We have a phone number for someone in France and she said we could text her when here in the US and then again when we're in Zurich. How do we do this? It starts out 00336 32 66 etc. with a few more numbers.
Do we need a special app to text from an android phone? If all else fails, can we make a phone call from a hotel?
No, you don't need a special App. You can text people using the same number you call use for a normal phone call, and the same way wherever you are starting from, as long as you include the country code.
So, from a mobile phone (anywhere): + 33 {9 digits}
From landline in most European countries: 00 33 {9 digits}
From landline in the USA: 011 33 {9 digits}
If you don't believe me, it is all in Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_numbers_in_France
I used an iPhone in France and texted regularly using a US number (she had a French number). I put 011 first, then the French # omitting the 00. Having T-Mobile, I had unlimited text too.
I really like using WhatsApp for calls, texts, and video chat when I'm communicating with people within Europe or from another country. It's free and easy and works just with phone numbers.
Thanks for the detailed reply Chris. Still can't seem to connect with this person in France by text or voice, by cell or land line. Is there a certain number sequence for certain areas in France, like northeast France?
Is there a certain number sequence for certain areas in France, like northeast France?
Yes, its in the Wikipedia article I linked to, including a map: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_numbers_in_France
03 Northeast France
If you add the country code for France it becomes: + 33 3 xx xx xx xx
The number you quoted in your original post ("00336 32 66 etc. with a few more numbers."). Is a mobile number:
Full list:
For your cellphone service, are you sure your plan allows you to call/text to European mobile phones? Some plans may exclude calls and texts to mobile numbers due to the higher fees involved.
Take care if you turn on data services as I've read of many horror stories involving huge bills for data when the users gets back home.
Assuming you posted the first part of the number as she gave it, did you try +33 632 66 xxxx?
