The Logistics of Settling In 145However, it is nice to know that most of the better hotels have
telephone services that can connect you directly to major
international telephone company operators such as AT&T,
Sprint or other major international telephone companies. If
you have a calling card from the company, your call can be
charged directly to your bill. Otherwise, you may pay directly
to the phone service at the hotel. In any case, there will be a
small charge for using the hotel service. Most international
telephone companies now allow collect calls to be placed
from Egypt, but these have to be made through these
international companies.
Many rented flats and houses come with telephone lines
installed. If your flat does not have phone lines installed, it can
take some time to get one without a rather large payment for
immediate service. Even on home phones, calls are charged
by the time used, not a flat user service rate.
Faxes
Commercial fax service is widely available throughout Egypt at
business centres located in most ‘better’ hotels.