Telephones
In towns and cities, calls can be made from public phones with 10, 20, 50 and 100 Ft coins (minimum call 20Ft), though cardphones are far more common and it's worth keeping a phonecard ( telefonkartya ) to hand. Cards valid for 50 or 120 units (currently 800Ft and 1800Ft respectively) are available from Matav (the Hungarian telecommunications company) shops, post offices, tobacconists and some hotels. Two cards giving cheaper rates for international calls are the Barangalo card, available from post offices, or better still, the Budget Phonecard, available from most Tourinform offices. To make a direct call outside the area you are in, dial 06 (which gives a burring tone), followed by the area code and the subscriber's number. To make international calls , dial 00, wait for the burr, then dial the country code (UK and Northern Ireland 44, Repubic of Ireland 353, US & Canada 1, Australia 61, New Zealand 64) and the subscriber's number minus the first digit. The number for the international operator is 199.
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