I live in Ontario, Canada. I need to call this company:
http://www.makin-metals.com/company.html
Their number is listed on the bottom as:
01706 717317
I don’t get it. 11 numbers? Is some part of that an area code? Now, I know the country code for great Britain is 44. And I did some searching around and it seems I have to dial 011 to get out of Canada. Also, I need to press 9 to dial out of the office system. So this is what I tried:
9 011 44 01706 717317
Well, it didn’t work. That sexy female voice came on and told me that my call could not be completed as dialed.
So englighten me - how in the heck would I go about calling that number?
(PS. Not sure what the policy is on showing an actual phone number. I figured since it is a company, with an obviously public webpage, wherein the phone# is clearly posted, it wouldn’t be a big deal.)
You only need the first zero. They should publish their number as +44 1706. The fools !
In other words, dial
9 011 44 1706 … etc
Okay, question the second: Do businesses over there observe the same 9:00 - 5:00 schedule we do? I see its 7:44pm in England so it looks like I’m too late to call.
Yep, it’s probably too late, they’re probably all down the pub having after-work pints.
Like here, some customer service departments stay open late … although in England ‘customer service’ is often meant ironically.
Well, maybe they aren’t expecting international calls? Their number as published is as we would dial it in the UK. Adding the +44 would confuse a lot of the natives. 
The international dialling thing is awfully confusing. I myself have been trying to send a fax to Kenya, the number is written thusly:
(254-20) 23583458
or something. I bet it makes perfect sense to people in Kenya.
It keeps bouncing back. Argh ! Stupid international telecommunications !