Which country am I supposed to call?
When dialing to a mobile phone, dial based on calling to where the phone is registered. When dialing from a mobile phone, dial based on where you are physically located.
When dialing to or from a VoIP phone, always dial based on where the phone is registered.
What are the costs involved?
On top of local charges, there are three possible charges involved in international calling:
The charge for the international call itself: the cost involved in placing an international call between two countries
The charge for a mobile receiving the call while in another country: If a mobile phone user receives a call while in another country, they will likely be charged a romaing fee for connecting the call through their home country as well
The charge for a mobile user for placing a call while in another country: If a mobile user places a call from another country, they will likely be charged a roaming fee for placing that call through a foreign phone network.
VoIP phone systems incur costs for internet access, however not for telephone roaming costs. As VoIP uses internet access, mobile phone users who are also using a VoIP phone service should be aware that mobile internet access in another country can be very costly.
Summary
calling to a mobile phone – call to the country where the phone is registered
calling from a mobile phone – dial the call sequence based on there country where you are physically located
calling to a VoIP phone – call to the country where the phone is registered
calling from a VoIP phone – call based on the country where the phone is registered
Scenario 1 – calls between a landline and mobile phone registered to the same country
Maria has a landline and George has a mobile phone, both are registered to Greece.
Example 1 – both in home country: If Maria and George are both in Greece, Maria would call George by dialing the call sequence from Greece (where Maria’s landline is registered) to Greece (where George’s mobile phone is registered) – the same as a domestic call within Greece. George would call Maria by dialing the call sequence from Greece (where George is standing with his mobile phone) to Greece (where Maria’s landline is registered) – the same as domestic call within Greece.
Example 2 – mobile user outside of home country: If Maria is in Greece and George is traveling to Romania, Maria would call George by dialing the call sequence from Greece (where Maria’s landline is registered) to Greece (where George’s mobile phone is registered) – the same a domestic call within Greece. George would call Maria by dialing the call sequence from Romania (where George is standing with his mobile phone) to Greece (where Maria’s landline is registered).
Scenario 2 – calls between a landline and mobile phone registered to different countries
Talya has a landline registered to Turkey and Nicole has a mobile phone registered to the Philippines.
Example 1 – both users in their home countries: If Talya is in Turkey and Nicole is in the Philippines, Talya would call Nicole by dialing the call sequence from Turkey (where Talya’s landline is registered) to the Philippines (where Nicole’s mobile phone is registered). Nicole would call Talya by dialing the call sequence from the Philippines (where Talya is standing with her mobile phone) to Turkey (where Nicole’s landline is registered).
Example 2 – landline user in home country and mobile user in landline user’s home country: If Talya is in Turkey and Nicole is also in Turkey, Talya would call Nicole by dialing the call sequence from Turkey (where Talya’s landline is registered) to the Philippines (where Nicole’s mobile phone is registered). Nicole would call Talya by dialing the call sequence from Turkey (where Nicole is standing with her mobile phone) to Turkey (where Talya’s landline is registered) – the same as a domestic call within Turkey.
Example 3 – landline user in the home country and mobile user in nobody’s home country: If Talya is in Turkey and Nicole is in Finland, Talya would call Nicole by dialing the call sequence from Turkey (where Talya’s landline is registered) to the Philippines (where Nicole’s mobile phone is registered). Nicole would call Talya by dialing the call sequence from Finland (where Nicole is currently standing) to Turkey (where Talya’s landline is registered).
Scenario 3 – calls between a landline and a VoIP phone registered to the same country
Carlos has a landline and Hector has a VoIP phone, both are registered to Panama.
Example 1 – both in home country: If Carlos and Hector are both in Panama, Carlos would call Hector by dialing the call sequence from Panama (where Carlos’s landline is registered) to Panama (where Hector’s VoIP phone is registered) – the same as a domestic call within Panama. Hector would call Carlos by dialing the call sequence from Panama (where Hector’s VoIP phone is registered) to Panama (where Carlos’s landline is registered) – the same as domestic call within Panama.
