Getting Help 5-7Dell Contact NumbersWhen you need to contact Dell, use the telephone num-bers and codes provided in Tables 5-2 and 5-3. Table 5-2provides the various codes required to make long-dis-tance and international calls. Table 5-3 provides localtelephone numbers, area codes, and toll-free numbers, ifapplicable, for each department or service available invarious countries around the world. If you are making adirect-dialed call to a location outside of your local tele-phone service area, determine which codes to use (if any)in Table 5-2 in addition to the local numbers provided inTable 5-3. For example, to place an international callfrom Paris, France to Bracknell, England, dial the inter-national access code for France followed by the countrycode for the U.K., the city code for Bracknell, and thenthe local number as shown in the following illustration:To place a long-distance call within your own country,use area codes instead of international access codes,country codes, and city codes. For example, to call Paris,France from Montpellier, France, dial the area code plusthe local number as shown in the following illustration:The codes required depend on where you are calling fromas well as the destination of your call; in addition, eachcountry has a different dialing protocol. If you needassistance in determining which codes to use, contact alocal or an international operator.NOTE: Toll-free numbers are for use only within thecountry for which they are listed. Area codes are mostoften used to call long distance within your own country(not internationally)—in other words, when your calloriginates in the same country you are calling.19InternationalAccess Code(in France)44CountryCode(for U.K.)1344City Code(Bracknell)________Local16 1Area Code(for Paris fromoutside Paris)________Local
