International calls can be made from private cell phones, public IDD phones, or hotel IDD phones. International calls are charged in units of six seconds. It is best to have a phone card when making these calls to prevent a shocking bill in the future. Teachers have a habit of “drunk dialing” – in fact, that seemed to be the only time I called home when I was abroad. My folks thought I had a bit of a problem but it was just that I got a little over emotional after the 12th bottle of beer. After the first phone bill I ALWAYS used phone cards or better yet Skype.
The procedure for making international direct dial calls from Taiwan is as follows:
- Dial Taiwan's international access code, 002
- Dial the country code of the country being called (1 for North America, 86 for mainland China, etc.)
- Dial in the area code of the called party (leaving out the long-distance recognition digit, "0")
- Dial in the number of the called party.
For operator-assisted international calls, please dial "100."
For international information, call this free number: 0800080100.
Reduced price periods and fees for International Subscriber Dialling (ISD) are as follows:
- 10:00 p.m. - 8:00 a.m. daily
- 12:00 noon Saturday
- all day Sunday
- until 8:00 a.m. Monday
- all day on national holidays
Credit or Reverse Charge Calls in Taiwan
For reverse charges or credit calls, dial 008 + the communication number for the country being called, as follows:
- Australia 008-061-0061
- Canada 008-012-0012
- UK 008-044-0044
- USA(AT&T) 008-010-2880
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