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SINGAPORE
Communications
Singapore's postal system is predictably efficient, with letters
and cards often reaching their destination within three days. You
can receive poste restante beside Paya Lebar MRT . There are other
post offices across the state, with usual hours of Monday to Friday
8.30am-5pm and Saturday 8.30am-1pm, though postal services are available
until 9pm at the Comcentre on Killiney Road.
Local calls from public phones cost 10c for three minutes, with
the exception of Changi Airport's free courtesy phones. Singapore
has no area codes - the only time you'll punch more than seven digits
for a local number is if you're dialling a toll-free (tel 1800-)
number. Many businesses have mobile phone numbers - usually prefixed
011 or 010 - these are very expensive to call. Card phones are taking
over from payphones in Singapore: cards, available from the Comcentre
and post offices, as well as 7-Elevens, stationers and bookshops,
come in denominations of S$2 upwards.
International calls can be made from all public cardphones. Otherwise,
use a credit-card phone. IDD calls made from hotel rooms in Singapore
carry no surcharge. To call abroad, dial 001 + IDD country code
+ area code minus first 0 + subscriber number. Some booths are equipped
with Home Country Direct phones . Or you can use your BT or AT&T
chargecard .
If you want to email somone, you'll have no problem in Singapore.
Cybercafés are sprouting up across the island for a selection
of the most central ones. |
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