The price box under the title is the current Ringvoo rate from the United States: landline and mobile per minute, then the cost of 10 minutes and 30 minutes. The same figures, in a table, are on Call Italy from the USA.
People in New York, Boston, Chicago, and Los Angeles call parents in Rome, cousins in Naples, or a clinic that only publishes a landline. The country code is +39. Italian landlines keep the leading 0. Italian mobiles start with 3 and do not have a 0 to add. The person in Italy answers on a normal phone. They do not need Ringvoo or WhatsApp.
Key Takeaways
- From a US phone, start with 011 39. In Ringvoo, start with +39 and skip 011.
- Italian mobiles do not take a trunk 0. They begin with 3.
- Italian landlines keep the leading 0. Rome stays 06 after the country code.
- WhatsApp is free only when the other person also has the app. It does not ring a normal landline.
- Ringvoo bills every minute you start as a full minute. Check the live price before a long call.
Dial Italy from a US phone
A traditional call from an American mobile or home phone uses the US exit code, then Italy's country code, then the subscriber number:
011 39 [Italian number]
You do not dial a plus sign on most US handsets. The 011 does that job. If you are using Ringvoo in the browser, do the opposite: enter +39 and leave 011 out. The browser already knows you are placing an international call.
Mobiles
Italian mobile numbers begin with 3. TIM, Vodafone Italia, WindTre, and Iliad numbers are commonly written as ten digits starting with 3, such as 347, 333, 320, or 366. There is no extra 0 to remove.
Example shape for a US carrier: 011 39 347 123 4567.
Example shape in Ringvoo: +393471234567.
If a relative texted you a number that already starts with +39, paste that into Ringvoo. If they sent the domestic mobile form, add +39 and do not invent a 0.
Landlines
Italy is unusual here. For most countries you drop the trunk 0. For an Italian landline you keep it. A Rome number that is 06 at home is still 06 after 39. A Milan number keeps 02. A Naples number keeps 081.
Example shape from the US: 011 39 06 and then the local number for Rome.
Example shape in Ringvoo: +3906 and then the local number.
Dropping that 0 is a common failed call. The far end never rings, or you reach the wrong kind of announcement, and the mistake looks like a network problem. If a landline attempt fails, compare the digits with a recent incoming call or with the number printed on a bill. The 0 after 39 should still be there.
Area codes you will see often: 06 Rome, 02 Milan, 011 Turin, 081 Naples, 055 Florence, 041 Venice, 051 Bologna. Turin is the one to read twice, because 011 is also the US exit code. In a browser number, Turin is +39 011 plus the local number, not a second copy of the US exit code.
What the price on the page means
The Italy from the USA page reads the same rate file as the public rate checker. It prints the mobile price and the landline price separately, each with a dollar sign. Those two numbers are not always equal.
The cost table uses 1, 5, 10, and 30 minutes because those are already whole minutes. Every minute you start is billed as a full minute. A call of four minutes and five seconds is five billed minutes. The table does not add an extra minute, because each row is an exact length.
Credits are pay as you go. The call draws the balance down by the minute. Compare that with the international rate on your own phone plan before you assume a carrier add-on is simpler. This guide does not quote carrier prices, because they change by plan.
When WhatsApp is not the call you need
WhatsApp costs nothing when both people have the app and a data connection. It cannot ring a normal landline: an apartment building, a notary, a hospital desk, a utility such as Enel, Poste Italiane, or a bank number that expects you to press keys. Ringvoo places that call on the phone network. The office in Italy does not install anything.
Keep WhatsApp for chats that already happen there. Use a phone call when you were given a mobile or landline and the other person is waiting for the phone to ring.
A practical way to place the call
- Open Ringvoo in Chrome, Safari, or Edge on a laptop or phone in the US.
- Add call credit if the balance is empty.
- Open Call Italy from the USA and note the mobile and landline prices.
- Enter the number as
+39plus the Italian digits, keeping the landline 0. - Allow the microphone when the browser asks.
- Call. If you need a menu, use the on-screen keypad after the call connects.
Save the contact with the +39 prefix. The next call should not require you to remember whether the 0 stays. For a landline it stays. For a mobile it was never there.
Time of day
Italy is six hours ahead of US Eastern Time for most of the year, and nine hours ahead of US Pacific Time. When it is 7 p.m. in New York, it is 1 a.m. in Rome. Office and clinic landlines follow Italian business hours, so a call from the US East Coast in the early morning is a better match than one late at night.
Related reading
- Call Italy from the USA — live rates and the minute table
- Cheap calls to Italy
- Italy country code
- How to call Italy from the UK — a different exit code, same +39
- How to call India from the USA
- International dialing codes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can the person in Italy answer on a normal phone?
Yes. Call their mobile or landline. They do not need Ringvoo, WhatsApp, or any other app. The phone rings the way any other call does.
What do I dial to call Italy from the USA?
Dial 011 39 and then the Italian number from a US phone. In Ringvoo, dial +39 and then the Italian number.
Do I keep the 0 on an Italian landline?
Yes. The leading 0 on the area code stays. Rome is 06 both inside Italy and after +39.
Do I add a 0 to an Italian mobile?
No. Mobiles start with 3. Dial +39 and those digits only.
Why was my call charged for two minutes when it felt short?
Billing uses whole minutes. As soon as a new minute starts, that minute is billed in full. The rate page shows what one of those minutes costs.
Can I call an Italian bank or office that is not on WhatsApp?
Yes, if you have their normal phone number. Ringvoo connects to mobiles and landlines. The office does not need an app.
Questions about a call to Italy: info@ringvoo.com.