Example 2 – VoIP user outside of home country: If Carlos is in Panama and Hector is traveling to the Dominican Republic, Carlos would call Hector by dialing the call sequence from Panama (where Carlos’s landline is registered) to Panama (where Hector’s VoIP phone is registered) – the same a domestic call within Panama. Hector would call Carlos by dialing the call sequence from Panama (where Hector’s VoIP phone is registered) to Panama (where Carlos’s landline is registered).
Scenario 4 – calls between a landline and VoIP phone registered to different countries
Muhammad has a landline registered to Egypt and Rachel has a VoIP phone registered to Singapore.
Example 1 – both users in their home countries: If Muhammad is in Egypt and Rachel is in Singapore, Muhammad would call Rachel by dialing the call sequence from Egypt (where Muhammad’s landline is registered) to Singapore (where Rachel’s VoIP phone is registered). Rachel would call Muhammad by dialing the call sequence from Singapore (where Rachel’s VoIP phone is registered) to Egypt (where Muhammad’s landline is registered).
Example 2 – landline user in home country and VoIP user in landline user’s home country: If Muhammad is in Egypt and Rachel is also in Egpyt, Muhammad would call Rachel by dialing the call sequence from Egypt (where Muhammad’s landline is registered) to Singapore (where Rachel’s VoIP phone is registered). Rachel would call Muhammad by dialing the call sequence from Singapore (where Nicole’s VoIP phone is registered) to Egypt (where Muhammad’s landline is registered).
Example 3 – landline user in the home country and VoIP user in nobody’s home country: If Muhammad is in Egypt and Rachel is in Iceland, Muhammad would call Rachel by dialing the call sequence from Egypt (where Muhammad’s landline is registered) to Singapore (where Rachel’s VoIP phone is registered). Rachel would call Muhammad by dialing the call sequence from Singapore (where Rachels’s VoIP phone is registered) to Egypt (where Muhammad’s landline is registered).
Scenario 5 – calls between mobile phones registered to the same country
Lana and Beth both have mobile phones registered to Spain.
Example 1 – both in home country: If Lana and Beth are both in Spain, Lana would call Beth by dialing the call sequence from Spain (where Lana is standing with her mobile phone) to Spain (where Beth’s mobile phone is registered) – a domestic Spanish call. Beth would call Lana by dialing the call sequence from Spain (where Beth is standing with her mobile phone) to Spain (where Lana’s mobile phone is registered) a domestic Spanish call.
Example 2 – one in home country, one in another country: If Lana is in Sweden and Beth is in Spain, Lana would call Beth by dialing the call sequence from Sweden (where Lana is standing with her mobile phone) to Spain (where Beth’s mobile phone is registered). Beth would call Lana by dialing the call sequence from Spain (where Beth is standing with her mobile phone) to Spain (where Lana’s mobile phone is registered) – a domestic Spanish call.
Example 3 – both outside of the home country, neither in the same country: If Lana is in Norway and Beth is in Portugal, Lana would call Beth by dialing the call sequence form Norway (where Lana is standing with her mobile phone) to Spain (where Beth’s mobile phone is registered). Beth would call Lana by dialing the call sequence from Portugal (where Beth is standing with her mobile phone) to Spain (where Lana’s mobile phone is registered).
Example 4 – both outside of the home country in the same country: If Lana and Beth are both in the Netherlands, Lana would call Beth by dialing the call sequence from the Netherlands (where Lana is standing with her mobile phone) to Spain (where Beth’s mobile phone is registered). Beth would call Lana by dialing the call sequence from the Netherlands (where Beth is standing with her mobile phone) to Spain (Where Lana’s mobile phone is registered).
Scenario 6 – calls between mobile phones registered to different countries
Bill has a mobile phone registered in the United States and Sally has a mobile phone registered in France.
