Calls to South Africa

[figfn]

Good day, 

Is it possible to call South Africa on the network?

[Anonymous]

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@Pawprints1986 wrote:

But in theory, if you knew someone in Africa, you could Facebook messenger them to call you in 5 minutes type thing then still establish connection... Depending what Africa charges long distance wise... 

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Or text them. We can text anywhere that will accept. Or use voip. Or a calling card.

lol I don't think "Africa" charges anything. Each country in Africa on the other hand...:)

[Pawprints1986]

But in theory, if you knew someone in Africa, you could Facebook messenger them to call you in 5 minutes type thing then still establish connection... Depending what Africa charges long distance wise... 

[Anonymous]

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@Pawprints1986 wrote:

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@Anonymous wrote:

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@Pawprints1986 wrote:

curiosity getting the best of me again... what if youre both at home and someone in south africa tried to call you? Can you accept a call? Or just straight up wont work? Doesnt apply to me but just curious... 

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Calls can be accepted from anywhere on the planet (or elsewhere that can connect to the earth-based telephone system 🙂 ).

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Odd that it cant go both ways in some cases... what happens network wise that it can go one direction but not the other? Is that a PM limitation or a telus/canadian overall limitation?

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It _can_ go the other direction in this case but limited to a group of countries and also excluding some area code/prefixes.

"Long distance" has always been on the callers side. When cells arrived they were about air time. So just the mere fact of using air time consumed units.

[Pawprints1986]

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@Anonymous wrote:

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@Pawprints1986 wrote:

curiosity getting the best of me again... what if youre both at home and someone in south africa tried to call you? Can you accept a call? Or just straight up wont work? Doesnt apply to me but just curious... 

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Calls can be accepted from anywhere on the planet (or elsewhere that can connect to the earth-based telephone system 🙂 ).

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Odd that it cant go both ways in some cases... what happens network wise that it can go one direction but not the other? Is that a PM limitation or a telus/canadian overall limitation?

[Anonymous]

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@Pawprints1986 wrote:

curiosity getting the best of me again... what if youre both at home and someone in south africa tried to call you? Can you accept a call? Or just straight up wont work? Doesnt apply to me but just curious... 

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Calls can be accepted from anywhere on the planet (or elsewhere that can connect to the earth-based telephone system 🙂 ).

[Pawprints1986]

curiosity getting the best of me again... what if youre both at home and someone in south africa tried to call you? Can you accept a call? Or just straight up wont work? Doesnt apply to me but just curious... 

[Naepalm]

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@figfn wrote:

Good day, 

Is it possible to call South Africa on the network?

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The best thing for you to do is use any of the apps mentioned, Line app is another good one that I use for video chat and calls. 

Allthe best my friend!

[Staliger]

@figfn Unfortunately, using PM, you can't call there. But you can use some internet applications like What's App, Wechat, Skype, etc to call to the country you need.

[Triguy]

You could purchase a LD calling card or use Wi-Fi apps like Textnow, Fongo, or Skype.

[Daps]

@figfnyou cannot make calls with south africa using public mobile.

You will need to use a calling card or a voip app (like fongo, google voice, etc)

[gblackma]

Sorry no @figfn The Intl long distance Add-On only  includes these countries: Canada, China, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Italy, South Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, and Venezuela.

You can try free apps such as WhatsApp etc

[JoyLuck · Accepted solution]

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@figfn wrote:

Good day, 

Is it possible to call South Africa on the network?

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Sorry these are the only countries with an add on:

400 International Long Distance minutes

Included countries: Canada, China, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Italy, South Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, and Venezuela.