Call From Any Country: Where CallTuv Works
CallTuv works over the internet, so you can call from anywhere in the world to over 230 countries - with a few destinations worth knowing about.
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View as MarkdownCallTuv works over the internet - so where you're calling from doesn't matter. From any country with a steady connection, you can call landlines and mobiles in over 230 countries and territories, straight from the browser or the app.
Calling from anywhere
Traveling, living abroad, on hotel Wi-Fi, using a foreign SIM's data - all fine. You can even call without any SIM card at all, which makes CallTuv a favorite of travelers calling home. Your account, balance, and caller ID work identically wherever you are, because nothing depends on a local carrier. That's also why there's no roaming: a call to the same destination costs the same from everywhere. See Understanding Rates and Per-Minute Billing.
Checking a destination
- Type the number into the dialer - the exact per-minute rate appears before you call, and you don't need any credit just to view rates.
- Or browse every destination on the rates page.
- Calling across many time zones? The free best time to call planner shows when it's a polite hour on both ends.
The destinations that aren't available
A small number of destinations can't be called - mainland China among them, along with Iran, Cuba and Syria. Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan are all available. Calling from any of these countries to other countries works normally; it's only calls to them that can't be connected.
The full list, and how to check any country in about ten seconds, is in Which Countries You Can Call.
What you need wherever you are
- A steady internet connection (Wi-Fi or mobile data) - quality depends on it far more than on location; see Fixing Microphone and Audio Issues.
- Credit for at least the 3-minute minimum at your destination's rate.
Then dial exactly as described in How to Make a Call with CallTuv.
Frequently asked questions
- Does it matter which country I'm calling from?
- No. Calls travel over the internet, so rates and quality depend on where you're calling to, not from. Calling Germany costs the same from Tel Aviv, London, or Tokyo.
- Can I call China?
- Unfortunately calls to mainland China aren't supported right now, because of the sanctions rules and telecom regulations a licensed voice carrier has to follow. Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan are all available. Calling from China to other countries works normally. The full picture of which destinations are and are not available is in Which Countries You Can Call.
