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I have an American friend. What do I have to prefix their number with to call from a. the Uk and b. whilst in America

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You would need to add +1 or 001 as a prefix. Either will work. If you're calling from your mobile it will be a very expensive call. You'd be much better off using Skype, which would be free if your friend in the US also had it. If not, you would have to buy credit, but it's only 2.3 cents (USD) per minute to call. There are other VOIP apps you can also use, like Viber, or I think you can now also make calls through the Firefox browser, and Google Hangouts, but your friend would need to have those as well.

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Please could you edit out the mobile number you've added.

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This link may help with Pre Fixes.

http://countrycode.org/usa

Be aware of call costs.

Help link http://www.o2.co.uk/international/internationalhub
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If its a UK number simply use the full number, with the  first zero. No prefix or country code is necessary. Be aware though that your friend will be charged.

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You would need to add +1 or 001 as a prefix. Either will work. If you're calling from your mobile it will be a very expensive call. You'd be much better off using Skype, which would be free if your friend in the US also had it. If not, you would have to buy credit, but it's only 2.3 cents (USD) per minute to call. There are other VOIP apps you can also use, like Viber, or I think you can now also make calls through the Firefox browser, and Google Hangouts, but your friend would need to have those as well.

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No. It's a Nevada area code.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_code_775

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