The international dialling code for the Czech Republic is +420 (or 00 420). When calling from abroad this must be dialled first, followed by the 9-digit number.
Mobile telephones
Three mobile phone operators provide mobile services in the Czech Republic. Almost 100% of the country is covered by the mobile signal. The network uses the GSM 900 and 1800 system. This is compatible with the rest of Europe and Australia. Problems can arise with handsets from North America and Japan.
Tips for visitors:
Find out before you leave home what type of telephone you have and activate the roaming service provided by your operator.
Mobile telephone operators in the Czech Republic
- O2 (www.cz.o2.com) - info line 800 02 02 02
- T-Mobile (www.t-mobile.cz) - info line 603 603 603
- Vodafone (www.vodafone.cz) - info line 800 777 777
All these operators sell pay-as-you-go SIM cards charged with a certain amount of prepaid credit (300–2000 Kč). These are useful on medium length visits. In order to use a Czech SIM card you will need to have a telephone which has not been blocked by your operator.
Public telephone boxes
The Czech Republic has one of the densest networks of public telephone boxes in central Europe. The majority of these take telephone cards (150, 200 and 300 Kč) or Czech coins (though there are less of these).
An interesting fact
With a prepaid TRICK card it is possible to send text messages from a public telephone.
