciated!
Urgent ATM : Calling a German mobile phone from my UK moble (whilst in Berlin)
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Press and hold the 0 sign until it turns into a + and then put in the country code and the remainder of the number leaving out the first 0, networks can handle country codes wherever you are
I think it depends. The last time I was in Germany was pre-Brexit.
My O2 phone didn’t need country codes then – even my not-smart Samsung could work out where I was – so I just dialled 0 as per the locals.
I’ve since switched to BT Mobile on an iPhone 7, so I have no idea. Plus: Brexit bonus means it probably doesn’t work any more.
What dai said. Networks can handle country codes wherever you are. Alternative to +49 is 0049 – either will work dialing in Germany as from any other country.
Ich wünsche dir eine fabelhafte Zeit!
Why do you need to make a call? Are you drowning?
That would certainly take my breath away.
What’s a moble, btw?
Why I oughta…!
What Dai said.
Was in France two weeks ago.
Worked fine for me.
Danke Schön peeps!
Can’t beat the AW when you’re in a fix!
That’s given me an idea. Would you lot mind having a look at my feet?
Don’t need to look at them, M.
They’re humming to the point where I can smell them from across the whole of England and Wales plus the breadth of the Irish Sea and half of Ireland itself
Smile away, smile away….
“My python boot is too tight
Couldn’t get it off last night
A week went by and now it’s July
I finally got it off and my girlfriend cried
You’ve got Stinkfoot!
You’ve got stinkfoot darlin’!
Your stinking feet put the hurt on my nose!”