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Calls to India, prepaid

Call India for 1.5 cents a minute.

Any mobile or landline in India, from the USA or wherever you live. Your own number on their screen, so Amma knows it is you and picks up. Prepaid, no ID, and no bill after.

  • 1,333 minfor a $20 top-up
  • $0 feesno connection fee
  • No IDan email is enough
Get 1,333 minutes for $20How it works
International Call+1 XXX XXX XXXXCalling from USA
You dial

0119198XXX XXXXX

India's country code is +91. From the USA: 011 91 and the 10 digits, no 0. On a mobile, + works too.

--:-- in India now10 h 30 ahead of you

$0.0150 a minute to any Indian mobile or landline, with your own caller ID. 1,333 minutes for $20.

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ID

Why calls to India go unanswered

India now screens every call from abroad. Be the one they pick up.

Since October 2024 Indian networks label calls from abroad and block the ones that fake an Indian number. Scam warnings have taught parents to ignore unknown international calls. A known number, sent properly, is what gets answered.

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An unknown number from abroad gets ignored

The label is there so people know a bank or the police would never ring them from abroad. A bare number with that label often goes unanswered.

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Your own number, saved, gets answered

LinkedSIP sends the caller ID you set, such as your US mobile. Send the same one every time and family see your name, not a stranger.

Spoofed calls showing an Indian number, caught and blocked
  1. 22 Oct 20241.35 crorefirst 24 hours
  2. Dec 20246 lakha day
  3. Jan 20254 lakha day
  1. 1
    Message first

    A quick text saying you are about to call makes it an expected call, not a suspicious one.

  2. 2
    One caller ID, always

    Send the same number every time and ask them to save it. A saved name shows instead of a bare number.

  3. 3
    Never a +91 caller ID

    From a calling service abroad, a +91 caller ID is blocked, even if the number is yours.

  4. 4
    Call in their evening

    An unknown call at 3 am in India is the one that gets rejected. The hours tool below shows the window.

Calls that arrive as you, with the number family already know. $0.0150 a minute.

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$20

Cheap calls to India

$20 is 1,333 minutes to India.

Every Indian mobile and landline, $0.0150 a minute, from prepaid credit that does not expire. Here is what that looks like.

A $20 top-up buys 1,333 minutes to India.+91$20= 1,333 minANY INDIAN MOBILE OR LANDLINE
  • 44Sunday calls home30 minutes each
  • 133daily check-ins10 minutes each
  • 22hours with your teamin Pune or Bengaluru

Billed in whole minutes. Straight answer.

Calls to India are billed per minute on our price list, so a call of 1 min 5 s counts as 2 minutes. Coral is talk time; hatched is the rest of the last minute.

  • You talk0:45
    Billed 1 min$0.02
  • You talk1:05
    Billed 2 mins$0.03
  • You talk9:30
    Billed 10 mins$0.15
  • You talk59:10
    Billed 60 mins$0.90
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Sunday calls of 30 minutes, every week for a year

$23.40$0.45 a call.

No contract, no monthly fee, no connection fee. 1,333 minutes for $20.

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India calling cards, compared

A cheap card rate is only the first line of the receipt.

Many India calling cards add connection fees, maintenance fees or rounding, and credit can run out on a date. Our receipt has one line that matters: the rate.

India calling card: Rate a minute As printed, Connection fee not always stated, Maintenance fee not always stated, Rounding not always stated, Credit expires not always stated.India calling cardRate a minuteAs printedConnection fee?Maintenance fee?Rounding?Credit expires?Read the small printLinkedSIP: Rate a minute $0.0150, Connection fee $0.00, Maintenance fee $0.00, Billing Whole minutes, Credit expires Never*.LinkedSIPRate a minute$0.0150Connection fee$0.00Maintenance fee$0.00BillingWhole minutesCredit expiresNever**while your account is open
  • PIN
    No access number, no PIN

    You dial +91 and the number, from your phone app or office system.