Example 1 – both in home countries: If Bill is currently standing in the United States and Sally is currently standing in France, Bill would call Sally by dialing the call sequence from the United States (where Bill is standing with his mobile phone) to France (where Sally’s mobile phone is registered). Sally would call Bill by dialing the call sequence from France (where Sally is currently standing with her mobile phone) to the United States (where Bill’s mobile phone is registered).
Example 2 – one in home country, other visiting the other’s home country: If Bill and Sally are both currently standing in France, Bill would call Sally by dialing the call sequence from France (where Bill is currently standing with his mobile phone) to France (where Sally’s mobile phone is registered) – a French domestic call. Sally would call Bill by dialing the call sequence from France (where Sally is currently standing with her mobile phone) to the United States (where Bill’s mobile phone is registered).
Example 3 – one in home country, one visiting another country (but not the 1st’s home country): If Bill is currently in Mexico and Sally is in France, Bill would call Sally by dialing the call sequence from Mexico (where Bill is currently standing on his mobile phone) to France (where Sally’s mobile phone is registered). Sally would call Bill by dialing the call sequence from France (where Sally is currently standing with her mobile phone) to the United States (where Bill’s mobile phone is registered).
Example 4 – both outside of home country, neither in the same country: If Bill is currently standing in Japan and Sally is currently standing in Italy, Bill would call Sally by dialing the call sequence from Japan (where Bill is currently standing with his mobile phone) to France (where Sally’s mobile phone is registered). Sally would call Bill by dialing the call sequence from Italy (where Sally is currently standing with her mobile phone) to the United States (where Bill’s mobile phone is registered).
Example 5 – both outside of home country visiting the same country: If Bill and Sally are both currently in Australia, Bill would call Sally by dialing the call sequence from Australia (where Bill is currently standing with his mobile phone) to France (where Sally’s mobile phone is registered). Sally would call Bill by dialing the call sequence from Australia (where Sally is currently standing with her mobile phone) to the United States (where Bill’s mobile phone is registered).
Scenario 7 – between VoIP phones registered to the same country
Yuka and Hiroki both have VoIP phones registered in Japan.
Example 1 – both in the home country: If Yuka and Hiroki were both in Japan, Yuka would call Hiroki by dialing the call sequence from Japan (where Yuka’s VoIP phone is registered) to Japan (where Hirkoi’s VoIP phone is registered) – the same as a domestic Japanese phone call. Hiroki would call Yuka by dialing the call sequence from Japan (where Hiroki’s VoIP phone is registered) to Japan (where Yuka’s VoIP phone is registered) – the same as a domestic Japanese phone call.
Example 2 – one in the home country, one in another country: If Yuka was in Ecuador Hiroki was in Japan, Yuka would call Hiroki by dialing the call sequence from Japan (where Yuka’s VoIP phone is registered) to Japan (where Hirkoi’s VoIP phone is registered) – the same as a domestic Japanese phone call. Hiroki would call Yuka by dialing the call sequence from Japan (where Hiroki’s VoIP phone is registered) to Japan (where Yuka’s VoIP phone is registered) – the same as a domestic Japanese phone call.
Example 3 – both outside of the home country, neither in the same country: If Yuka was in Russia Hiroki was in Sweden, Yuka would call Hiroki by dialing the call sequence from Japan (where Yuka’s VoIP phone is registered) to Japan (where Hirkoi’s VoIP phone is registered) – the same as a domestic Japanese phone call. Hiroki would call Yuka by dialing the call sequence from Japan (where Hiroki’s VoIP phone is registered) to Japan (where Yuka’s VoIP phone is registered) – the same as a domestic Japanese phone call.
Example 4 – both outside of the home country, visiting the same country: If Yuka and Hiroki were both in Egypt, Yuka would call Hiroki by dialing the call sequence from Japan (where Yuka’s VoIP phone is registered) to Japan (where Hirkoi’s VoIP phone is registered) – the same as a domestic Japanese phone call. Hiroki would call Yuka by dialing the call sequence from Japan (where Hiroki’s VoIP phone is registered) to Japan (where Yuka’s VoIP phone is registered) – the same as a domestic Japanese phone call.
