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How to Dial

Calling German phone numbers from a German phone line

To dial a German commercial phone number from a German phone line (including a cell phone with a SIM card from a German provider), you can dial the number without a country code and add a zero. If using the country code of +49, drop the zero.

For example, if a number is listed as +49 (0) 123 456 7890, dial from a cell phone (on a German network) either as 01234567890 or +491234567890.

Calling Germany from the U.S. and Europe

To dial a German commercial telephone number from the United States: Dial 011 49 and drop the first 0 of the commercial telephone number.

To dial a German commercial telephone number from Europe, outside of Germany: Dial 0049 and drop the first 0 of the commercial telephone number. If using a cell phone, you can also use +49 (on most phones, you can get the + sign by holding down 0 on the dialer).

If dialing from a phone on the Defense Switched Network (DSN), anywhere in the world, ignore the above instructions and simply dial the ten-digit DSN number directly.

Numbers in the DSN (Defense Switched Network) column can only be used from phones physically connected to this network. They cannot be dialed from a cell phone. They are also not standard U.S. phone numbers and cannot be dialed by adding +1.