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Communications in Poland

Post

Airmail within Europe takes a week or so. Post office hours are Monday to Friday 0800-1800. Some offices are open on Saturday until 1400. The main post offices in major cities are open 24 hours every day.

Mobile

Mobile phones are becoming increasingly popular in Poland. There are three main networks.

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Voice over Internet Protocol

VoIP is a new technology which allows users to verbally communicate through their computer. Essentially a telephone call made using the internet, VoIP is becoming increasingly more common in the business world due to its low costs, and easy set-up and maintenance.

Forget installation engineers and phone number changes, as long as you have a broadband connection, you can use VoIP any time, any where.

For businesses, this software is sure to eventually phase out the traditional phonecall. For as low as 4p for local and national calls, the economical potential is vast. With international calls often even less than that, VoIP is perfect if you are prone to long-distance telecommunication, or have offices, clients, partners, etc, overseas. What's more, calls made between VoIP users are typically free all you pay for is the standard internet service.

Internet

Internet is increasing. Only 8.4% of Poles have access to broadband internet, though, and Poland is still lagging behind in comparison to other EU countries. The situation is better in large cities than in rural areas. There are a number of internet providers, but call rates can be expensive and connection speeds poor.

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