Scenario 8 – between VoIP phones registered to different countries
Alice has a VoIP phone registered to the United Kingdom, and Franco has a VoIP phone registered to Chile.
Example 1 – both in home countries: If Alice is in the UK and Franco is in Chile, Alice would call Franco by dialing the call sequence from the UK (where Alice’s VoIP phone is registered) to Chile (where Franco’s VoIP phone is registered). Franco would call Alice by dialing the call sequence from Chile (where Franco’s VoIP phone is registered) to the UK (where Alice’s VoIP phone is registered).
Example 2 – one in the home country, the other visiting the other’s home country: If Alice and Franco are both in Chile, Alice would call Franco by dialing the call sequence from the UK (where Alice’s VoIP phone is registered) to Chile (where Franco’s VoIP phone is registered). Franco would call Alice by dialing the call sequence from Chile (where Franco’s VoIP phone is registered) to the UK (where Alice’s VoIP phone is registered).
Example 3 – one in home country, the other visiting another country (but not the 1st’s home country): If Alice is in Peru and Franco is in Chile, Alice would call Franco by dialing the call sequence from the UK (where Alice’s VoIP phone is registered) to Chile (where Franco’s VoIP phone is registered). Franco would call Alice by dialing the call sequence from Chile (where Franco’s VoIP phone is registered) to the UK (where Alice’s VoIP phone is registered).
Example 4 – both outside of home countries, neither in the same country: If Alice is in South Africa and Franco is in China, Alice would call Franco by dialing the call sequence from the UK (where Alice’s VoIP phone is registered) to Chile (where Franco’s VoIP phone is registered). Franco would call Alice by dialing the call sequence from Chile (where Franco’s VoIP phone is registered) to the UK (where Alice’s VoIP phone is registered).
Example 5 – both outside of home countries, visiting the same country: If Alice is in the UK and Franco is in the UK, Alice would call Franco by dialing the call sequence from the UK (where Alice’s VoIP phone is registered) to Chile (where Franco’s VoIP phone is registered). Franco would call Alice by dialing the call sequence from Chile (where Franco’s VoIP phone is registered) to the UK (where Alice’s VoIP phone is registered).
Scenario 9 – between a mobile and VoIP phone registered to the same country
Emily has a mobile phone, and Sophie has a VoIP phone registered to Ireland.
Example 1 – both in home country: If Emily is in Ireland and Sophie is in Ireland, Emily would call Sophie by dialing the call sequence from Ireland (where Talya is currently standing with her mobile phone) to Ireland (where Sophie’s VoIP phone is registered) – the same as a domestic call within Ireland. Sophie would call Emily by dialing the call sequence from Ireland (where Sophie’s VoIP phone is registered) to Ireland (where Emily mobile phone is registered) – the same as a domestic call within Ireland.
Example 2 – mobile user traveling, VoIP user in home country: If Emily is in Norway and Sophie is in Ireland, Emily would call Sophie by dialing the call sequence from Norway (where Emily is currently standing with her mobile phone) to Ireland (where Sophie’s VoIP phone is registered). Sophie would call Emily by dialing the call sequence from Ireland (where Sophie’s VoIP phone is registered) to Ireland (where Emily’s mobile phone is registered) – the same as a domestic call within Ireland.
Example 3 – mobile user in home country, VoIP user traveling to another country: If Emily is in Ireland and Sophie is in Thailand, Emily would call Sophie by dialing the call sequence from Ireland (where Emily is currently standing with her mobile phone) to Ireland (where Sophie’s VoIP phone is registered) – the same as a domestic call within Ireland. Sophie would call Emily by dialing the call sequence from Ireland (where Sophie’s VoIP phone is registered) to Ireland (where Emily’s mobile phone is registered) – the same as a domestic call within Ireland.