  • $0
    No connection or maintenance fee

    You pay the minutes you use. Nothing per call, nothing per week.

  • ID
    Your number shows

    Calls carry the caller ID you set, so family see a number they can save and call back.

  • Card terms differ from brand to brand. A card can still suit you if you want to pay cash in a shop.

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How to start calling India

Three steps, then just +91.

No shop, no SIM card and no contract. You set it up once on the phone or laptop you already have.

  1. @Step 1

    Open an account

    With an email you can verify. No ID, no documents, no card.

  2. $20Step 2

    Top up in crypto

    USDT, USDC, Bitcoin or four more coins, credited in US dollars once the payment confirms.

  3. +91Step 3

    Add us to a SIP app and dial

    Zoiper, Linphone, MicroSIP or Groundwire: domain, username, password. Then +91 and the 10 digits.

Teams and vendors in India

Calling offices in Bengaluru, Pune, Hyderabad or Chennai from your own phone system? The same account works as a SIP trunk on 3CX, FreePBX, Asterisk or Yeastar, so the whole team dials India at one rate. PBX setup guides.

An email, a $20 top-up and three settings. Then call +91.

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YOU

Is LinkedSIP right for calls to India?

Built for calls home and calls to the office.

And honestly not for a few people. Better to know before you top up.

  • Families in the US, Canada and the UKCalling parents on keypad phones, or who only answer numbers they know.
  • Businesses with teams in IndiaDialling Indian offices and vendors from a PBX at one rate.
  • People who hold cryptoUSDT, USDC or Bitcoin, with no card and no contract.

Not the right choice if

  • Everyone you call is on Wi-Fi all day. App calls cost nothing extra.
  • You want to pay by card and install nothing. Your carrier's international plan is simpler.
  • You need 112 in India. We do not carry emergency calls.
+91

How to dial an Indian number

Exit code, 91, ten digits. Nothing else.

Indians write numbers with a 0 in front for calls at home. From abroad the 0 goes. Every Indian number is 10 digits after 91: a mobile uses all ten, a landline spends a few on the city code.

Three habits that break the call from the US

  • 1 011 91 98XXX XXXXXDialling 1 first, like a long-distance US call.
  • 011 91 098XXX XXXXXKeeping the Indian 0.
  • 00 91 98XXX XXXXXUsing the European exit code on a US landline.
MobileNo code. Starts 6, 7, 8 or 9
  1. +91
  2. 9
  3. 8
  4. X
  5. X
  6. X
  7. X
  8. X
  9. X
  10. X
  11. X
Delhi2-digit code, 8-digit number
  1. +91
  2. 1
  3. 1
  4. X
  5. X
  6. X
  7. X
  8. X
  9. X
  10. X
  11. X
BengaluruBig cities: 2-digit codes
  1. +91
  2. 8
  3. 0
  4. X
  5. X
  6. X
  7. X
  8. X
  9. X
  10. X
  11. X
Jaipur3-digit code, 7-digit number
  1. +91
  2. 1
  3. 4
  4. 1
  5. X
  6. X
  7. X
  8. X
  9. X
  10. X
  11. X
LucknowLonger code, shorter number
  1. +91
  2. 5
  3. 2
  4. 2
  5. X
  6. X
  7. X
  8. X
  9. X
  10. X
  11. X

City codes for 20 major cities

  • Delhi+91 11
  • Mumbai+91 22
  • Kolkata+91 33
  • Chennai+91 44
  • Bengaluru+91 80
  • Hyderabad+91 40
  • Ahmedabad+91 79
  • Pune+91 20
  • Jaipur+91 141
  • Lucknow+91 522
  • Chandigarh+91 172
  • Kochi+91 484
  • Thiruvananthapuram+91 471
  • Panaji+91 832
  • Indore+91 731
  • Bhopal+91 755
  • Nagpur+91 712
  • Surat+91 261
  • Patna+91 612
  • Guwahati+91 361

1800Toll-free 1800 numbers are free inside India but usually cannot be reached from abroad. Look for the company's regular number or an NRI helpline.

