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title: How to dial international LD(Long Distance) numbers.
description: Customer cannot dial international long-distance destinations ("011" + Country Code prior to dialing the number) Solution:
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# How to dial international LD(Long Distance) numbers.

### Problem:

Customer cannot dial international long-distance destinations ("011" + Country Code prior to dialing the number)

Solution:

 1\. Due to VOIP routing of international calls, you may have to wait longer before you hear the phone ringing. Give it a full 60 seconds before you hang up an international call.

2\. Check the International LD setting on customer's account.

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### Problem:

 Customers cannot dial international long-distance Cell destinations.

#### Solution:

 Below is an example of calls to Peru, but with most international destination the format is the same. Just the dialed numbers are different.

\- How to dial to Peru cellular: dialing format for calls to a cell phone: 011 + 51 + 9?? ??? ???   
\- For a how to dial other destinations this link should help.  [http://www.howtocallabroad.com/](http://www.howtocallabroad.com/)

  

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