Mail
Correos de Chile is the responsable company of the mail in the country. Its offices are open from 9 am to 6 am, and Saturdays, from 9 am to 12 pm.
The mailing service is quite sure and serious, however, sometimes it's kinda slow, because, for example, it can take you from 2 to 3 weeks to send a letter from Chile to USA.
You can certified the letters for a little bit more of money, that will assure the destiny of the letters. There is also a package service, that alouds you to send packages up to 30 kilos.
Fax - Telex - Telegraph
In Chile, we have several companies that offer this kind of service, like ENTEL, Telefónica, VTR and Telex-Chile. These communication systems are certainly advanced and they have really accesible prices.
Local Communications
In our city, you will find a wide net of public phones, distributed all around the city, that's why is a good option to have calling cards or 100 pesos coins.
International Communications
From Chile, all the international calls are cheaper and with an efficient service. The multidial service is available from almost any phone. All the shoppings and malls have a calling center, from where you can get information, make call collect and buy prepay cards.
To make an international call, you shoud use this specific codes:
| Company |
Number |
| ENTEL |
123 0 Country Area Number |
| Telefónica |
188 0 Country Area Number |
| VTR |
120 0 Country Area Number |
| Bell South |
181 0 Country Area Number |
| Chilesat |
171 0 Country Area Number |
| Carrier 155 |
155 0 Country Area Number |
| Manquehue LD |
122 0 Country Area Number |
| Micarrier |
154 0 Country Area Number |
| Transam Comunicaciones |
113 0 Country Area Number |
| Globus 120/1200 |
120 0 Country Area Number |
| CNT carrier |
121 0 Country Area Number |
Cell phone Companies
There are many cell phone companies, such as Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, among others. The cell phones can be easily rented. Ask for this information on your hotel or consult the yellow pages.
Internet
Chile has really developed data communication services. You can check your e-mail or navigate through the internet from any cyber in the city. Some hotels have these kind of services in its business centers.
