Recommended communication tips for traveling in Europe
Recommended communication tips for traveling in Europe. We often see news on TV or the Internet about theft when traveling abroad, especially those who like to travel abroad during the National Day Golden Week. There are particularly many Chinese people, and the tourist destinations are becoming more diverse, so I recommend the communication tips for traveling in Europe. Communication tips for traveling in Europe 1
1. Phone card
One is the traditional phone card, which can generally be bought at newsstands and souvenir shops. It is very convenient, but the disadvantage is that the call time is too long. short.
AT&T prepaid phone cards can be purchased in China in advance. The units vary. Ten units can talk for two minutes.
To make a call in any European country, dial 00 first → then dial the country code 86 → then dial the area code 10 (representing Beijing, no need to dial 0) → phone number.
2. Credit card
In Europe, airports and a few hotels are also equipped with public telephones and faxes dedicated to credit cards. Please read the instructions on the phone carefully before calling. Convenient, but expensive.
3. Coin operation
Generally speaking, everyone will use it, but please remember that there is a basic fee for making international long-distance calls (approximately NT$20 or more in local currency). If you pay the minimum call fee in that country, you will not be able to get through.
Hotels
For hotels that use computerized billing, if the call goes through but no one answers, billing will start after four to five rings. It is recommended to hang up if no one answers after four to five rings. Dial again.
Sometimes the room phone cannot make external calls at all, let alone international calls. In this case, you must call the counter or switchboard to open the phone line before dialing. Some hotels require guests to pay a deposit of the amount specified by the hotel. (Deposit) before it can be opened.
Telecommunications bureaus
Telecommunications bureaus are easy to find in many large stations and tourist areas in Europe. Most of them have telephone rooms. You can go in directly to make a call and then pay at the counter. .
Mobile phone roaming
Mobile phone roaming steps:
Step 1: Before roaming, mobile phone users must go to the business hall to activate international roaming and international long-distance services. Before going abroad, You should consult the mobile phone hotline or log on to the mobile company's website to check and confirm whether international roaming is possible in the roaming area.
Step 2: After activating the international roaming service, cancel all original call transfer functions, including voicemail, mobile secretary, global calling, etc.
Step 3: After arriving at the roaming location, manually select the local network operator on your mobile phone, and you can enjoy the roaming service!
China Mobile International Roaming:
Countries where mobile roaming is available: Austria, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Iceland, France, Germany, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, and Italy , Luxembourg, Romania, Malta, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and Spain.
In Europe, you can use GPRS international roaming service and Sui-e roaming service. If you have a computer, you can also enjoy 17201 fixed-line dial-up international roaming service. The service hotline during roaming is: +86 13800100186.
Roaming prices: UK (20-29 yuan/minute); France (14-19 yuan/minute); Germany (19-20 yuan/minute); Italy (14-30 yuan/minute).
China Unicom international roaming:
Currently, China Unicom cannot activate CDMA European roaming, but can only activate GSM international roaming service. However, international self-travel services are not provided to GSM prepaid users.
Countries where China Unicom roaming is enabled: Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Belgium, Iceland, Poland, Denmark, Netherlands, Russia, France, Vatican, Finland, Germany, Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Romania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Serbia, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, San Marino, Slovenia, Spain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, United Kingdom, Guernsey.
Communication tips for traveling in Europe 2
Sending postcards
For tourists, if they do not need to communicate urgently but feel that writing a letter is too slow and inconvenient, most people who use the postal service will send postcards. . It feels quite romantic to write blessings and float them from Europe to the hands of relatives and friends in China.
When sending postcards, you need to pay attention to the following points:
When sending postcards to friends or yourself, you can write a Chinese address, as long as you add China at the end of the address. It can be sent.
Lazy people can hand the postcard directly to the hotel counter, pay the counter staff, and ask them to buy stamps and mail it on their behalf, but you must be mentally prepared that the postcard will disappear two months after you return home. Maybe not yet.
The fastest way to buy stamps is to go to the post office and send them.
Many shops that sell postcards also sell stamps. You can buy multiple stamps first, and you can post the postcards at any time when you see the mailbox. It is very fast and can be sent to China in about a week. .