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The
area code for Jordan is ++962 and Amman is 06, the south including
Aqaba, Ma'an and Petra is 03, the north including Irbid, Jerash
and Ajlun is 02, the middle area including Madaba, Salt, Azraq
and the Dead Sea is 05, mobile phone numbers start with 079
for Fastlink, 077 for Mobilecom and 074 for Express. Mobile
phones are in contact in most of the places inside Petra.
Jordan
Telecom is the company handling landlines, and is really doing
good providing high quality connection and presenting the
latest solutions, they have some useful services like prepaid
cards to help you call from any landline,
check their website for more details, www.jordantelecom.jo
Mobile
phone companies in Jordan use the GSM system, there are three
companies and they all provide good coverage, even in most
of the places in Petra. They provide the roaming service so
you can still be in touch while enjoying Petra. The prices
for calls depend on the time of the call (peak time, and off
peak time), calling from a network to another, or to a landline.
Lots of Jordanians have mobile phone, and they use them for
calls as well as SMS, and MMS.
The price for calling from a landline to a mobile also depends
on the time of call and the network you are calling.
Zain, former Fastlink
(079) is the first mobile phone company in Jordan,
and
they have good packages for visitors, more details in their
website, www.fastlink.jo
Orange, former Mobilecom
(077) is less spread but it has very good coverage, also provides
good packages for visitors, check their website for more details,
www.mobilecom.jo
Umniah
(078), the newest in Jordan, the network is not so good especially
in Petra. They are still installing towers all over Jordan,
so we will wait and see... As for the prices and offers, their
services are not expensive. Check Umniah's website at www.umniah.com
Xpress
(074) is a new company, provides the walkie talkie and mobile
phone in one service, for more about them please check their
website www.xpress.jo
Mirsal
is the only company in Jordan providing connection for pagers,
their website is www.mirsal.com
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