My wife and I moved to Japan in 2015. For many, including ourselves, it is quite the transition. New job, new home, new people, new environment, new language. Staying connected through our smartphones really helped to smooth out a lot of the hurdles along […]
The International Direct Dial (IDD) code is represented by a plus sign, “+”, which indicates to your service provider that you are trying to dial internationally. Each country has a “country code” which indicates what country you’re trying to call in […]
In the US, we are used to seeing the 10-digit xxx-xxx-xxxx number format. If we break this down, we know the first 3 digits to be the area code, the next 3 digits are typically tied to a more specific […]
Google Voice is a service which provides you with a free US phone number and also allows you to call and SMS text message other US numbers for free, or internationally for a fee. Here is a quick summary of […]