Calling Sri Lanka Mobile Phones.

Call Sri Lanka mobile phones very easily from any part of the world. When you are dialing a Sri Lanka mobile phone number from overseas first dial 0094, followed by the mobile phone subscriber’s number with out the 0.This is how to call a Sri Lanka mobile phone. If you are calling 077xxxxxxx, first dial 0094 (country code) followed by 77xxxxx omitting the 0.If you are calling a mobile phone within Sri Lanka then dial only the phone number with the 0 like 077xxxxxxx. Take note that there are no area codes for Sri Lanka mobile phones. Only the land lines and the CDMA phones have the area codes.

Mobile phone service providers are now providing very good service in Sri Lanka. Nearly 13 million mobile phones are in use there, where 3G Network service also available enabling the people to call and receive video calls in by their hand phones if both parties have 3G Smartphone.

The service providers - carriers - can be identified as in the following order.
71 Mobitel
72 Etislat (Formally was Tigo and celltel)
77 Dialog GSM
78 Hutchison
75 Bharti Airtel

CDMA phones which are operating with the wireless services are used by Srilanka people. There are 4 registered operators. There numbers starts as in the following order.

The service providers - carriers - can be identified as in the following order.
2 Sri Lanka Telecom
4 Suntel
5 Lanka Bell
7 Dialog Telekom

Most of the people's mobile phones packages do allow them to have free incoming international calls. State controlled Sri Lanka Telecom provides the largest number of phone lines to customers.

Popular questions.
How to call Sri Lanka mobile phones from foreign countries?
Just dial oo94 followed by the mobile phone number. Don't use the 0 in between the Sri lanka country code and the mobile phone number.
What is the area code for Sri Lanka mobile phones?
There are no area codes for the Sri Lanka mobile phones.
Where can I find the Dialog mobile phone directory?
There are no directories for mobile phone users in Srilanka.
How to find a Srilanka person's mobile phone number?
There are no such facilities to find a person's mobile phone number in Sri Lanka.
Where can I get a Sri Lanka mobile phone connection, when I visit Sri Lanka?
Upon your arrival you can buy a SIM card from a mobile phone service provider like Dialog, Mobitel etc at the Colombo International Air port by providing your passport photocopy.