I am trying to dial international toll free number. From the desk phone it works (00 800 8353 4726); but from the mobile phone (Orange) I am unable to do it.
Did anyone have same problem? Any ways to solve it?
I tried with:
00 800 8353 4726
+ 800 8353 4726
but without success.
Note that this is international toll free number; and not local CH one; therefore two leading zeros.
Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
+41 800 8353 4726 if it was swiss number.
or
00 49 800 8353 4726 if it was german number.
Hope this helps.
Cheers
Only the following operators here in Switzerland do:
Carrier1 International GmbH
Global Networks, Inc.
Swisscom AG
elephanttalk.com
A Universal International Freephone Number (UIFN) is a worldwide toll-free "800 number" issued by the ITU . Like the 800 area code issued for the NANP in the U.S. and Canada , the call is free for the caller, and the receiver pays the charges (except on certain cell phones). UIFN uses ITU country code 800, so that no matter where the caller is, only the international access code (IAC), the UIFN country code (800) and the 8-digit UIFN need to be dialed. For example, from the United Kingdom , a caller can dial the UIFN number 00 800 8353 4726 for the International Telegram service . Currently, about 60 countries participate in the UIFN program. [[1]](http://www.itu.int/cgi-bin/htsh/uifn/uifn.operator_contact)
Now I see what you mean. I found the info above in wikipedia.
Shame that Orange doesn't participate. I am disappointed. Their helpdesk wasn't able to help me very much...
Also - Cablecom (my fixed provider) is not on the list, but I can dial the number from the fixed phone, works perfectly. So I wonder if ITU's list is up-to-date?
I'm trying to call Apple's toll free number, 00800 2775 2775
It doesn't work.
(And just to help skip a lot of noise/for those just joining this thread: this is called a UIFN, Universal International Freephone Numbers. It is not a US 800#, it is not country-specific, and yes there are supposed to be two 0's at the beginning. I tried lots of variations when dialing including adding a country code for both Switzerland and Ireland, dropping one of the 0's, etc. and nothing worked.)
Any ideas? Is anyone else able to call this number from their Swisscom cell and if so, what exactly are you dialing?
Thank you...
So it seems you would have to check with your mobile network provider to see if it works, or find a landline.
Finding a landline is tough. I don't work in an office; my cell phone is my primary phone.
Very annoying that Swisscom appears to not let me dial this. And weird. If the toll-free number is paid for by the recipient, you'd think they would enable this money-making feature.
It works - "Welcome to International Telegram..."
Doesn't work all the time but it sometimes comes up with the goods.
From here .