# Calling a 1-800 number from outside the U.S.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-a-1-800-number-from-outside-the-u-s/593923>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 24, 2011, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-a-1-800-number-from-outside-the-u-s/593923 "2011-08-24T17:44:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2011, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-a-1-800-number-from-outside-the-u-s/593923/41 "2011-09-12T23:32:03Z")

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> [@ajfrod](#):
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> use skype

Or [Google talk](http://www.google.com/talk/start.html)

ETA: of course, for Skype or Google Talk, you need a computer with speakers and a microphone.

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**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2011, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-a-1-800-number-from-outside-the-u-s/593923/42 "2011-09-13T07:01:00Z")

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> [@clairobscur](#):
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> (\*) “Would have gone through” or “would have went through”?

Gone. The modal information is provided by the “would”.

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