Telephone, Post & Internet in Ecuador

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Telephone, Post & Internet

Telecommunications

International Calls

Long Distance Calling became so much easier in the last years with the splitting up of the state telephone company EMETEL and the introduction of private wireless phone operators. Nowadays you find in all major and even smaller villages phone centers with telephone booths run by Porta, Andinatel (Pacifictel) or Movistar which offer reasonable rates for you to phone home ($1 to $2.- per minute depending on destination). You go in and give your phone number to the employees inside and they will connect you and charge you after the phone call. To phone to Ecuador you have to use the international code 593 and then the local area code without the 0 (see below in Local Calls). To phone me for instance in Quito at (02) 222 4393, you would dial 00 593 2 222 4393.

Local Calls

Local Calls can be made from any of many phone centers as described above. To phone me in Quito again at (02) 222 4393, you would dial 222 4393 if you are in Quito or in the province of Pichincha. In the rest of the country you would dial 02 222 4393. Phoning a mobile phone you always dial the 08 or 09 regardless where you are in the country. Also the charge is higher than for local calls.

AREA CODES

Pichincha (Quito, Mindo, Machachi, Cayambe)

Bolivar (Guaranda), Chimborazo (Riobamba, Guamote), Pastaza (Puyo)
Cotopaxi (Latacunga, Saquisali), Tungurahua (Ambato, Pelileo, Baños)

Guayas (Guayaquil)

Los Rios (Quevedo, Babahoyo) Galapagos (Puerto Ayora, San Cristobal)
Manabi (Manta, Puertoviejo, Puerto Lopez)

Imbabura (Ibarra, Otavalo, Cotacachi), Carchi (Tulcan), Esmeraldas (Atacames)
Napo (Tena), Sucumbios (Lago Agrio), Orellana (Coca)

Azuay (Cuenca, Gualaceo, Chordeleg), Loja (Loja, Vilcabamba), Cañar (Azogues),
El Oro (Machala), Zamora Chinchipe (Zamora), Morona Santiago (Macas)

Mobile Phones

02

03
03

04

05
05

06
06

07
07

08 & 09

EMERGENCY NUMBERS

Policia Nacional (Police)

Bomberos (Firefighters )

Cruz Roja (Red Cross)

Emergencias (Emergencies)

101

102

131

911

Post Offices

IIf you still like to mail postcards home or need to send or receive a parcel, then you have to find a post office in the country. For the special "Mitad del Mundo" stamp, mail from the office in the Mitad del Mundo complex. Postal outlets are rare therefore we provide you below with a list of their locations.

Quito

MAIN POST OFFICE
PARQUE CAROLINA
JAPON N36-153 y NACIONES UNIDAS
Tel.: (02) 2296831

SUCURSAL 1
OLD COLONIAL CENTER
GUAYAQUIL 935 y ESPEJO
Tel.: (02) 2282175

SUCURSAL 2
CHIMBACALLE
NAPO y JUAN DE ALCAZAR
Tel.: (02) 2668140

SUCURSAL 3
MERCADO SANTA MARIA
ULLOA y RAMIREZ DAVALOS
Tel.: (02) 2521730

SUCURSAL 7
LA MARISCAL
AV. COLON y REINA VICTORIA
Tel.: (02) 2418440

MITAD DEL MUNDO
CIUDELA MITAD DEL MUNDO
SAN ANTONIO
13.5 SAN ANTONIO DE PICHINCHA

Guayaquil

MAIN POST OFFICE
CITY CENTER
AV. BALLEN y CARBO
Tel.: (04) 2531713

Cuenca

MAIN POST OFFICE
COLONIAL CENTER
AV. GRAN COLOMBIA y BORRERO

Internet

Internet started a communication's revolution in the country and nowadays it is widespread in public places as many locals depend on it but do not have it at home. Almost in any street in major cities you encounter places offering internet and even in remote villages you might find an internet connection. Rates in the bigger towns are very cheap with an hourly cost of less of $1.- Also many internet places offer long distance phone services. Most of phone centers as discussed above under International calls offer also internet.

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