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» If you can find a reasonable internet connection, a Skype call will likely be cheaper. Computers in internet
cafes normally have headsets.
» Méditel's Dawlia card offers rates starting at Dh1.75 per minute. To use the Dawlia card, call the 10-digit
card number prefixed with 133, then type in the four-digit PIN number and follow the voice prompts.
» France, Spain and Italy are the cheapest countries to call, and rates are lower between 8pm and 8am, at
weekends and on public holidays.
Mobile Phones
» Morocco has three GSM mobile-phone networks: Méditel ( www.meditelecom.ma ), Maroc Telecom
( www.iam.ma ) and Inwi ( www.inwi.ma ).
» Coverage is excellent, apart from in the mountains and desert.
» If your mobile phone is unlocked, buying a prepaid mobile SIM card (around Dh20) will likely be cheaper
than using your phone on roaming.
» Domestic calls cost from Dh1.20 per minute, international calls from Dh2.50 per minute.
» Calls are cheaper between 8am and 8pm.
» You need to show a passport or other form of identification when buying a SIM card.
» Téléboutiques, news-stands and grocery stores sell scratch cards for topping up your credit. Look out for
special offers for extra credit.
» Moroccan mobile numbers start with 06.
Time
Standard Moroccan time is on GMT/UTC.
Daylight saving Daylight saving runs from the end of March to the end of October. The exception is during
Ramadan, when Morocco reverts to GMT, but it does go back again to daylight saving afterwards. Daylight
saving almost always causes confusion in Morocco; watch out for 'city time' and 'medina time' - many
people in medinas don't bother to change their clocks.
Spain If you're travelling to/from Spain (including Ceuta and Melilla), note that Morocco's clocks run one
hour behind Spain's for half the year except during daylight saving, when there is no time change between
the countries.
Local attitudes Time is something that most Moroccans seem to have plenty of; they're not in nearly as
much of a hurry to get things done as most Westerners. Rather than getting frustrated by this, learn to go
with the flow a little.
 
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