OT: UK phone question

[babyzoe]

what's with the 0 in parenthesis? I have to call UK numbers often for my job and there's always this 0 in parenthesis that I never use. When I have tried to add that 0 in there the call won't go through.

 

[comotion89]

erm I dunno lol worked for me when I've been abroad you've also got to make sure your using the right area code for examples old one used to be 0121 (Birmingham) my aunt is 0207 (inner London I think) my current is 0116( Leicester) and my work is 0159 (Loughborough)

 

[itsnowmyturn]

We use the 0 ie mobile number is 07890123456 but if someone from overseas wants to call that same mobile number they would replace the 0 with 44 so would be 447890123456

If that makes sense

 

[comotion89]

also there's +44 which replaces tha 0 for mobiles here

 

[babyzoe]

ah! I see. yea, I use +44 when I call. That makes soo much sense! Thanks you two!