Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Canadian
Department
of
Foreign
Affairs
&
International
Trade
French Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres Europeennes (
www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade (
www.mft.govt.nz/travel
)
UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office (
www.fco.gov.uk
)
US Department of State (
www.travel.state.gov
)
Telephone
Mobile Phones
There aren't too many places where you can't get GSM mobile access with coverage for
close to 90% of the country. This doesn't, of course, apply to wilderness areas and the hik-
ing trails of most national parks.
Ifyouwanttouseyourhome-countrymobileinNorway,alwayscheckwithyourcarrier
about the cost of roaming charges to avoid a nasty surprise when your next bill arrives; al-
though agreements between European countries have substantially reduced calling costs in
recent years, prices remain high.
If you wish to use your mobile, but with a Norwegian SIM card, check with your net-
work before leaving home as some phones sold by some networks are blocked from using
other carriers. If your phone will accept a foreign SIM card, these can be purchased from
any 7-Eleven store and some Narvesen kiosks. However, as the connection instructions
are entirely in Norwegian, you're better off purchasing the card from any Telehuset outlet,
where they'll help you connect on the spot. SIM cards start from Nkr200, which includes
Nkr100 worth of calls.
There are three main service providers:
NetCom (
www.netcom.no
, in Norwegian)
Network Norway (
www.networknorway.no
,
in Norwegian)
Operates as Mobile Nor-
way.
