Call Lanka.

Call Lanka to communicate with your family members, friends and business partners. The Calls can be direct IDD or cheap internet VoIP Calls. Also you can call Sri Lanka through the satellite phones too. Sri Lanka is the leading country in the mobile phone technology in South Asia where 13 million mobile phones are in use and the country provides 2G, 3G and 3.5G networks too. There is much kind of advanced services available for the land line, fixed line and mobile phone user. You can make video calls too with the latest 3G service through the mobile phones if the call receiver has the mobile phone facility to continue the video call.

You can use the Smartphone like iPhone 3GS, Wave or Blackberry to download the free call APP to call lanka easily at your convenience.

Also you can make certain minutes of free calling minutes if you buy an account from the cheap internet call providers.

Most of the land lines in Srilanka have the caller ID facility to view who is calling them. Also these phones have the facility to make conference calls where many callers can make conversions together at a time. The Call receiver in Sri Lanka can put you on hold if he is on another call. Also many phones have the facility to divert your call to another phone of the call receiver, which may be a costly call for you. Srilanka too has its own peak hour, off-peak hour setting and holiday calling rates. This may vary according to the Srilanka call providing carrier.

If you are making a web based call or VOIP call then the person in Sri Lanka can't view the caller ID as to know who is calling them.

Best time to make a business call is 11.00 AM to 15.00 PM local time on week days as the person in Sri Lanka will be able to have money exchange rate, market price list and the stock market report. Most of the business offices open in the morning at 9.00 AM and closes in the evening at 5.00 PM.

Saturdays and Sundays are Government holidays. Each month there is one additional holiday which is called as Poya Day.

Best time to make a friendly call is 6.30 AM to 7.30 AM and 8.30 PM to 11.30PM on any given day.

To call from abroad the caller must use the international country code of Sri Lanka +94 or 0094 then if it is land line must use the area cod followed by the subscribers' phone number.

To find a person's telephone number, who is living in Sri Lanka or any business or any Government department or any organizations you can use the Sri Lanka telephone directory. There are three major Sri Lankan phone service provider's telephone directories available in printed book format. Also these phone directories available online too. You can find them in our web site too.

There is no mobile phone users' directory available in Sri Lanka.

If you are a foreigner there are many ways to call back your home. There are post offices that provide assistance to you to make overseas and local calls. Privately owned communication centers too provide IDD and Net Calls and Internet calls for a reasonable price. All over Sri Lanka road side and important places have call booths where you can make calls using the coins or prepaid cards. These call booths also provide facility to send SMS messages to local and international phones.

Here are the land line codes as per the areas and mobile phone numbers as per the service provider.