How to make phone calls

How to make phone calls?

To call from a French phone:
    -    in France: 0x xx xx xx xx
         Example: office of ESP: 03 59 56 69 93 / Audrey’s cell phone: 06 74 67 71 47
    -    abroad: 00 + your country code + the phone number without the first “0” if any
         Example: French embassy in Canada: 00 + 1 + (613) 789.17.95

To call from a foreign phone:
to France: 00 33 + the telephone number whose first “0” you remove

Example: office of ESP: 00 33 3 59 56 69 93 / Audrey’s cell phone: 00 33 6 74 67 71 47

To call from a US phone:
to France: 011 (for international access) 33 (for France) + the 9 digit codes
Example: office of the ESP: 011 33 359 566 993 / Audrey's cell phone: 011 33 674 677 147

Some explanations about our phone numbers…

French phone numbers are composed of 10 numbers.

The first number is always a 0.

The second number depends on the region where you are calling:
    -    for Paris it is 1
    -    for Western France it is 2
    -    for Northern France it is 3
    -    for Southern France it is 4 and 5
    -    for cell phones it is 6

We write the numbers in pairs:

for instance, to call the office of the European Summer Program, the number is: 03 20 15 96 85

Except from the fascicule that Prof. Diane Beckman prepared for NCSU students

Using the Phone

There are almost no coin-operated public telephones left in France. To make a call without a calling card or credit card, you will need a pre-paid 'telecarte", a cash phone card sold at newspaper stands; metro stations, post offices, and tabacs. These cards are sold for about 7,50€ (50 units)-15 f (120 units) and must be inserted into the telephone. Money is deducted from the card electronically as you call.

You can also buy a phone card with a PIN and toll-free access number that can be used for domestic and international calls-une carte a code. You do not insert this kind of card into the phone, and it has many more units. Do not use long-distance calling cards to call within France. If you are using a phone card (like AT&T or MCI), know the directions for direct AND operator-assisted dialling t o the U.S.

A telephone card with only an 800-access number will not work.

To telephone France from the U.S.

To make a direct-dial call, dial: '01 1" for international access + "33" for the country code for France + the city code for the city in France you are calling ( 1 digit): Paris is 1 and Lille is 3 + the 8 digit telephone number