Landline phone in New York City

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Landlines are becoming less common considering the prevalence of cell phones. However, you may still rely on landline service, particularly for businesses. Services may be bundled with internet and cable.

Phone Installation in New York

The terms of telephone services are based on a consumer contract. When shopping around, it is important to compare the different terms and conditions. These may include, for example, prices for line rental and calls.

The majority of buildings have the necessary infrastructure for a phone line in place. All you have to do is select your favourite provider, contact them and arrange a date for the installation.

The majority of providers offer service packages that, in addition to a phone line, also include an Internet connection and interactive TV.
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Public Phones in New York

Pay phones are not as available as they once were, but you can still find some in transit center and a few around the city. The Federal Communications Commission estimates there are about 100,000 phone payphones left in the USA and about a fifth of those are in New York City.

They usually accept coins and a range of major credit cards (simply follow the onscreen instructions).

Dialling in the USA

Private telephone numbers in the United States are always 7 numbers, usually accompanied by the 3-digit area code and a number 1 at the beginning when calling long distance. They appear with the area code in the format 1(111) 111-1111.

In Manhattan, old numbers have the area code 212 (which does not need to be dialled when calling from another 212 number). Because of the amount of new numbers, 332, 646 and 917 are also used.  Other boroughs of NYC have a different area code, usually 718. Telephone numbers beginning with the area code 800, 888 or 877 are free.

Major Area Codes in the USA:

  • 650- South San Francisco Bay area, Silicon Valley (California)
  • 202- District of Columbia
  • 310- Los Angeles (California)
  • 818 – Hollywood (California)
  • 626 Pasadena (California)
  • 512- Austin (Texas)
  • 312- Chicago (Illinois)
  • 415- San Francisco (California)
  • 305- Miami and the Florida Keys (Florida)

Find a complete list of national area codes here.

Call Internationally from New York
To call abroad from the US, dial 00 + country code + number

Call to New York Internationally
Dial 00 + 1 (Country code: 1 is the international code used to dial to USA.) + 3 digits area code (without the first zero) + 7 digits phone number

Example: 001 (111) 111-1111 or +1 (111) 111-1111

Skype, Google and other ways to connect

There is an increasing amount of good quality online and mobile services that provide opportunities for calling and sending messages free of charge. For more information take a look at our article Expats Connect: Skype and Other Services.


Related article: Mobile Phone in

Update 13/02/2020


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