Monday, November 23, 2009

Can using a phone in Chile be any more complicated?

Apparently these are the rules for using the phone in Chile.

Cell phone to cell phone - all cell phone numbers start with a 7, 8 or 9 and are followed by 7 more digits, so you'd call 9-999-9999 for example
Cell phone to land line - must dial "02" before the 7-digit land line number ... 02-999-9999
Land line to land line - this is the easiest, just dial the 7-digit number ... 999-9999
Land line to cell phone - you have to dial "09" before the 7,8, or 9 + 7-digit number .... so it would be 09-9-999-9999

These were passed on to me by a friend I met in country, so don't take my word for it. Even with these rules, I have yet to get my condo's phone to work correctly. I think I decided that it is because my landlord restricted calls to cell phones. I think.

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