Ratebuster tips for cheap calls to the USA
Do you hail from the USA but work or live in the UK? Or perhaps you are a fan of the all American way and have lots of "buddies" in the USA?! Either way a buddy you'll want to keep close to hand is Ratebuster - the low call hero that champions cheap international call charges so you can afford to phone the States for as long and as frequently as you would like.
You can cheap call the USA from a landline or your mobile phone and save pounds compared to BT tariffs. What's more you don't ever have to avoid paying peak rates - because with Ratebuster there aren't any. Your cheap international call is charged at one flat rate, all day, every day.
Why not check out our cheap rates right now...
Using Ratebuster to for cheap call to the USA
Making cheap calls with Ratebuster is easy. All you need to do is:
- Dial your Ratebuster access number and listen to our voice prompts
- Dial the country code - 001, followed by the destination number and then press the hash key so we can connect you quickly
- That's it you're connected and you're already saving money on your cheap international call!
Helpful information for when you cheap call
As well as benefiting from cheap international calls to the USA with Ratebuster, we thought you might find the following information useful whenever you decide to make your calls.
- Cheaper mobile calls to the USA
- What time is it in the USA?
- Which international dialling code do I need?
- Holiday calendar
Cheaper mobile calls to the USA
- Use your Ratebuster access code as part of your free minutes
Some mobile tariffs may include 0844 numbers as part of your free minutes. But it's best to check with your mobile service provider before making your call. - Cut down on call times by programming your mobile
For numbers you call often, just program the access number and the destination number into your mobile - then you'll make a saving every time you call!
Here's how to program your mobile
To learn how to programme your mobile, please read our Money Saving Tips
What time is it in the USA?
Remember to plan the time of your cheap international call. Even your best friends won't thank you for disturbing their beauty sleep!
Time Difference between UK and the USA
| American Province | Time Difference |
| Pacific Standard Time | GMT - 8:00 hours |
| Mountain Standard Time | GMT - 7:00 hours |
| Central Standard Time | GMT - 6:00 hours |
| Eastern Standard Time | GMT - 5:00 hours |
| Alaska Standard Time | GMT - 7:00 hours |
| Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time | GMT - 10:00 hours |
| Hawaii Standard Time | GMT - 10:00 hours |
Which international dialling code do I need?
Getting the right international dialling code for the city or region you want to call in the USA means you don't waste any time or money when you make your cheap international calls with Ratebuster.
The USA international dialling codes.
