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Calling Austria

International code(international dialing codes) is +43. From the UK Austria can be called at local rate by dialing 0845 2442442 followed by the phone number.
When calling Austria from abroad, if the number starts with the city code 0222, it's in Vienna. Drop all four of those digits and replace it with a 1, then dial the remaining digits of the phone number. 0222 was the former dialing prefix for Vienna. It should be replaced by 1 also for domestic calls to Vienna.
If the number doesn't start with 0222, simply drop the initial zero from the city code and dial the remaining digits.

Calling prefixes

Dialling local numbers in Austria can be confusing: To call a local number within your own area, dial the number only. You don’t even have to dial the area prefix code. To call to another area, dial the respective area code first. When calling within Austria, you have to dial "0" followed by the area code (i.e. 01 for Vienna). Area codes and phone numbers in Austria are variable length: for some big cities you have just a 2 digit code (Vienna = 01), for most of the rest it is a 4 digit prefix code. To call from abroad to a number in Austria, dial your international access number (usually 00), followed by the country code of Austria and then the area code without the 0 (i.e. 0043-1 for Vienna) If you are not sure how to dial a number, just always add the country and area prefix, this will work in any case. To make a call from a mobile phone to a fixed line number, you always have to add the area prefix code. To call from a mobile to another mobile phone, you must add the prefix code of the mobile service provider of the person you are calling (0664 for A1, 0699 for ONE, 0676 for T-mobile, 0650 for Tele-ring and 0660 for 3). This is less complicated because people will always give their mobile number with the code.

Calling rates

As the telephone market changes constantly and everyone has different calling habits, it is impossible to suggest the cheapest option. In general, calls within the same mobile network are very cheap, sometimes even free depending on your contract type. Calls from fixed line to fixed line are quite cheap. However, there are now several fixed line providers, so you should check the rates before spending hours on the phone. Calls from fixed line to mobile (and vice versa) are expensive. There are packages which combine a certain mobile network with a fixed network, which can make calls cheaper. To make it even more confusing, there are additional rates for calling to and from VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) phones.

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