Calling 800 and other US numbers from Colombian phone

Something is going wrong here .. and Brenneman is not the only Expat with this complaint.

Last month, I attempted from a dozen different locations with supposed overseas phoning capability ..  to reach my USA bank's overseas number (not an 800 #).

Each time, the call did not go through.  Usually the number was dialed from a cell phone .. and always by the owner of the phone shop or its agent.  The number appears on the back of my bank Visa card.

Surprisingly, this major USA  bank does not have an online system for a customer to initiate the type of inquiry I was attempting to make.

cccmedia in Ipiales (where the calls were attempted)

I can offer suggestions but I can't try them.

It depends on your carrier and the code assigned to them.  For instance if you're trying to call a number in Memphis, TN, say, 901-202-3370,
and you have Movistar your code is 9, so you dial two zeros, the 9, then a 1, then the number:
009 1 901 202 3370

The two zeros followed by the code, followed by a 1, followed by the area code and number is per
http://www.aproxima.es/llamando.html?de … ;hacia=usa
...where you will use the code in the list they give for carriers.

So if you have Tigo you use the 414 code:
00414 1 901 202 3370

The code for ETB is 7, UNE EPM is 5, Claro Móvil is 444, etc. etc.

I use Skype from my computer to call Toll Free Numbers in Canada.

It works for almost all of them.

I imagine that it will be the same for US Toll Free Numbers

Good Luck!

I found these instructions but haven't tried them. I use Skype and toll free calls are free from anywhere.

https://www.howtocallabroad.com/results … ted_states

Fred