Discover the telephone system in Chile. Some information about emergency and customer service numbers.
A Chilean number contains 9 digits:
From any mobile phone/landline phone, you dial the 9 digits. It looks like simple, but before 2016. You could sometimes use only 8 digits, sometimes you had to add a 0, a 2, and 0 then a 2….
If you call from a phone outside Chile, you need to add +56 in front of the 9 digits.
You can call these numbers for free from any phone.
The 3 numbers to have in mind. They all start with 13:
It looks like complicated, but there is actually a very simple way to remember them if you speak a little of Spanish:
For the next numbers (134, 135, 136…), no mnemonic method unfortunately.
Let’s mention a few others, in case you need them:
Most larges companies have dedicated customer service numbers. For example you can join Correos de Chile dialing 600 95 20 20
These free numbers do not respect the above-mentioned norm.
And you need to know that they only work on landline phone. You cannot use them from a mobile phone.
Usually, a quick look at the company website should allow you to find another number, to be used from mobile phones.
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