Keeping in Touch in Romania
Keeping in touch is often one of the biggest concerns for expats preparing to move to another country. Expatriates moving to Romania will be relieved to know that staying connected in Romania is easy and relatively hassle-free. Expats living in Romania have access to both cellular and landline telephones, as well as a range of Internet service providers offering inexpensive connections to broadband Internet.Romania’s dialling code is +40, and to dial out of the country you will need to dial 00 followed by the country code to which you are dialling. Romanian cities, as well as the smaller towns and villages, have their own separate area codes: the code for Romania’s capital, Bucharest, is (0)21. Romania uses GSM 900/1800 cellular telephone networks, and coverage is generally quite good countrywide.
Accessing the Internet and connecting to a broadband service provider is cheap and easy because of all the competition in the industry. Subscribers can negotiate a connection package that suits their budget and needs. Some of the main providers include RCS&RDS, Euroweb, Mediasat, Intrabit, Ines, Fibrenet, GTS Central Europe, UPC and iLink. Service provider contracts range from 20 Euro per month up to 100 Euro per month depending on residential area, cable speeds, and type of Internet access required (wireless, ADSL, cable, etc.).
The Romanian postal service tends to be reliable but slow. Packages take a long time to arrive and expats moving to areas outside of Bucharest can expect even slower postage times than those moving to Bucharest. Express services are available, however, they are also relatively slow.
