One of the important things, when you are living outside of the country of your origin, is to stay in touch with your friends and relatives. On arriving in Cork you can use a mobile phone from your own country, if you have contacted the rooming service with your private company, however, it can be very expensive.

The best way for you is to buy a SIM card from one of the three most popular companies in Cork, they are: Meteor http://www.meteor.ie, O2 http://web.o2.ie and Vodafone http://www.vodafone.ie.

It is a good idea go to the stores of all these companies and compare prices before you choose. If you are a customer of these companies then you can send free text messages to another mobile phone through the internet from their web page. Once you have got your mobile phone you can buy an International Phone Card, like Global Caller, Planet, Century 2000, Voice, Talkalot, Meteor, and make your international phone calls. With those cards you can call landlines or to mobile phones in the country you wish to call from wherever you want, in your house, in the street, etc.

If you don’t have mobile phone, you can use these cards from the telephone boxes on the street, any time you want. You can find these cards in the majority of phone shops or newsagents at prices between €5-25 per card. But, there is another way!

If you wish to contact your friends or family, then there are many different places to do so in Cork City. Easiest and well-known way is to reach one of the many internet Cafés and Call Shops.

Outside of every Internet Café’s door you’ll see different prices and you may choose the most cheap and interesting offer for you. These internets café’s offer more than a phone or internet service, you can also print off documents or your CV, make a photocopy, scan, CD burning and so on. Most of those places are very comfortable and have friendly helpful staff, sometimes coffee is available free of charge while you are waiting inside in a queue

Wired to the World  www.wiredtotheworld.ie

Price: €3 per hour (5c per min), €5 for 4 hours. free 1 hour offers 5 hours for 5 €Address: 12 A Washington Street , 28 North Main Street

AREA51Price: 2,50 € hour. 5 hours for 5 €Address: 23/24 North Main StreetTel. 021 4805984

Price: 2,50 € hour. 5 hours for 5 €Address: 23/24 North Main StreetTel. 021 4805984

Webworkhouse

price: 2,50 € hour. Address: 8A Winthrop Street Tel. 021 4273090

Web Trap 

Price: 3,00 € hour. / 5 cent. Per min.Address: Ship Street, Penrose WharfTel. 021 4273090

Internet ExchangePrice

Address: Woods Street, (Off Washington Street) Tel. 021 4254666

ZeonPrice: 3,00 €  hour. / 5 cent. Per min.

Address: 48 McCurtain Street. Tel. 021 4530501

Cableking Ltd

Address: 128 Oliver Plunkett Street. Tel. 021 4222174

Double F Telecom

Address: 86 Shandon Street. Tel. 021 4308938 

Net2cu

Address: 10 Castle Street. Tel. 021 4279799 

Bru Bar Internet Café

Address: 57 McCurtain Street. Tel. 021 4501074

Other Realms

Address: Upstairs, Paul Street Shopping Centre. Tel. 021 4222224
 
Phone home

Address: 18B French Church Street McCurtain Street. Tel. 021 2340000

 iDotCafe

Address: Gate Multiplex, North Gate, North Main Street