Dialling the USA always contains the same formula. 00 + 1 + Area code + Tel
| 00 + 1 + 205 Alabama - Birmingham/Central Alabama |
| 00 + 1 + 251 Alabama |
| 00 + 1 + 659 Alabama |
| 00 + 1 + 256 Alabama - Huntsville/North Alabama |
| 00 + 1 + 334 Alabama - Montgomery/Mobile/Lower Alabama |
| 00 + 1 + 907 Alaska |
| 00 + 1 + 520 Arizona |
| 00 + 1 + 928 Arizona |
| 00 + 1 + 480 Arizona - Phoenix. East Valley |
| 00 + 1 + 602 Arizona - Phoenix |
| 00 + 1 + 623 Arizona - Phoenix. West Valley |
| 00 + 1 + 501 Arkansas |
| 00 + 1 + 479 Arkansas |
| 00 + 1 + 870 Arkansas |
| 00 + 1 + 341 California |
| 00 + 1 + 442 California |
| 00 + 1 + 628 California |
| 00 + 1 + 657 California |
| 00 + 1 + 669 California |
| 00 + 1 + 747 California |
| 00 + 1 + 752 California |
| 00 + 1 + 764 California |
| 00 + 1 + 951 California |
| 00 + 1 + 209 California - Central |
| 00 + 1 + 559 California - Central |
| 00 + 1 + 408 California - Central Coastal |
| 00 + 1 + 831 California - Central Coastal |
| 00 + 1 + 510 California - East Bay Area |
| 00 + 1 + 213 California - Los Angeles |
| 00 + 1 + 310 California - Los Angeles |
| 00 + 1 + 424 California - (overlay 310) |
| 00 + 1 + 323 California - Los Angeles |
| 00 + 1 + 562 California - Los Angeles |
| 00 + 1 + 707 California - North Coastal |
| 00 + 1 + 369 California - (split from 707) |
| 00 + 1 + 627 California - (split from 707) |
| 00 + 1 + 530 California - Northern |
| 00 + 1 + 714 California - Orange County |
| 00 + 1 + 949 California - Orange County |
| 00 + 1 + 626 California - Pas./San Gabr.Vly |
| 00 + 1 + 909 California - Riverside & S.Bern |
| 00 + 1 + 916 California - Sacramento |
| 00 + 1 + 760 California - San Diego |
| 00 + 1 + 619 California - San Diego, S.California |
| 00 + 1 + 858 California - (split from 619) |
| 00 + 1 + 935 California - (split from 619) |
| 00 + 1 + 818 California - SF Valley, LA area |
| 00 + 1 + 415 California - San Francisco |
| 00 + 1 + 925 California - S.F. Bay area |
| 00 + 1 + 661 California - (split from 805) |
| 00 + 1 + 805 California - South Central |
| 00 + 1 + 650 California - West Bay Area |
| 00 + 1 + 720 Colorado - Denver & suburban |
| 00 + 1 + 970 Colorado - Northern & Western |
| 00 + 1 + 303 Colorado - Denver & suburban |
| 00 + 1 + 719 Colorado - Southern & Eastern |
| 00 + 1 + 203 Connecticut |
| 00 + 1 + 475 Connecticut - (overlay 203) |
| 00 + 1 + 860 Connecticut |
| 00 + 1 + 959 Connecticut - (overlay 860) |
| 00 + 1 + 302 Delaware |
| 00 + 1 + 202 District Of Columbia |
| 00 + 1 + 239 Florida - Naples/Ft. Myers |
| 00 + 1 + 386 Florida |
| 00 + 1 + 689 Florida |
| 00 + 1 + 754 Florida - Boca Raton/Lauderdale |
| 00 + 1 + 941 Florida - Bradenton/Sarasota |
| 00 + 1 + 954 Florida - Greater Ft Lauderdale |
| 00 + 1 + 561 Florida - Greater Palm Beach |
| 00 + 1 + 407 Florida - Greater Orlando |
| 00 + 1 + 727 Florida - Greater St Petersburg |
| 00 + 1 + 352 Florida - North |
