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Mail Services
The company
in charge of the postal service is ‘Correos de Chile.’ Mailing
is quite secure and taken seriously, however, somewhat slow.
For example, mailing a letter from Chile to the United States
takes around 2 to 3 weeks.
Post offices are open during the week from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
and on Saturdays from 9 p.m. to 12 p.m., and you can send certified
letters at an additional cost. You can send packages of up to
30 kilos (66 lbs) through the main postal system.
Fax
and Telegraph
In Chile,
several companies offer fax, telex and telegraph services; some
of them are ENTEL, Telefónica, VTR and Télex-Chile. These communication
systems are very advanced and at reasonable prices.
Local
phone calls
There are many phone
booths throughout the city, thus we recommend you buy a phone
card or keep CH$100 peso coins at hand. Calling from the hotel
room often has a surcharge depending on the Hotel. International
phone calls
From Chile,
international calls are cheap and work efficiently. Multi-carrier
services are available at almost every phone. It is not advisable
to make international calls from your hotel room since there
is usually a surcharge. Try to use the public phone in the lobby
or the public phone cabins. Most commercial and shopping centers
have international call centers where you can obtain information,
make collect calls, or buy calling cards.
To make
an international call using a specific carrier:
Carrier |
Dial |
| ENTEL |
123
+ 0 + Country code + Area code + Number |
| Telefónica |
188
+ 0 + Country code+ Area code + Number |
| VTR |
120
+ 0 + Country code+ Area code + Number |
| Bell
South |
181
+ 0 + Country code+ Area code + Number |
| Chilesat |
171
+ 0 + Country code+ Area code + Number |
| Carrier
155 |
155
+ 0 + Country code+ Area code + Number |
| Manquehue
LD |
122
+ 0 + Country code+ Area code + Number |
| Micarrier |
154
+ 0 + Country code+ Area code + Number |
| Transam
Comunicaciones |
113
+ 0 + Country code+ Area code + Number |
| Globus
120/1200 |
120
+ 0 + Country code+ Area code + Number |
| CNT
carrier |
121
+ 0 + Country code+ Area code + Number |
Cellular
Phones
Cellular phones are
widely used and can be easily rented. Some services include
ENTEL, Telefónica, SmartCom, and BellSouth.
Internet
Chile has well developed
data communications services. E-mail and Internet is widespread.
Some hotels offer such services in their business centers. You
can also check your e-mail and surf the Net in several Cyber
cafes throughout the city. For more information about them,
look in our Food & Entertainment section.
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