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Most of Amsterdam's telephone booths are the pert green models operated by telecoms giant KPN, and tend to take phone and credit cards rather than coins. Located in and around railway stations, Telfort's orange-grey booths take coins as well as phonecards. The minimum charge is EUR 0.10 . Post offices, GWK exchange offices and tabacco shops sell phonecards of both companies.
All calls are time-based. On weekdays, from a private phone, calls cost from EUR 0.029 per minute but from public phones, the tab jumps to EUR 0.30 /min. Charges drop after 7pm.
For local directory information, call tel 0900 80 08. This service knocks you back EUR 1.15 from a private phone but is free from a public phone.
The Dutch adaptor has four rounded pins beneath a turtle shaped body. An RJ-11 socket is found at its head. RJ-11 and RJ-45 plugs are both used in the Netherlands.
The Netherlands uses the GSM cellular phone system. Compatible phones include those sold in the UK, Australia and most of Asia, but not those of Japan or North America.
Check with your service provider before you leave home that it has a roaming agreement with a local counterpart.
| Mobile network: | GSM 900/1800 |
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| Area Code: |
020 |
