Note: For international calling and texting, please use a United States Phoner number.
Trying to stay connected with friends and family abroad? We have got your covered! Phoner app supports International calling and texting at incredible rates.
To get started on calling or texting international numbers, check that:
- There are sufficient Credits on your account. See How do Credits, Minutes and Texts work?
- You add the country code in front of the number before making the call or sending the text.
To call an international number:
- Launch the Phoner app
- Go to the 'Phone' tab
- Enter the country code in front of the number you are dialling (e.g. +1 for US numbers and +44 for UK numbers). To do that, tap and hold the '0' button until the '+' symbol appears. Then enter the country code.
- Tap on the green Dial button to make the phone call.
To text an international number:
- Launch the Phoner app
- Go to the ‘Message’ tab
- Tap the top right ‘+’ button
- You should see the ‘New Message’ screen
- Enter your contact’s number in the top ‘To’ text field. Add the country code in front of the number you are texting (e.g. +1 for US numbers and +44 for UK numbers).
- Enter the message at the bottom ‘Text message’ text field
- Tap on the arrow icon at the bottom to send your text message
- If you want to send a picture MMS message, tap on the camera icon on the left of the ‘Text message’ text field. Ensure that you have given permission for Phoner to access your Photos, so you can choose to send pictures from your photo library.