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Online Banking
Online banking is a great alternative if your time is at a premium.
Your bank will provide you with the necessary information.POST OFFICE
Post office locations and hours are listed in the White Pages.
The hours are generally Monday–Friday, 8:00 am–noon and
2:00 pm–6:00 pm (sometimes 7:00 pm at the main offices);
Saturday-8:00 am–noon in the main post offices around the
larger cities. Post offices located at major train stations are
open 24 hours a day. Their services have been improved
to accommodate their customers’ busy lives. Besides
improving accessibilty online for banking, phone and internet
connections (Telekom Austria), there is an automated package
pick-up called Post.24. A sender (in Austria only) addresses
your package to a Post.24 station you provide, giving your
cell phone number or e-mail address when dropping it at
the post office. When your package arrives at the Post.24
location, you will receive a text message (SMS) or an e-mail
with a pick-up code.
The post office experience can be quite daunting in the
bigger cities. One may have to choose from between ten and
20 different counters. The following terms should help you
decide where to go:Counters
Auf u. Abgabe mailing of packages
Briefaufgabe posting, mailing
Ein- und Auszahlungen deposit and withdrawals
Fax fax
Gebühren Eilsendung cost for express item
Kleine Inlandspakete small domestic packages
Massensendung mass mailing
Pakete-EMS express mail service
Postanweisungen money transfer
Postlagernde in care of general delivery