How to fax Germany
To send a fax to Germany from the US on a traditional facsimile machine, enter the number as follows:
011-49-(city code)-(fax number in Germany)
49 is the country code for Germany and 011 is the international access number from the US. Be sure to prefix everything with a “9″ if you normally do to access a line outside of your company’s phone switch.
It may be necessary to insert a pause in your dialing sequence after the “011″ to allow the phone network time to connect you to an exchange. This differs by make of machine, but may be a comma or “#” sign inserted into the number.
Dialing Germany can be expensive, if you do it often it would be best to use an international phone card or take advantage of one of the free trials on an internet fax service and then cancel later.
Better yet, sign up for a fax to email service such as Efax or myfax. These services allow you to send unlimited international faxes simply through your regular email for cheaper than a single long distance phone call to Europe.
