subject: Dial Long Distance And Be Connected Always To Someone Close To You [print this page] Are you feeling sad because you badly miss an important person who is far away? Years ago, being set-apart from someone over a long distance especially in another nation would take about months before you could interchange a right talk by mail. Nowadays, connecting with your friends and loved ones will only take you a click away! All you have to do is dial long distance and then you can simply be connected once more to persons away from you anytime, anywhere.
So how can you connect to a long distance call? There are different steps on how to dial long distance depending on the country where you are located. If you are in US or Canada, what you would need to do first is to press 9, then listen to the dial tone and then dial 1. After that, key in the spot code and the number of the person you are calling. On the other hand, if you plan to call an international number, you also apply the first two steps (press 9, then listen to the dial tone and then dial 1) and key in 011 plus the country code, after that the city code (omit 0 if it is the first digit) and of course the number of the person you intend to contact. After these, you then press # sign. When you intend to call a toll-free number, do the first two steps again and then Dial 1 + 800, 888, 877, 866, or 855 and the Number.
If you plan to set a collect call or third number call, only repeat once again steps 1 and two then dial 0 plus area code and number of the person you are trying to contact and remain for an operator to respond. To place a calling card call, just dial 9 again and listen to the dial tone then dial 0, are code and number of the person you wish to speak to. Wait for a while until you here the progress tone and then dial the calling card number.
Now, to dial long distance especially if you want to connect to a different country might confuse you in some instances since other countries can a have a different combination of digits rather than the 3-digit area codes and 7-digit phone numbers used in the United States. For example in Germany, area codes can be two to five digits long. It is very important that you are more or less aware of the area code of the person you wish to speak to in order for you to dial long distance easier and faster. The good news is phoning systems of nowadays make the task of dialing long distance faster and easier.
So grab the closest telephone and dial long distance to a friend or a loved one to bridge the gap that separates you!
