Questions tagged [communication]
Multiple or one-way transfer of information such as orally, in writing (eg post), through electromagnetic radiation (eg radio), electronically (eg Skype, Internet) or otherwise. For related tags which may be more suitable instead, see `tag info`.
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Is there a standard phone number in Kenya to call a directory service?
In the United States, it's possible in most places to dial 0 (EDIT: 411) for a directory.
Is that the case in Kenya? If not, is there a different number that serves the same purpose?
(This is in ...
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Is there an international vaccine registry where I can store all my vaccination records in one place?
Most of my vaccine records are stored online in my Kaiser Permanente account, but I also got a set of travel vaccines when I was in Australia and Kaiser wouldn't add them to my account. If I keep ...
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How to ensure two-factor availability when traveling?
It's been about 10 years since I've traveled out of the US. In that time, it's become more and more common for various services (including basic things like email) to (randomly or systematically) ...
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How can one receive a German phone number before going to Germany?
It would be really helpful to call Germany. I did call on my non-German number but used like €5 in a few minutes, but it was worth the call.
But for other things, it would be useful to call without ...
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Are Gmail, Facebook and WhatsApp still accessible in Macau, and in Hong Kong in 2022?
Three years ago the Trip Advisor answers to Does Gmail, Facebook and WhatsApp work in Hong Kong and Macau all seem to say:
They all work.
Has anything changed, or are Gmail, Facebook and WhatsApp ...
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Online travel agency does not answer my messages about refunding my cancelled flights
I booked quite a few flights in 2020 that got cancelled because of the travel restrictions of the pandemic. The travel agency (quite a known one on the internet) had two options for the refund:
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Where can I find a Korean-English phrasebook in the form of laminated cards?
Soon, I'm hoping to travel to South Korea to get voice surgery. I remember hearing of these laminated cards that you could use to point to a phrase or something in order to help communicate. Do you ...
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Call local emergency number using a foreign mobile number
I read about How to make an international emergency call? but not sure if I will be able to call the local emergency number (USA - 911) using a foreign (India) mobile number when I am in USA.
Though ...
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How do I call an 8-digit Singapore number from the US?
I have an 8-digit Singapore cell phone number that I’d like to call. But I’m in the US, so my question is, what international calling code do I need to put before the 8 digits?
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Receive and Make calls: Egypt to UK without extra fees [closed]
I have an Egyptian mobile number and UK mobile number and live in the UK, I would like to be able to:
Receive calls made to my Egyptian number without charging the
caller extra fees.
Make calls from ...
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How can I receive SMS including short codes while in France?
I'm in France for a month, and I got a local SIM card to avoid paying very high international roaming rates from my home carrier.
However, I often need to receive SMS messages from various companies, ...
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Are PMR446 walkie-talkies legal in Switzerland?
We plan a road trip through Switzerland and we want to use walkie-talkies for the communication between the cars. We have devices that are using the PMR446 frequency and according to the manufacturer ...
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Compatibility of Asus phone with US local sim
I will be traveling to Ohio, USA in the first week of June. I am not sure whether the internet roaming packages in airtel or matrix sim work there. So I prefer to take local carriers of the United ...
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Netherlands SIM card texting the US
I'm studying abroad this semester in Amsterdam, and I recently got a Lebara international bundle sim-only plan. This plan allows me to have unlimited texts and calls, and 5G of data. My question is ...
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SIM cards in South America, which are the most reliable ones? [closed]
I know that this sounds very subjective but I don't know how to put it different:
I will be travel in South America for few months, with an average timespan of 2 weeks in each of this countries: ...
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