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Call Sri Lanka.
Call Sri Lanka to communicate with your family members, friends and business partners. The Calls can be free internet calls, direct IDD or cheap VoIP Calls. Also you can call Sri Lanka through the satellite phones too, but that will be an expensive call. Sri Lanka is one of the leading countries in the mobile phone technology in South Asia where 15 million mobile phones are in use and the country is providing 2G, 3G and 3.5G networks. There is much kind of advanced services available for the land line, fixed line and mobile phone users. You can make video calls too with the latest 3G service through the latest 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, Blackberry or all models of Nokia phones which are coming with touch screen to download the free call APP to call Sri Lanka easily at your convenience.
Free calls to many countries around the world is possible with the internet call facility. You can make free unlimited calls to the USA and Canada with Softphone. Free calls and low priced calls to South Korea, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, India, Australia, England, USA, and Canada are available through Skype. You can use the mediaringtalk.com to call 8 countries for free.
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.
| Colombo - 11 Ampara - 63 Anuradhapura - 25 Bandarawela - 57 Batticaloa - 65 Chilaw - 32 Galle - 91 Gampaha - 33 Gampola - 81 |
Hambantota - 47 Hatton - 51 Jaffna - 21 Kalmunai - 67 Kalutara - 34 Kandy - 81 Kegalle - 35 Kurunegala - 37 Mannar - 23 |
Matale - 66 Matara - 41 Nawalapitiya - 54 Negombo - 31 Nuwara Eliya - 52 Panadura - 38 Ratnapura - 45 Trincomalee - 26 Vavuniya - 24 |
CDMA Fixed Line phone numbers. Sri Lanka Telecom - 3 Suntel - 4 Lanka Bell - 5 Dialog Telekom - 7 Mobile phones Dialog GSM - 77 Mobitel - 71 Tigo / Etisalat - 72 Hutch - 78 Airtel - 75 |
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How to call Sri Lanka
If you are calling Colombo from U.S.A or from any other foreign country the phone number must be in this format.
0094 (country code) 11 (Colombo Code) 2723456 (7- Digits Number)
00941121234567
If you are calling Jaffna from U.K or from any other foreign country the phone number must be in this format.
0094(country code) 21 (Jaffna Code) 2221234 (7 - Digits Number)
0094212221234
Sri Lanka Speaking Clock, Provides The Current SL Time Once You Dial The Phone Number From A SLT Land Line.
1292 - exact time in Sinhala
1293 - exact time in Tamil
1294 - exact time in English
Sri Lanka Facts.
Country full name: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri LankaPopulation: 20 Million
Capital City: Sri Jayawardenepura (administrative), Colombo (commercial).
Area: 65,610 sq km (25,332 sq miles)
Languages: Sinhala, Tamil and English (widley spoken)
Religions: Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Christianity
Monetary unit: Sri Lankan Rupee
Main exports: Clothing and textiles, tea, gems, rubber, coconuts
GNI per capita: US $1,540 (World Bank, 2007)
Internet domain: .lk
Local time: G.M.T + 05.30
International dialling code: +94
Mobile Phone Network Frequency GSM 900/1800. 3G, 3.5G.