Calling Germany Collect from Abroad?
The most convenient way for German tourists to call home is the Deutschland direkt Line. You can reach it toll-free from the US at • 1-800-292-0049 • 1-800-766-0049 • 1-800-927-0049 From Canada it is • 1-800-465-0049 Note that this service is very expensive. The cost is supposedly around DM 2.10 per minute, plus a flat fee of DM 3.00. Collect calls are possible. It is also possible to use a special phone card and password. Ask your local ‘telefonladen’ for details. 1995-3 If you want to call a German ‘130’ number from the US, you need to call either the above mentioned service or your long distance operator. ‘130’ numbers are Germany’s version of the US ‘800’ numbers. But if you call them from another country you will have to pay the usual fee for operator assisted long distance calls. Some of the German ‘130’ numbers are linked to US ‘800’ numbers so you can actually call them for free in the US. It is also not possible to reach US ‘800’ numbers from Germany. You will have to use an o