| 00 + 1 + 904 Florida - Jacksonville |
| 00 + 1 + 850 Florida panhandle |
| 00 + 1 + 786 Florida - Overlay the 305 area |
| 00 + 1 + 863 Florida - South Central |
| 00 + 1 + 305 Florida - Miami/SE Florida |
| 00 + 1 + 321 Florida Space Coast (Melbourne) |
| 00 + 1 + 813 Florida - Tampa area |
| 00 + 1 + 470 Georgia |
| 00 + 1 + 478 Georgia |
| 00 + 1 + 770 Georgia |
| 00 + 1 + 678 Georgia |
| 00 + 1 + 404 Georgia - Metro Atlanta |
| 00 + 1 + 706 Georgia - Northern |
| 00 + 1 + 912 Georgia - Southern |
| 00 + 1 + 229 Georgia - (split from 912) |
| 00 + 1 + 808 Hawaii |
| 00 + 1 + 208 Idaho |
| 00 + 1 + 312 Illinois - Chicago |
| 00 + 1 + 773 Illinois - Chicago |
| 00 + 1 + 630 Illinois - Chicago suburbs |
| 00 + 1 + 847 Illinois - Chicago suburbs |
| 00 + 1 + 708 Illinois - North East |
| 00 + 1 + 815 Illinois - Northern |
| 00 + 1 + 224 Illinois |
| 00 + 1 + 331 Illinois overlay deferred |
| 00 + 1 + 464 Illinois overlay deferred |
| 00 + 1 + 872 Illinois overlay deferred |
| 00 + 1 + 217 Illinois - South Central |
| 00 + 1 + 618 Illinois - Southern |
| 00 + 1 + 309 Illinois - West Central |
| 00 + 1 + 260 Indiana |
| 00 + 1 + 317 Indiana - Central |
| 00 + 1 + 219 Indiana - Northern |
| 00 + 1 + 765 Indiana - Outside Indianapolis |
| 00 + 1 + 812 Indiana - Southern |
| 00 + 1 + 563 Iowa |
| 00 + 1 + 641 Iowa |
| 00 + 1 + 515 Iowa - Central |
| 00 + 1 + 319 Iowa - Eastern |
| 00 + 1 + 712 Iowa - Western |
| 00 + 1 + 876 Jamaica |
| 00 + 1 + 620 Kansas - Southern |
| 00 + 1 + 785 Kansas - Northern |
| 00 + 1 + 913 Kansas - North East |
| 00 + 1 + 316 Kansas-Wichita area |
| 00 + 1 + 270 Kentucky |
| 00 + 1 + 859 Kentucky |
| 00 + 1 + 606 Kentucky - Eastern |
| 00 + 1 + 502 Kentucky - Western |
| 00 + 1 + 225 Louisiana |
| 00 + 1 + 337 Louisiana |
| 00 + 1 + 985 Louisiana |
| 00 + 1 + 504 Louisiana - Eastern |
| 00 + 1 + 318 Louisiana - Western |
| 00 + 1 + 207 Maine |
| 00 + 1 + 204 Manitoba |
| 00 + 1 + 227 Maryland |
| 00 + 1 + 240 Maryland |
| 00 + 1 + 443 Maryland |
| 00 + 1 + 667 Maryland |
| 00 + 1 + 410 Maryland - Eastern |
| 00 + 1 + 301 Maryland - Southern & Western |
| 00 + 1 + 339 Massachusetts |
| 00 + 1 + 351 Massachusetts |
| 00 + 1 + 774 Massachusetts |
| 00 + 1 + 781 Massachusetts |
| 00 + 1 + 857 Massachusetts |
| 00 + 1 + 978 Massachusetts |
| 00 + 1 + 508 Massachusetts - Eastern |
| 00 + 1 + 617 Massachusetts - Eastern |
| 00 + 1 + 413 Massachusetts - Western |
| 00 + 1 + 231 Michigan |
| 00 + 1 + 269 Michigan |
| 00 + 1 + 989 Michigan |
| 00 + 1 + 734 Michigan - Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti |
| 00 + 1 + 517 Michigan - Central |
| 00 + 1 + 313 Michigan - Eastern |
| 00 + 1 + 810 Michigan - Northern |
| 00 + 1 + 248 Michigan - Oakland City |
| 00 + 1 + 278 Michigan overlay suspended |
| 00 + 1 + 586 Michigan overlay |
| 00 + 1 + 679 Michigan overlay suspended |
| 00 + 1 + 947 Michigan |
| 00 + 1 + 906 Michigan - Upper North |
