In short
Pick the recipient’s country, then type the number in its local form, leaving out the + or 00 prefix and the country code: FaxTelecom dials the international prefix itself. Seven countries are served: Canada, plus Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Spain.
Two fields, two jobs
The country menu supplies the code (+1 for Canada, +32 for Belgium, +351 for Portugal…). The number field expects the local form — the one printed on a letterhead in that country. If you paste a number written as +32 or 0032, delete that prefix.
Separators are no problem: spaces, dots and hyphens are ignored when the number is read.
The leading zero, a classic trap
In Belgium and Germany, the national form starts with a 0: keep it. In Italy, the 0 of a landline is part of the number itself and must stay. For Canada, enter all ten digits — area code, then local number — without the leading 1.
As soon as the country is selected, the form shows a valid example and flags a number whose length or opening digits do not fit, before anything is sent.
Check where the number came from
Take the number from a recent document issued by the recipient: an order form, a letter, an email signature. A switchboard number is almost never a fax line. FaxTelecom’s country-code directory helps you check a city prefix, and our international dialling guide covers each country in detail.
Key points
- The selected country provides the international code.
- Type the number in national format, without + or 00.
- An example appears and the format is checked before sending.
- Seven destinations: Canada, BE, DE, ES, FR, IT and PT.