What is the international exit code in Malaysia?

The exit code is 00. On a normal line you dial 00, the country code and the number. On StartACall you use the plus sign instead, which works the same way.

What are common country codes from Malaysia?

Frequently used codes include Nepal +977, Qatar +974, Bangladesh +880, India +91 and Indonesia +62. Add the plus sign and the number to call on StartACall.

Do I remove the leading zero?

Yes. After the country code, drop the leading zero from the local number. For example +62 and the Indonesian number without its first zero.

Is 00 the same as the plus sign?

Yes. Both signal an international call. The plus sign is handy because it works from any country, while 00 is the exit code used inside Malaysia.

Do I need the 00 exit code on StartACall?

No. StartACall uses the plus sign, so you do not need the 00 exit code. Just type the plus sign, the country code and the number.

Is there a charge to start a call?

There is a small $0.004 connection fee per call, then per minute pricing that depends on the country. The first call is free.

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The Malaysian exit code and how it works

From a normal Malaysian line, an international call starts with the exit code 00. After that you dial the country code, then the number with its leading zero removed. So a call to India looks like 00 91 and the number.

On StartACall the exit code is not needed. You simply use the plus sign, which works as the universal way to start any international number. Type the plus sign, the country code and the number, and it connects the same on a laptop or a phone.

Common country codes Malaysians use

Here are codes that come up often for people in Malaysia. Nepal is +977, Qatar is +974, Bangladesh is +880, India is +91 and Indonesia is +62. On a normal line you would dial 00 before each of these, while on StartACall you use the plus sign instead.

For example, to reach Kathmandu you dial +977 and the number, and to reach Jakarta you dial +62 and the number without the leading zero. The same pattern applies to every destination, so once you know the country code the rest is straightforward.

Why calling through the browser is simpler

Mixing up the exit code or the leading zero is a common reason calls fail. With the plus sign there is one rule that works everywhere, which removes the guesswork from dialling abroad.

Billing on StartACall is pay as you go, with a small $0.004 connection fee and per minute pricing that varies by country. The credit never expires, the first call is free with no card, and the person you call needs nothing on their end.

Calls run through your browser using WebRTC, the voice technology built into Chrome, Safari, Edge and Firefox. Your voice travels over your internet connection to our system, which hands the call to the normal telephone network, so the person you reach simply answers their ordinary phone with nothing to install.

How 00 and the plus sign do the same job

The 00 exit code and the plus sign are two ways of telling the network the same thing, that what follows is an international number. On a Malaysian landline keypad you type 00, while on a mobile or in a browser dialler the plus sign is the natural choice.

The plus sign has one big advantage, it works from any country without you needing to know that country's exit code. If you save a contact in plus format, the number works whether you are in Malaysia, the Gulf or anywhere else, which is why it is the safer habit.

Worked examples and the leading zero rule

Take a Bangladeshi mobile written 01712 345678. From Malaysia you dial +880 1712 345678, dropping the leading zero. An Indonesian landline in Jakarta written 021 and the digits becomes +62 21 and the digits the same way.

The single rule across every country is to remove one leading zero from the national number once you add the country code. Keep everything after that zero exactly as it is. The plus sign does the rest, so you never type 00 and you never double up the zero.

One more worked example, a Qatar mobile written 3312 3456 locally is dialled as +974 3312 3456, since Qatar numbers do not use a leading zero at all. The lesson is to drop a leading zero only when there is one, and otherwise keep the national number as it stands after the country code.

Once you have the number in plus format you can call it from Chrome, Safari, Edge or Firefox on a laptop or a phone. The first call is free with no card, billing after that is per minute with the small connection fee, and the credit never expires, so reaching Nepal, Qatar, Bangladesh, India or Indonesia comes down to typing the right code and pressing call.

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