| 00 + 1 + 616 Michigan - Western |
| 00 + 1 + 320 Minnesota |
| 00 + 1 + 612 Minnesota - Minneapolis |
| 00 + 1 + 763 Minnesota - Minneapolis Suburbs |
| 00 + 1 + 952 Minnesota - Minneapolis Suburbs |
| 00 + 1 + 218 Minnesota - Northern |
| 00 + 1 + 507 Minnesota - Southern |
| 00 + 1 + 651 Minnesota - St. Paul |
| 00 + 1 + 228 Mississippi |
| 00 + 1 + 601 Mississippi |
| 00 + 1 + 557 Missouri |
| 00 + 1 + 573 Missouri |
| 00 + 1 + 636 Missouri |
| 00 + 1 + 660 Missouri |
| 00 + 1 + 975 Missouri |
| 00 + 1 + 314 Missouri - Eastern |
| 00 + 1 + 816 Missouri – North West |
| 00 + 1 + 417 Missouri – South West |
| 00 + 1 + 406 Montana |
| 00 + 1 + 402 Nebraska - Eastern |
| 00 + 1 + 308 Nebraska - Western |
| 00 + 1 + 775 Nevada |
| 00 + 1 + 702 Nevada - Clark County |
| 00 + 1 + 506 New Brunswick |
| 00 + 1 + 603 New Hampshire |
| 00 + 1 + 551 New Jersey |
| 00 + 1 + 848 New Jersey |
| 00 + 1 + 862 New Jersey |
| 00 + 1 + 732 New Jersey - Central |
| 00 + 1 + 908 New Jersey - Central |
| 00 + 1 + 201 New Jersey – North East |
| 00 + 1 + 973 New Jersey - Northern |
| 00 + 1 + 609 New Jersey - Southern |
| 00 + 1 + 856 New Jersey - Southern |
| 00 + 1 + 505 New Mexico |
| 00 + 1 + 575 New Mexico |
| 00 + 1 + 585 New York |
| 00 + 1 + 845 New York |
| 00 + 1 + 917 New York City |
| 00 + 1 + 516 New York - Nassau County LI |
| 00 + 1 + 212 New York - Manhattan |
| 00 + 1 + 646 New York - Manhattan (split from 212) |
| 00 + 1 + 315 New York - North Central |
| 00 + 1 + 518 New York – North East |
| 00 + 1 + 347 New York - NYC-not Mnhtn (split from 718) |
| 00 + 1 + 718 New York - NYC except Mnhtn |
| 00 + 1 + 607 New York - South Central |
| 00 + 1 + 914 New York - Southern |
| 00 + 1 + 631 New York - Suffolk County LI |
| 700 + 1 + 16 New York - Western |
| 00 + 1 + 252 North Carolina |
| 00 + 1 + 336 North Carolina |
| 00 + 1 + 828 North Carolina |
| 00 + 1 + 910 North Carolina |
| 00 + 1 + 980 North Carolina |
| 00 + 1 + 984 North Carolina |
| 00 + 1 + 919 North Carolina - Eastern |
| 00 + 1 + 704 North Carolina - Western |
| 00 + 1 + 701 North Dakota |
| 00 + 1 + 283 Ohio |
| 00 + 1 + 380 Ohio |
| 00 + 1 + 567 Ohio |
| 00 + 1 + 216 Ohio - Cleveland |
| 00 + 1 + 614 Ohio - Columbus Area |
| 00 + 1 + 937 Ohio - Dayton, SW Ohio |
| 00 + 1 + 330 Ohio - Eastern |
| 00 + 1 + 234 Ohio (overlay 330) |
| 00 + 1 + 440 Ohio - Northeast |
| 00 + 1 + 419 Ohio – North West |
| 00 + 1 + 740 Ohio – South East |
| 00 + 1 + 513 Ohio – South West |
| 00 + 1 + 580 Oklahoma |
| 00 + 1 + 918 Oklahoma – North East |
| 00 + 1 + 405 Oklahoma- Southern & Western |
| 00 + 1 + 503 Oregon - Portland tri-metro |
| 00 + 1 + 541 Oregon |
| 00 + 1 + 971 Oregon |
| 00 + 1 + 445 Pennsylvania |
| 00 + 1 + 610 Pennsylvania |
| 00 + 1 + 835 Pennsylvania |
| 00 + 1 + 878 Pennsylvania |
| 00 + 1 + 484 Pennsylvania (overlay 610) |
| 00 + 1 + 717 Pennsylvania - East Central |
| 00 + 1 + 570 Pennsylvania - (split 717) |
