Cheap calls to the United States from $0.017/min
Calling the United States with callmins costs $0.017 a minute to landlines and mobiles, from your browser or the callmins app, with no subscription. Dial +1 and the number, and pay only for the minutes you use from a prepaid wallet.
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Per minute to the United States
- Landline
- $0.017
- Mobile
- $0.017
USD, before tax. Billed per minute from your wallet.
Rates to the United States by caller ID
Carriers price a call partly by the number it comes from, so the rate depends on which callmins number you show as caller ID. The headline price above is the highest of these, so it never understates what you'll pay.
For the United States, the rate is the same whichever callmins number you call from: $0.017 a minute to landlines and $0.017 to mobiles.
What a call to the United States costs
Worked out at the highest rate, so your call costs this or less.
| Call length | To a landline | To a mobile |
|---|---|---|
| 5 minutes | $0.08 | $0.08 |
| 10 minutes | $0.17 | $0.17 |
| 30 minutes | $0.50 | $0.50 |
| 60 minutes | $1.01 | $1.01 |
For comparison, check the international rate card of your mobile network or landline provider. Pay-as-you-go international calls on a phone plan are usually billed per minute at well above wholesale, and many plans need an international add-on first. A $5 callmins top-up buys about 297 minutes to a mobile in the United States.
How to call the United States
Inside the +1 area, long-distance numbers are dialled as 1 + area code + number; from abroad you dial the same 10 digits after +1.
| Calling from | Dial |
|---|---|
| The US or Canada | 1 + 2015550123 |
| The UK and most of Europe | 00 1 2015550123 |
| A mobile, anywhere | +1 2015550123 |
Example: a mobile number in the United States, written (201) 555-0123 at home, is +1 201 555 0123 in international format. In the callmins dialer, type it in international format, starting +1.
Mobile or landline?
- Rate difference
- None: one rate for both
Number ranges from Google's libphonenumber data, after +1 and without any leading 1. Ported numbers keep their original range.
Time in the United States
- Time zones
- 6 time zones, UTC−10 to UTC−5Times below are for New York (UTC−5 (UTC−4 with daylight saving)).
- Compared with New York
- the same time as New YorkNoon in New York is 12:00 pm there (standard time).
- Compared with London
- 5 hours behind LondonNoon in London is 7:00 am there (standard time).
Daylight saving shifts these by an hour for part of the year where either side changes clocks.
Calling the United States with callmins
- Sign up with email or Google. It's free and there's no app to install.
- Top up your wallet by $5 or more by card (Apple Pay and Google Pay work where supported).
- Open the dialer, type the number and press call. The rate shows before it rings.
- Optional: rent your own UK, US or Canadian number (a US number is $2.00/month, no setup fee) so people in the United States see a real number and can call you back.
Questions people ask
How much does it cost to call the United States?
With callmins, calls to the United States cost $0.017 a minute to landlines and $0.017 a minute to mobiles, paid from a prepaid wallet with no subscription. A 10-minute call to a mobile costs about $0.17.
What is the country code for the United States?
The country code for the United States is +1. From the US or Canada dial 1 then the 10-digit number; from the UK dial 00 1; from any mobile you can type +1 instead.
Do I need an app or a SIM card to call the United States?
No. callmins calls the United States from a web browser on a laptop or phone, over your internet connection, so there's nothing to install and no SIM or roaming involved. There are also callmins apps for iPhone, Android and Mac if you prefer.
Can I call the United States for free?
App-to-app calls (WhatsApp, FaceTime, Signal) are free when both people have the app and a data connection. To reach a landline in the United States, or a mobile that's offline or has no data, you need a paid call to the phone network, which is what callmins sells, from $0.017 a minute.
Is the price the same for mobiles and landlines in the United States?
Yes. Our rate to the United States is $0.017 a minute whether you call a landline or a mobile.
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Call the United States from $0.017 a minute.
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Rates in USD before tax, from callmins' carrier rate deck. The dialer always shows the exact price for the number you dial. Full rate table.