Questions tagged [communication]
Multiple or one-way transfer of information such as orally, in writing (eg post), through electromagnetic radiation (eg radio), electronically (eg Skype, Internet) or otherwise. For related tags which may be more suitable instead, see `tag info`.
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Who do I reach when calling 116117 abroad and how do I ensure reaching the local version?
I was travelling in Norway with my German phone. When I phoned 116117 due to a non-emergency medical problem¹, I received an answering machine speaking German. Assuming I was connected to the German ...
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Is there a standard phone number in Kenya to call a directory service?
In the United States, it's possible in most places to dial 0 (EDIT: 411) for a directory.
Is that the case in Kenya? If not, is there a different number that serves the same purpose?
(This is in ...
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Is there an international vaccine registry where I can store all my vaccination records in one place?
Most of my vaccine records are stored online in my Kaiser Permanente account, but I also got a set of travel vaccines when I was in Australia and Kaiser wouldn't add them to my account. If I keep ...
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How to ensure two-factor availability when traveling?
It's been about 10 years since I've traveled out of the US. In that time, it's become more and more common for various services (including basic things like email) to (randomly or systematically) ...
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How can one receive a German phone number before going to Germany?
It would be really helpful to call Germany. I did call on my non-German number but used like €5 in a few minutes, but it was worth the call.
But for other things, it would be useful to call without ...
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Are Gmail, Facebook and WhatsApp still accessible in Macau, and in Hong Kong in 2022?
Three years ago the Trip Advisor answers to Does Gmail, Facebook and WhatsApp work in Hong Kong and Macau all seem to say:
They all work.
Has anything changed, or are Gmail, Facebook and WhatsApp ...
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Online travel agency does not answer my messages about refunding my cancelled flights
I booked quite a few flights in 2020 that got cancelled because of the travel restrictions of the pandemic. The travel agency (quite a known one on the internet) had two options for the refund:
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Where can I find a Korean-English phrasebook in the form of laminated cards?
Soon, I'm hoping to travel to South Korea to get voice surgery. I remember hearing of these laminated cards that you could use to point to a phrase or something in order to help communicate. Do you ...
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Call local emergency number using a foreign mobile number
I read about How to make an international emergency call? but not sure if I will be able to call the local emergency number (USA - 911) using a foreign (India) mobile number when I am in USA.
Though ...
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How do I call an 8-digit Singapore number from the US?
I have an 8-digit Singapore cell phone number that I’d like to call. But I’m in the US, so my question is, what international calling code do I need to put before the 8 digits?
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Receive and Make calls: Egypt to UK without extra fees [closed]
I have an Egyptian mobile number and UK mobile number and live in the UK, I would like to be able to:
Receive calls made to my Egyptian number without charging the
caller extra fees.
Make calls from ...
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How can I receive SMS including short codes while in France?
I'm in France for a month, and I got a local SIM card to avoid paying very high international roaming rates from my home carrier.
However, I often need to receive SMS messages from various companies, ...
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Are PMR446 walkie-talkies legal in Switzerland?
We plan a road trip through Switzerland and we want to use walkie-talkies for the communication between the cars. We have devices that are using the PMR446 frequency and according to the manufacturer ...
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Compatibility of Asus phone with US local sim
I will be traveling to Ohio, USA in the first week of June. I am not sure whether the internet roaming packages in airtel or matrix sim work there. So I prefer to take local carriers of the United ...
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Netherlands SIM card texting the US
I'm studying abroad this semester in Amsterdam, and I recently got a Lebara international bundle sim-only plan. This plan allows me to have unlimited texts and calls, and 5G of data. My question is ...
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SIM cards in South America, which are the most reliable ones? [closed]
I know that this sounds very subjective but I don't know how to put it different:
I will be travel in South America for few months, with an average timespan of 2 weeks in each of this countries: ...
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Do many Japanese people speak Korean?
I'd like to go to Japan but I can't speak Japanese. But I'm fluent in Korean. I know that many Korean people can speak Japanese, but can Japanese people also speak Korean?
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How to call a number from another country while I'm in another country myself?
Here's the situtation: there's a team meeting coming, situated in the US. I'm from Brazil and wish to call a coworker from Pakistan arriving there.
My number is +55... and his is +92... Is there any ...
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Texting someone who is out of the country?
I understand that international plans give the person who paid for a plan the ability to make outgoing texts or calls to someone at no extra charge.
What I'm unsure about is if I text someone who has ...
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Receive US number calls in Europe [closed]
I looked at other posts but don't think this is covered anywhere yet - apologies if I missed it.
My question relates to my elderly father moving from the US to Europe (The Netherlands), probably ...
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Hypothetical roaming scenarios
As I understand it, roaming is the part of a phone connection which uses the infrastructure of a non-domestic network (is that correct?).
Lets say my mobile carrier is German, and I have a tariff with ...
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Having internet when travelling in Japan [closed]
I'm going on a cycle tour in Japan for three weeks. I'm wondering what is the best solution to have an internet access. The uses would be basic, with not a need for a lot of datas: messaging, ...
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How do I call emergency services for someone in Ireland when I am in the US?
I know this question sounds ridiculous but it's important and I need to know the answer. If I knew that somebody in Ireland was in trouble and needed help (say for example: an ambulance) but there was ...
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What's the most cost-effective service for calling landlines while travelling?
During my last trip, my credit card were cloned and locked, so I had to call my bank to understand what was happening and how to proceed. This call was very expensive so I decide to prevent this kind ...
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Radio program with public transport focus by country
My local radio station - I am based in Berlin, Germany - does a really poor job when it comes to public transport (subway, bus, etc.) announcements like delays or construction works. Their main focus ...
