Taiwan: Telephones - TripAdvisor

Most telephone numbers in Taiwan looks like this: (02) 1234-5678. The number in parentheses is the area code, usually 2 digits long but sometimes can be 3 or 4 ... Wenoticedthatyou'reusinganunsupportedbrowser.TheTripadvisorwebsitemaynotdisplayproperly.Wesupportthefollowingbrowsers:Windows:InternetExplorer,MozillaFirefox,GoogleChrome.Mac:Safari. Taiwan TaiwanTourism TaiwanHotels TaiwanBedandBreakfast TaiwanVacationRentals FlightstoTaiwan TaiwanRestaurants ThingstoDoinTaiwan TaiwanTravelForum TaiwanPhotos TravelerArticle AllTaiwanHotels TaiwanHotelDeals LastMinuteHotelsinTaiwan ByHotelType TaiwanMotels TaiwanCampgrounds TaiwanHostels TaiwanGreenHotels TaiwanBusinessHotels TaiwanFamilyHotels TaiwanBeachHotels TaiwanResorts TaiwanLuxuryHotels TaiwanSpaResorts RomanticHotelsinTaiwan ByHotelClass 4-starsHotelsinTaiwan 5-starsHotelsinTaiwan 3-starsHotelsinTaiwan PopularAmenities TaiwanHotelswithPools PetFriendlyHotelsinTaiwan TaiwanHotelswithFreeParking PopularTaiwanCategories FamilyResortsinTaiwan BeachResortsinTaiwan SpaResortsinTaiwan BackpackerHostelsinTaiwan HotelswithVillasinTaiwan ExclusiveResortsinTaiwan TaiwanCheapBeachHotels CoolandUniqueTaiwanHotels TaiwanLuxuryLodges TaiwanPetFriendlyCampgrounds SkiptomaincontentSignintogettripupdatesandmessageothertravelers.TaiwanHotelsThingstodoRestaurantsFlightsVacationRentalsCruisesRentalCarsToursAddaPlaceTravelForumAirlinesBestof2022RoadTripsHelpCenterTravelArticles Asia  Taiwan  BeforeYouGo Search Taiwan TaiwanTourism TaiwanHotels VacationRentals FlightstoTaiwan TaiwanHotelDeals MoreOnTaiwan Restaurants ThingstoDo TravelForums Photos&Videos Map TaiwanDeals TravelGuide TravelerArticle TaiwanTravelerArticle: Taiwan:Telephones advicefromrealtravelers ForForeignVisitors Banks&Money Emergencies ImportantPhrases Tipping&Etiquette Background RecommendedReading TouristBoardInfo Weather&WhentoGo ReadmoreaboutTaiwan TopicsincludeTransportation,ThingstoDo,DiningScene&more! ViewAllArticles ThisarticlecontainsadiscussionbyTripadvisormembersconcerningtheabovetopic. PleasenotethatthediscussionwasclosedtoanyadditionalpostingsasofNov1,2016 and,assuch,someoftheinformationcontainedhereinmaybeoutdatedandcannotbe commentedonbytravelersatthistime.Pleasetakethisintoaccountwhenmakingyour travelplans. Shareyourknowledge ArticleHistory(4)Comments(0) TelephoneNumbers: MosttelephonenumbersinTaiwanlookslikethis:(02)1234-5678.Thenumberinparenthesesistheareacode,usually2digitslongbutsometimescanbe3or4digits.Youneedtodialareacodeifyouarecallingfromatelephonenumberofdifferentareacode,orusingaCellularPhone.Localphonenumberisusually6~8digitslong. Somenumbersthatyoumaywanttoknow:119iscallforfireandambulance,while110iscallforpolice. 104isfortelephonedirectoryassistance,while106offerstelephonedirectoryassistanceinEnglish.Pleasenotethatthesenumbersarenotfree. Numbersstartwith"0800"aretollfreenumberswhichthecallerdoesnotneedtopay. Numbersstartwith"0204"orsimply"020x"arespecialnumbersthatchargeahigher(usuallymuchhigher)ratethannormalphonecalls.Theyaremostlyusedin"adultservices". CellularPhones: Exceptforsomeremoteareas,cellularphonescanbeusedalmosteverywhereinTaiwan.Unlikesomecountries,incomingcallsarefreeinTaiwan.Soit'spossibletousecellularphonesasabasiccommunacationtoolwithoutpayingmuch. It'simportanttonotethat,whencallingalandline,theareacodeisalwaysdialedfirst,whichmeansallcallstolandlineareconsideredaslongdistancecallsandchargesthesame,highprice.Ontheotherside,whencallingnumbersofthesameserviceprovider,thefareisusuallymuchcheaper,sometimesevenfree!Soitwillbeagoodideatousethesameserviceproviderofyourfamily/boyfriend/girlfriendetc. Allcellularphonenumbersstartwith09xx,followedby6digits. SIMcards ThetwobigoperatorsareChunghwaandTaiwanMobile. TaiwanMobileoffersunlimiteddatawith600NTDSIM.Userchooseshowmanydaystogetmobiledata,3/4/5/7.Ifmultidaypackageisnotdesired,unlimiteddataforonedayis100NTD.Alternatively,before youleavetogotoTaiwanyoucanopttopurchaseOneSimCard  ifyouhaveanunlockedGSMphone.Itisaprepaidservicethat offerscoverageinover200countries,includingTaiwan.Ifyourtripwillberelativelyshort,theyalsoprovide rentingoptionsaswell(thisoptionisonly availableforindividualsintheUS).Thisisagreatwaytostay intouchwithyourfriendsandfamilyaroundtheworld!  TelephoneScam: InTaiwan,telephoneisacommonmediaofscam.Onecommonscenerioisthatyoufoundamissedcallrecordonyourtelephone.Youdon'tknowwhoisitsodecidedtocallback.Onlytofoundaastronomicalfigureappearsinyournexttelephonebill!ThetelephonesysteminTaiwanisquitecomplex,andleftmany"holes"tobecheatedat.It'spossiblethataphonenumberlooksnormal,butisactuallyredirectedtoapaidphonethatchargesasmuchas500dollarsperminute.It'sacommonsensetorefusecallingbacknumbersunlessit'sfromsomeoneyouknow. Shareyourknowledge ArticleHistory(4)Comments(0) Help Reportinappropriatecontent