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Best time to call India from the US

India is 9.5 to 15.5 hours ahead of the US.

India stays on India Standard Time, UTC+5:30, all year. The US changes its clocks, except Arizona and Hawaii, so pick your zone and the season.

India is 9 h 30 min aheadof New York in summer. 7 to 10 pm in India is 09:30 to 12:30 your time.
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  2. 07:0016:30
  3. 08:0017:30
  4. 09:0018:30
  5. 10:0019:30
  6. 11:0020:30
  7. 12:0021:30
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  9. 14:0023:30
  10. 15:0000:30
  11. 16:0001:30
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  13. 18:0003:30
  14. 19:0004:30
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  • 7 to 10 pm in India: family time
  • Daytime in India
  • Late evening
  • Night in India

7 to 10 pm in India is family time: mid-morning on the East Coast.

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FAQ

Calling India: your questions

Reviewed 27 October 2026.

What is the country code for India?

India's country code is +91. Dial your exit code, then 91, then the 10-digit number without its first 0. A mobile written 098XXX XXXXX becomes +91 98XXX XXXXX.

How do I call India from the USA?

Dial 011 91, then the 10 digits: 011 91 98XXX XXXXX. A Delhi landline is 011 91 11 XXXX XXXX. Do not dial 1 first, and leave out the Indian 0. On a mobile or SIP app, +91 works.

How do I call India from Canada?

The same as from the US: 011 91 and the 10 digits. India is 8 h 30 to 13 h 30 ahead across Canada, depending on your province and the season: 9 h 30 ahead of Toronto in summer.

How do I call India from the UK?

Dial 00 91 and the 10 digits. India is 4 h 30 ahead of the UK in summer and 5 h 30 in winter.

How do I call India from Australia?

Dial 0011 91 and the 10 digits. India is 4 h 30 to 5 h 30 behind Sydney, depending on daylight saving, and 2 h 30 behind Perth.

How do I call India from the UAE or Saudi Arabia?

Dial 00 91 and the 10 digits, with no 0. From a SIP app on LinkedSIP, +91 works the same from the UAE, Saudi Arabia or anywhere else.

Is it 011 91, 001 91 or 0091?

From the US and Canada it is 011 91. 0091 works from the UK, Europe and the Gulf. + works everywhere on a mobile.

What is the cheapest way to call India?

If both of you have good internet, an app call costs nothing extra. To ring a phone number, mobile or landline, you pay per minute: with us $0.0150 a minute from prepaid credit, with no contract and no connection fee.

Is LinkedSIP cheaper than an India calling card?

Compare the whole cost, not just the rate: cards often add connection fees, maintenance fees or rounding, and credit can expire. We charge $0.0150 a minute, billed in whole minutes, with no other fees, and a balance you top up for Diwali calls is still there for the next festival.

How are calls to India billed?

In whole minutes: a call of 1 minute 5 seconds counts as 2 minutes. A 10-minute call costs $0.15. Unanswered calls cost nothing.

Why does my call show as International Call in India?

Since late 2024 India has asked networks to label every call from abroad, so people can tell it is not a bank or the police calling. It is normal and does not stop the call. Your own number still shows.

Why won't my call to India go through?

Usually a wrong format (an extra 0, or 00 instead of 011 from the US), fewer than 10 digits, or a caller ID set to a +91 number, which Indian networks block when it comes from abroad.

Can I call Indian toll-free 1800 numbers?

Usually not from abroad: 1800 numbers are free inside India and most block international calls. Use the company's regular number or its NRI helpline.

What time is it in India compared to New York?

India is 9 h 30 ahead of New York while US daylight time is on (8 March to 1 November 2026) and 10 h 30 ahead in winter. India does not change its clocks.

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