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Retaining access to email when traveling
We are traveling with our own laptop, and will be using wifi to connect to the internet.
Last year, we found that on arriving at our destination, we were locked out of our email accounts for some ...
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What data plan can I get to cover Europe, coming from the US? [closed]
I'm travelling to Romania, Italy, Poland, France and Belgium.
What's the best plan I can get to have data as I travel to these places over the next two weeks?
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Is there a popular non-Google Korean-English-Korean translator app?
In South Korea, there are popular alternatives to many of Google's online services, for example Naver's web portal (search) and maps app and KakaoTalk (messaging).
Is there a Korean-English/English-...
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CB Radio in Namibia - is a license needed? If yes, what is the situation in practice?
It is my understanding that in Namibia, a license is required to use a CB radio (our use case is quite typical, a two-car journey across the country), as described on this website: http://www.qsl.net/...
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How fast is the mobile network (3G) in Myanmar (in February 2016)?
I found out on OpenSignal.com that the 3G coverage is very good coverage in the cities Yangon, Naypyitaw & Mandalay. Outside of these cities, things seem to be rather "different".
What I ...
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How to know what you can't openly talk about in China / Hong Kong?
When I was in Hong Kong / Shenzhen, the friends I was visiting worked for a non-profit that had to be very careful about mentioning anything religious, as they could apparently lose funding from the ...
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Who pays when receiving international calls on a local Canadian mobile number?
I have no landline and have a Bell account for my cell. I live in Canada and am expecting a call from a friend in Australia.
Will I be charged to receive the call from Australia on my cell on my free ...
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Calling from China to Home country (India) without internet access
I am from India, will go to China. I want to make call from China to INDIA. I am not sure about internet access to use Android Apps like Skype or Google talk. What is the best possible way to make ...
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Disposable Cellphone SIM Card for Germany [duplicate]
I am coming to Germany for holidays, and I would life to use my cell phone, however I guess a German provider may be able to offer a much better service of Internet connections. But since this is ...
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Where to buy a 4G Telkomsel sim card in Indonesia?
I have been seeing advertising about the Telkomsel 4G sim card but I'm not able to find any place to buy it.
I tried many small resellers but they only have 3G SIM cards.
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What mobile network in Indonesia has the best 3G coverage?
I'm worried about 3G coverage because I am traveling all over Indonesia.
That is: Sumatra, Java, Bali, Lombok, Sulawesi & Komodo.
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How to make an international emergency call?
I don't want to know the emergency number in case I'm IN a different country. What I want to know is, if I am, say, in France, and I know someone in Sweden needs emergent services, how can I call, ...
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United States National Radio Quiet Zone: Impact on travellers?
The United States National Radio Quiet Zone forbids radio noise in a 34,000 km2 rectangle encompassing several touristic towns: Staunton, Harrisonburg, Charlottesville, Bridgewater, Shenandoah Valley, ...
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European roaming data provider, which SIM cards can be purchased on-line / in Poland
(question similar to this, but focused on data plans and SIM cards with purchase on-line or in Poland)
I'm about to travel across the Europe (mainly and maybe some other parts of the world) and I'd ...
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Lebara roaming is apparently free, what is the catch?
I saw a billboard of Lebara, where they mention free roaming in all countries where Lebara is active - even in the US if you are from Europe or vice versa.
This seems too good to be true, and when ...
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Having a Skype (video/voice) in public in Paris
I will be traveling on a family holiday to Paris. During this trip I need to have some (short) videoconf (Skype/Google hangout) calls. There is no option to do this at the place where I stay.
Since I ...
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Misunderstood body language in Middle East?
I'm planning on traveling to the Middle East soon, and I'm wondering if any of the countries in the Middle East change the meanings of regular "universal" body language. "Universal" body language ...
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Data connection and phone calls during visit to London
What is the best way to have about 500 Mbytes of internet data (mainly maps and communications ) for a short visit to London ?
i.e My local SIM rates is too expensive .
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Calling within Europe
I am traveling this spring in Switzerland, France and Italy. I want to be able to make just a handful of local calls in each country. I will NOT be using my American cellphone to call the United ...
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What are the options to maintain a backup phone while travelling in the US?
I have a working GSM handset without a SIM card. I would like to maintain it as my backup phone while travelling within the US while I am a student here.
In India, where I am a citizen, this was easy....
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Can you do a phone call or telconf through Skype or Google Plus when traveling on the ICE in Germany?
I will be traveling on the ICE in Germany. There is Internet available and even if there is none, I can use my 4g dongle to connect to the Internet.
I do need to participate in a telconf while I am ...
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Why do airlines prohibit telephone calls on planes with mobile data and Wi-Fi capabilities, yet provide an onboard telephone service?
On most airplanes with cellular and Wi-Fi capabilities, the ability to make mobile phone calls is technically disabled and passengers are prohibited from using the Wi-Fi service to make VoIP calls ...
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Somebody send e_mail to US embassy presenting to be me , Can I find him? [closed]
I recently find out that somebody has sent so many e_mail to US embassy in Germany and present himself as me and changed my appointment for visa interview , Can I follow it legally or find him or not?
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What popular western web services don't work in mainland China?
I'm traveling to china for a couple of weeks for work. I don't do anything where information security or intellectual property is a huge concern, but I do want to be in touch with the home office so ...
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Cheap phone calls from Canada to Poland
I'm travelling to Canada and I need to make cheap phone calls from Canada to Poland.
Are there any cheap prepaid cell phone operators or fixed lines?
If you can, please add some prices for example.
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