Example 4 – both outside the home country, visiting a different country: If Emily is in Brazil and Sophie is in Vietnam, Emily would call Sophie by dialing the call sequence from Brazil (where Emily is currently standing with her mobile phone) to Ireland (where Sophie’s VoIP phone is registered). Sophie would call Emily by dialing from Ireland (where Sophie’s VoIP phone is registered) to Ireland (where Emily’s mobile phone is registered) – the same as domestic call within Ireland.
Example 5 – both outside the home country, visiting the same country: If Emily is in Turkey and Sophie is in Turkey, Emily would call Sophie by dialing the call sequence from Turkey (where Emily is currently standing with her mobile phone) to Ireland (where Sophie’s VoIP phone is registered). Sophie would call Emily by dialing from Ireland (where Sophie’s VoIP phone is registered) to Ireland (where Emily’s mobile phone is registered) – the same as a domestic call within Ireland.
Scenario 10 – between a mobile and VoIP phone registered to different countries
George has a mobile phone registered in New Zealand, and Trevor has a VoIP phone registered to Canada.
Example 1 – both in home country: If George is in New Zealand and Trevor is in Canada, George would call Trevor by dialing the call sequence from New Zeland (where George is currently standing with his mobile phone) to Canada (where Trevor’s VoIP phone is registered). Trevor would call George by dialing the call sequence from Canada (where Trevor’s VoIP phone is registered) to New Zealand (where George’s mobile phone is registered).
Example 2 – both in the home country of VoIP user: If George and Trevor are both in Canada, George would call Trevor by dialing the call sequence from Canada (where George is currently standing with his mobile phone) to Canada (where Trevor’s VoIP phone is registered). Trevor would call George by dialing the call sequence from Canada (where Trevor’s VoIP phone is registered) to New Zealand (where George’s mobile phone is registered.
Example 3 – both in the home country of mobile user: If George and Trevor are both in New Zealand, George would call Trevor by dialing the call sequence from New Zealand (where George is currently standing with his mobile phone) to Canada (where Trevor’s VoIP phone is registered). Trevor would call George by dialing the call sequence from Canada (where Trevor’s VoIP phone is registered) to New Zealand (where George’s mobile phone is registered).
Example 4 – mobile user traveling in another country, VoIP user in home country: If George is in Indonesia and Trevor is in Canada, George would call Trevor by dialing the call sequence from Indonesia (where George is currently standing with his mobile phone) to Canada (where Trevor’s VoIP phone is registered). Trevor would call George by dialing the call sequence from Canada (where Trevor’s VoIP phone is registered) to New Zealand (where George’s mobile phone is registered).
Example 4 – VoIP user traveling in another country, mobile user in home country: If George is in New Zealand and Trevor is in South Korea, George would call Trevor by dialing the call sequence from New Zeland (where George is currently standing with his mobile phone) to Canada (where Trevor’s VoIP phone is registered). Trevor would call George by dialing the call sequence from Canada (where Trevor’s VoIP phone is registered) to New Zealand (where George’s mobile phone is registered).
Example 5 – both users traveling outside of home countries, neither in the same country: If George is in India and Trevor is in Sri Lanka, George would call Trevor by dialing the call sequence from India (where George is currently standing with his mobile phone) to Canada (where Trevor’s VoIP phone is registered). Trevor would call George by dialing from Canada (where Trevor’s VoIP phone is registered) to New Zealand (where George’s mobile phone is registered).
Example 6 – both users traveling outside of home countries, to the same country: If George and Trevor are both in Germany, George would call Trevor by dialing the call sequence from Germany (where George is currently standing with his mobile phone) to Canada (where Trevor’s VoIP phone is registered). Trevor would call George by dialing from Canada (where Trevor’s VoIP phone is registered) to New Zealand (where George’s mobile phone is registered).