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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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