- Code
- +871
- Status
- retired
The old code of the Inmarsat Atlantic Ocean East region. Retired in 2008: all Inmarsat terminals now use +870. A call “from +871” today is almost always a spoofed number.
Got a call from this code?
Unless you expect a call from a ship, an expedition or a foreign company, do not call back. Scammers ring briefly from expensive codes (+870, +881, +882, +883, +979) so that you call back and pay for the minutes. Check the full number with the number lookup.
Other global codes
- +800 International Freephone (UIFN)
- +808 International Shared Cost Service
- +870 Inmarsat (satellite phones)
- +872 Inmarsat Pacific (retired)
- +873 Inmarsat Indian Ocean (retired)
- +874 Inmarsat Atlantic West (retired)
- +878 Universal Personal Telecommunications
- +881 Global Mobile Satellite System
- +882 International Networks
- +883 International Networks
- +888 UN OCHA humanitarian telecommunications
- +979 International Premium Rate Service
- +991 International Telecommunications Public Correspondence Service trial