Any time you want to call a number abroad from the U. S. , you dial this number first to indicate that you’re making an international call. Every country as its own international call prefix that must be dialled before such a call can be made. [1] X Research source
2 for Manila 32 for Cebu 34 for Bacolod 74 for Baguio 82 for Davao
Area codes are often included as part of the local number, so make sure you don’t dial the area code twice. When making calls within the Philippines, sometimes a 0 gets added to the beginning of the number. [4] X Research source However, this 0 must be removed before calling the Philippines from the U. S. , so if the number you’re calling starts with a 0, don’t dial it.
If you can’t find the + symbol on your phone, you can also try ** instead as the shortcut for the international call prefix. [6] X Research source Be aware that international calls to mobile phones are usually more expensive than calls to landlines. [7] X Research source
Do not dial the area code as well as the mobile code.
Press Talk to initiate the call on a cellular phone. Otherwise, just wait for the phone to ring if you’re calling from a landline.
To make a Skype-to-Skype call to someone in the Philippines, select the person from your contacts list and then press the video camera icon for a video chat or the telephone icon for an audio-only call. To add contacts to your list, select Contacts from the top tool bar, then select Add Contact > Search Skype Dictionary. Then, type in the name or Skype name of the person you want to add. To sign up to make calls directly to telephones using Skype, go to their international calling site to subscribe or purchase credits. Skype also has an app you can download on your mobile device to make calls. To install this app, go to the App Store, Google Play, or the store where you can search and download apps for your device.
To video chat with a contact, log in to Gmail and click the person icon at the bottom left side of the screen to show your contacts. Either select the contact you want to chat with and press the video camera icon to initiate a Hangout call, or click the magnifying glass to search for new contacts. Google Hangouts also has a mobile app, which can be installed from the application store on your device.
To add credits to your account to make international calls, click the + icon beside Credits to enter your billing information. From there, you can select Make Calls From an Android if you want to install the Hangouts Dialer app to route Google Voice calls through your Android phone, or you can log in to Gmail to make calls through the computer. To call through Gmail, click the phone icon in the bottom left corner of the screen. Input the number you want to call, and click Call. Because you’re calling a regular phone in the Philippines, you still dial the number the same way as from a landline or mobile.
