Vanuatu Post Office, Vanuatu Internet and Mobile Phones in Vanuatu
Vanuatu Post Office and Vanuatu stamps
The Vanuatu Post Office has an exciting philatelic selection. Vanuatu postage stamps are one of the best art bargains in the South Pacific, with collections on all aspects of Vanuatu.
The Vanuatu Underwater Post Office is a world's first. Located in crystal clear water adjacent to a coral reef, the Underwater Post Office lets you mail waterproof postcards to your friends and family. For more on the Vanuatu Underwater Post Office, click here.
Another world first is the Vanuatu Volcano Post Office located on the rim of a live volcano. Located on Tanna, you can enjoy the unparalleled experience of standing on the edge of Yasur, the most accessible live volcano in the world, and mail Volcano postcards with Volcano stamps to your friends from the official Volcano Post Office. To visit the volcanic postal web site, click here.
Visit the Vanuatu Post office web site to purchase or browse through the extensive collection of Vanuatu postage stamps.
The Post Office in Port Vila also has coin operated Internet access.
Vanuatu Internet
Visitors to Vanuatu will find access to the Internet easy in Port Vila and Luganville where there are Internet Cafes.
Almost all resorts and hotels in Port Vila and Luganville - and the larger facilities in Tanna - have Internet access. Some hotels feature internet access directly from the rooms. Some hotels have a high speed wireless connection or ADSL with reasonable bandwidth for high speed browsing. These are highlighted in the Rocket Guide to Vanuatu.
TVL, the Vanuatu telecom service, has a "visitor's internet plan" so you can log on with your notebook from any hotel room that has IDD capable phones. Just dial 86 and use the password "anonymous" to log on. The charges will be added to your hotel bill.
Mobile phone users can connect to the Internet by dialing 186.
For more on Vanuatu's Internet services, click here.
Mobile Phones in Vanuatu
GSM mobile phones work in Port Vila, Luganville, and Norsup, Malekula.
TVL has a pay-in-advance SMILE Welcome Pack for visitors. Just buy a Welcome Pack, put the sim card into your gsm mobile phone, and you are on line. International roaming is also available from most countries so your normal mobile phone and telephone number will work in Vanuatu.
For the latest information on using a mobile phone in Vanuatu, click here.
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