Telephone
Singapore Telecom provides telephone services, international direct dialing
worldwide, directory assistance, public phone services, mobile phones and pagers.
To apply for a telephone line once you arrive call Singapore Telecom at 1609
or 1800-7381311, fill in an application form at any post office or Singapore
Telecom Customer Service outlet. As one of the world's most wired cities, you
can also apply through the Internet.
Read the FAQs
on New 8-Digit Phone Numbering Form New!
(The 8-Digit Numbering Plan has been introduced on 1 March 2002.)
Payphones
Local and long distance calls can be made from card-operated phones, and local
calls from coin-operated phones. Phone cards are issued by Singapore Telecom
and can be purchased at all post offices, convenience stores and retail outlets
throughout the city.
Mobile Phones and Pagers
It seems that everyone in Singapore owns a mobile phone and pager. SingTel
Mobile and M1 provide mobile phone services. SingTel Paging, M1, Hutchinson
Paging and Sunpage provide paging services.
Internet Access
Singapore is the most wired country in Asia. Internet access accounts are
available from any of the Internet Service Providers listed below. Rates and
pricing schemes differ from provider to provider.
Cyberway Pte. Ltd.
Tel: 1800-6843-4833
Pacific Internet Pte.
Ltd.
Tel: 1800-6872-1455
SingNet
Tel: 1800-6733-4133
Postal Services
Singapore Post Pte. Ltd. operates a network of post offices, postal agents
and stamp vendors with locations throughout Singapore. These outlets offer
a wide range of postal, telecommunication and agency services.
Post offices are open from 8.30 am to 5.00 pm on weekdays and 8.30 am to 1.00
pm on Saturdays. Coin-operated automated postal machines allow you to purchase
stamps 24 hours a day.
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