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Phone the USA from a UK Landline
- No account set up required
- From just 1p per min
Calls to landlines
1p/min
Calls to mobiles
1p/min
Step 1: Dial the relevant access number
Dial 0844 759 7771 for calls to landlines in the USA
Dial 0844 759 7771 for calls to mobiles in the USA
Step 2: Dial your destination
InstantTalk Connection Fee: 13.1p from a BT line.
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Service provider: Core Telecommunications International Limited. Full Terms
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Phone the USA from a UK Mobile
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Calls to landlines
1p/min
Calls to mobiles
1p/min
Only press the call/dial button once after dialing the 020 access number
How to use this service for low price calls from a landline
Service provider: New Call Telecom Ltd. Tel: 0844 552 8575. Full Terms
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Major cities in USA
Atlanta / Austin / Baltimore / Boston / Charlotte / Chicago / Columbus / Dallas / Denver / Detroit / El Paso / Fort Worth / Houston / Indianapolis / Jacksonville / Las Vegas / Los Angeles / Louisville / Memphis / Miami / Milwaukee / Minneapolis / Nashville / New York / Oklahoma City / Philadelphia / Phoenix / Portland / San Antonio / San Diego / San Francisco / San Jose / Seattle / St Louis / Tampa / Washington DC
How to call the USA
Once you have dialed the access number above, then dial: 00 1 followed by the destination number you're calling.
Fixed line operators in the United States (the US, USA or America) include AT&T, Verizon, BellSouth, CenturyTel and Qwest. Mobile operators in America include AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, Claro, MetroPCS, Virgin Mobile and Sprint Nextel.
More Information about the USA
Times to call
It can be quite confusing working out when to call you US-based relatives, as the time difference depends where in America you're calling. For example, New York is 5 hours behind London time, and Los Angeles is 8 hours behind. So, if you're calling your loved-one in New York at 6pm London time, you'll reach them at 1pm.
American National Holidays
Throughout 2011, there as 10 national holidays in the US - giving you plenty of opportunities to call your friends and family. These include Martin Luther King Day on January 17, Independence Day on July 4 and Thanksgiving on November 24.
Interesting USA phone facts
Nielsen reports that 31% of US mobile phone owners have a smartphone as of December 2010, and expect smartphones to become the majority by the end of 2011.
As of January 2011, Samsung ranked the top mobile phone manufacturer in the US with 24.9% of the market. It was followed by LG on 20.8%, Motorola on 16.5%, RIM on 8.6% and Apple on 7%.
The iPhone was the top selling phone throughout the US in 2010, but it looks like this could all be about to change. In Q1 2011, Google's Android OS accounted for 31.2% of subscribers, followed by RIM on 30.4% and Apple on 24.7%.
In America, there are over 83.2 million mobile phone web users. Amongst the most popular sites visited were YouTube, Fox, ESPN and MTV.
US Embassy in the UK:
24 Grosvenor Square
London
W1A 1AE
Tel: 020 7499 9000
Languages spoken:
Although no official language exists, English is the national language of the USA, with 82% of the population claiming it as their first spoken language. A further 14% of the popular claim to speak English "well" or "very well". Spanish is the second most common language spoken throughout America, followed by French, German, Italian and Japanese.
Local area codes for destinations in the USA
- Alabama - (1+)256, (1+)251, (1+)334, (1+)205
- Alaska - (1+)907
- Arizona - (1+)602, (1+)928, (1+)480, (1+)623, (1+)520
- Arkansas - (1+)501, (1+)870, (1+)479
- California - (1+)760, (1+)510, (1+)424, (1+)530, (1+)707, (1+)310, (1+)408, (1+)714, (1+)323, (1+)909, (1+)661, (
- Colorado - (1+)303, (1+)719, (1+)970, (1+)720
- Connecticut - (1+)203, (1+)860
- Delaware - (1+)302
- District Of Columbia - (1+)202
- Florida - (1+)904, (1+)941, (1+)386, (1+)305, (1+)786, (1+)863, (1+)352, (1+)850, (1+)954, (1+)813, (1+)561, (
- Georgia - (1+)678, (1+)404, (1+)762, (1+)770, (1+)912, (1+)706, (1+)229, (1+)478
- Hawaii - (1+)808
- Idaho - (1+)208
- Illinois - (1+)312, (1+)224, (1+)708, (1+)847, (1+)773, (1+)217, (1+)618, (1+)730, (1+)815, (1+)630, (1+)309, (
- Indiana - (1+)219, (1+)812, (1+)765, (1+)260, (1+)317, (1+)574
- Iowa - (1+)712, (1+)641, (1+)319, (1+)563, (1+)515
- Kansas - (1+)913, (1+)316, (1+)785, (1+)620
- Kentucky - (1+)270, (1+)502, (1+)859, (1+)606
- Louisiana - (1+)504, (1+)318, (1+)225, (1+)337, (1+)985
- Maine - (1+)207
- Maryland - (1+)240, (1+)301, (1+)443, (1+)410
- Massachusetts - (1+)339, (1+)351, (1+)774, (1+)508, (1+)413, (1+)781, (1+)857, (1+)978, (1+)617
- Michigan - (1+)616, (1+)947, (1+)906, (1+)810, (1+)989, (1+)269, (1+)734, (1+)248, (1+)231, (1+)517, (1+)313, (
- Minnesota - (1+)507, (1+)763, (1+)320, (1+)952, (1+)218, (1+)651, (1+)612
- Mississippi - (1+)662, (1+)228, (1+)601
- Missouri - (1+)573, (1+)660, (1+)417, (1+)314, (1+)816, (1+)636, (1+)769
- Montana - (1+)406
- Nebraska - (1+)402, (1+)308
- Nevada - (1+)702, (1+)775
- New Hampshire - (1+)603
- New Jersey - (1+)973, (1+)908, (1+)201, (1+)732, (1+)551, (1+)862, (1+)848, (1+)609, (1+)856
- New Mexico - (1+)505
- New York - (1+)646, (1+)914, (1+)518, (1+)631, (1+)585, (1+)917, (1+)347, (1+)845, (1+)716, (1+)607, (1+)516, (
- North Carolina - (1+)910, (1+)252, (1+)704, (1+)980, (1+)336, (1+)828, (1+)919
- North Dakota - (1+)701
- Ohio - (1+)740, (1+)419, (1+)614, (1+)567, (1+)513, (1+)330, (1+)937, (1+)234, (1+)216, (1+)440
- Oklahoma - (1+)580, (1+)918, (1+)405
- Oregon - (1+)971, (1+)503, (1+)541
- Pennsylvania - (1+)215, (1+)814, (1+)412, (1+)267, (1+)717, (1+)484, (1+)724, (1+)570, (1+)610, (1+)878
- Rhode Island - (1+)401
- South Carolina - (1+)864, (1+)843, (1+)803
- South Dakota - (1+)605
- Tennessee - (1+)865, (1+)731, (1+)423, (1+)615, (1+)931, (1+)901
- Texas - (1+)469, (1+)972, (1+)979, (1+)512, (1+)361, (1+)915, (1+)936, (1+)830, (1+)940, (1+)903, (1+)832, (
- Utah - (1+)801, (1+)435
- Vermont - (1+)802
- Virginia - (1+)540, (1+)804, (1+)757, (1+)703, (1+)434, (1+)276, (1+)571
- Washington - (1+)360, (1+)253, (1+)425, (1+)206, (1+)509
- West Virginia - (1+)304
- Wisconsin - (1+)608, (1+)920, (1+)262, (1+)414, (1+)715
- Wyoming - (1+)307
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