| 00 + 1 + 412 Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh |
| 00 + 1 + 215 Pennsylvania – South East |
| 00 + 1 + 267 Pennsylvania (overlay 215) |
| 00 + 1 + 814 Pennsylvania - West Central |
| 00 + 1 + 724 Pennsylvania - Western |
| 00 + 1 + 401 Rhode Island |
| 00 + 1 + 803 South Carolina |
| 00 + 1 + 843 South Carolina |
| 00 + 1 + 864 South Carolina |
| 00 + 1 + 605 South Dakota |
| 00 + 1 + 731 Tennessee |
| 00 + 1 + 865 Tennessee |
| 00 + 1 + 931 Tennessee |
| 00 + 1 + 423 Tennessee - Eastern |
| 00 + 1 + 615 Tennessee - Middle/Western |
| 00 + 1 + 901 Tennessee - Western |
| 00 + 1 + 325 Texas |
| 00 + 1 + 361 Texas - (split from 512) |
| 00 + 1 + 430 Texas |
| 00 + 1 + 432 Texas |
| 00 + 1 + 469 Texas |
| 00 + 1 + 682 Texas |
| 00 + 1 + 737 Texas |
| 00 + 1 + 979 Texas |
| 00 + 1 + 214 Texas - Dallas |
| 00 + 1 + 972 Texas - Dallas |
| 00 + 1 + 254 Texas - Ft. Worth |
| 00 + 1 + 940 Texas - Ft. Worth |
| 00 + 1 + 713 Texas - Houston |
| 00 + 1 + 281 Texas - Houston Area |
| 00 + 1 + 832 Texas - Houston area |
| 00 + 1 + 956 Texas - Laredo/Brownsville |
| 00 + 1 + 817 Texas - North Central |
| 00 + 1 + 806 Texas - North Panhandle |
| 00 + 1 + 903 Texas – North East |
| 00 + 1 + 210 Texas - San Antonio |
| 00 + 1 + 830 Texas - South, near San Antonio |
| 00 + 1 + 409 Texas – South East |
| 00 + 1 + 936 Texas - (split from 409) |
| 00 + 1 + 512 Texas - Southern |
| 00 + 1 + 915 Texas - Western |
| 00 + 1 + 385 Utah |
| 00 + 1 + 435 Utah |
| 00 + 1 + 801 Utah |
| 00 + 1 + 802 Vermont |
| 00 + 1 + 276 Virginia |
| 00 + 1 + 434 Virginia |
| 00 + 1 + 540 Virginia |
| 00 + 1 + 571 Virginia |
| 00 + 1 + 757 Virginia |
| 00 + 1 + 703 Virginia - Northern & Western |
| 00 + 1 + 804 Virginia – South East |
| 00 + 1 + 509 Washington - Eastern |
| 00 + 1 + 206 Washington - Seattle |
| 00 + 1 + 425 Washington - Seattle east suburbs |
| 00 + 1 + 253 Washington - Tacoma |
| 00 + 1 + 360 Washington - Western |
| 00 + 1 + 564 Washington - (overlay 360) |
| 00 + 1 + 304 West Virginia |
| 00 + 1 + 262 Wisconsin |
| 00 + 1 + 920 Wisconsin |
| 00 + 1 + 414 Wisconsin - Eastern |
| 00 + 1 + 715 Wisconsin - Northern |
| 00 + 1 + 608 Wisconsin – South West |
| 00 + 1 + 307 Wyoming |
Holiday calendar
When you've got something special to celebrate but your loved ones are on the other side of the globe, distance really shouldn't be an obstacle. So why not share these unmissable moments using a cheap international call! Here's an idea; make a note of the next American National Holiday and surprise someone you know with a cheap call!
American National Holidays for 2008
| New Years Day | 01.01.08 |
| Martin Luther King Day | 21.01.08 |
| Presidents Day | 18.02.08 |
| Memorial Day | 26.05.08 |
| Independence Day | 04.07.08 |
| Labour Day | 01.09.08 |
| Columbus Day | 13.10.08 |
| Veterans' Day | 11.11.08 |
| Thanksgiving | 27.11.08 |
| Christmas Day | 25.12.08 |