Urgent!! How to dial foreign number?

Nikar 3 SG

as per title.

let's say the number i need to dial is: 0451-82340388 (Chinese Eastern Airlines, Harbin branch).

for ease of convenience, the handphone i'm using is the Starhub Green card.

so, to dial this number, do i need to add any pre-fix in front? i think china's country code is 86? so, when i dial, must dial "86-0451-82340388"?

urgent pls, this is for work purposes, otherwise i'm gonna be screwed by my boss.

those who're familiar with dialing foreign or china numbers pls advise.

thanks, no jokes.

charlize SG

I think you need to dial 001 (singtel) or 00something depending on which service provider you use before you key in the country code.

dkcx SG

Starhub if not wrong just type +86 followed by the number since the + will represent the IDD code etc. Just make sure your country code is correct cos i never call to china before though i call m'sia before and i just add +60 which is m'sia country code

Firestarie SG

Singtel - 001/019 (country code + area code + tel no) 86-0451-82340388

M1- 021 86-0451-82340388

Starhub- donno e code...

hope it helps

ditzy SG

http://www.starhub.com/portal/site/StarHub/menuitem.b917f580812d7209aa494b608324a5a0/?vgnextoid=54bbfa428d6b1110VgnVCM100000464114acRCRD

If you go to starhub website, and input "international calls" into the search, you will the above link.

And if you click on the prepaid card thing on the left, it will tell you the current promotion going on, such as this one:

http://www.starhub.com/portal/site/Mobile/menuitem.c70f114dc9ead084a1c2ca608324a5a0/?vgnextoid=f7d653a58baeb010VgnVCM10000038425a0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=ItemCMId%3A3260b1abe772c110VgnVCM100000464114acRCRD

Nikar 3 SG

thanks all! so, i think i should be calling 008-86-0451-82340388.

will try tomorrow. btw, the area code for Harbin is "0451", so must input the 0 as well?

will it make a difference?

ditzy SG

Why don't you just try goddamit!

dkcx SG

thanks all! so, i think i should be calling 008-86-0451-82340388.

will try tomorrow. btw, the area code for Harbin is "0451", so must input the 0 as well?

will it make a difference?

If you try and don't work then u remove the 0 lo. M'sia numbers is 01X.... and their country code is 60 and the final number i call is +601X and not +6001X

ditzy SG

I think if you got a hooker, you'll be asking her why she's lying down there for!

Raven8 SG

I think if you got a hooker, you'll be asking her why she's lying down there for!

Nikar 3 SG

lol, i finally succeeded in making ditzy use the "angry" emoticon!!!!

10 cheers for Nikar!!!!!!!!! X-D

Nikar 3 SG

just managed to dial the number.

for the 0451 part, must get rid of the 0 in front then can get through.

so it's 008-86-451-blah.....

however, the Chinese Eastern Airlines staff (in mainland) are pretty rude.....talk to them halfway, they discuss the problem among themselves for 10 mins waste my farking precious Green card value, and they cannot resolve the issue, never mind, and what did they do?

HANG UP.

Ta1 nai3 nai3 de4!!!!!!!!

ditzy SG

just managed to dial the number.

for the 0451 part, must get rid of the 0 in front then can get through.

so it's 008-86-451-blah.....

HANG UP.

Ta1 nai3 nai3 de4!!!!!!!!

I'm not surprised why they are rude to you.

Nikar 3 SG

hello, PRC service what u expect?

TERMINATOR2000 SG

wat???u mean u stay up at 11pm to enquire exhaustingly bout makin overseas call n all u resulted in was rude people who wasted your time n money????

Nikar 3 SG

yeah, true.....was up at 11 PM last night surf net and doing research and asked the question as well.

don't fly Chinese Eastern Airlines; they sux.

who knows.....the plane might be made entirely of lead?

i tot SG service quality is already bad, but these PRC service really takes the cake.

brainerror SG

just dial lor. im using the prepaid too.