COMMUNICATION

TELEPHONE SERVICE IN NAIROBI
Most hotels in Nairobi offer phone service. International access when dialing from abroad is COUNTRY CODE 254 and CITY CODE 20. If calling from within East Africa, you should omit the country code and dial 005 followed by 20. If calling from elsewhere in Kenya, add a 0 before the city code. Many businesses and people in Kenya have cellular service. There are currently two companies operating in Kenya. To call someone with mobile service, the CITY CODE is 0720, 0721, 0722, 0723, 0733, 0734 or 0735 depending on the service they subscribe to. International callers use the COUNTRY CODE 254 and drop the '0' before the CITY CODE.

IMPORTANT: Telephone service in Africa, especially calls to international locations are very expensive.

TELEPHONE SERVICE IN MOMBASA
The CITY CODE for Dar es Salaam is 41.

MOBILE PHONE SERVICE
Kenya's mobile phone service is GSM compatible and international roaming is available in many areas. Though local users do not pay for incoming calls, you may be charged for incoming calls on your roaming plan. Check with your service provider.

If you use a telephone that takes sim cards, you may choose to purchase a pre-paid account in Kenya for your incoming calls. These are available for as little as $5.00.

INTERNET
There are a number of Internet Cafes in towns and cities. Hotels also may offer Internet service in their business centre.

POST
The postal service from Kenya is slow and not reliable. Valuables should never be sent by post.