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Internet cafés, where online
access can be obtained for a
small fee (typically €1–2 per
hour), can be found in most
towns and cities.
Wi-Fi access is increasingly
available in Germany. Expect
to find Wi-Fi at many cafés,
libraries, hostels and hotels. Most
networks are password-
protected and an access code
is required, although it is often
provided free of charge to the
customer. Free Wi-Fi hotspots are
located in public areas around A kiosk selling newspapers and cigarettes
most larger towns and cities. It is
best to refrain from doing any local post only, the other for all channels, such as BBC World,
torrent downloads in Germany other destinations. CNN and NBC Super Channel.
that may be legal in your home For quick delivery of a package, German sports channels often
country, as you may be held look for one of the courier show soccer highlights, and
liable for high fines. services. DHL is the national major sporting events can be
parcel delivery service. Packages watched at most sports bars.
can be sent via DHL from post Very little English-language
Postal Services
offices or DHL-affiliated retailers. radio is available terrestrially,
Dedicated Deutsche Post offices Federal Express or UPS are also although BBC World and NPR
have virtually disappeared available, but they are more can be picked up in most
and postal services are instead business-oriented. parts of Germany.
offered by Postbank
Finanzcenter, newsstands and DIRECTORY
some other shops, including Newspapers and
Magazines
selected supermarkets. These International and
retailers also sell phone cards, Every city or state has its own Local Calls
postcards and mailing supplies. newspapers and listings
Stamps are sometimes sold magazines. In Berlin the most Deutsche Telekom
with postcards, or can be widely read newspapers are ∑ telekom.com
bought from vending machines. Berliner Zeitung, Der Tagesspiegel
It costs €0.80 to send a postcard and Berliner Morgenpost. In Mobile Phones
or small letter anywhere abroad. southern Germany it is BASE
When posting a letter in a Süddeutsche Zeitung. Popular ∑ base.de
mail-box, be aware that some national newspapers include
boxes have two slots – one for Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Skype
and Bild. Der Spiegel, Germany’s ∑ skype.com
leading news magazine, has an
English-language version online. Internet and Email
Major German cities have a
listings magazine called PRINZ – Wi-Fi hotspots
Postbank logo where PRINZ is not available, ∑ hotspot-locations.de
Information plaque ask for the Stadtmagazin. Postal Services
indicating the Foreign language publi-
collection times cations, such as the DHL Express
International New York Times, Tel (0)1806 34 53 001 (national).
Opening for Opening for the Guardian, Le Monde, Tel (0)1806 34 53 003
local letters long-distance El País, and Corriere della Sera, (international).
mail are available at kiosks, railway ∑ dhl.de
stations and airports.
FedEx
Tel (01806) 111 800.
Television and Radio ∑ fedex.de
German television is exclusively Postbank Finanzcenter
in German – all foreign movies ∑ post.de
are dubbed rather than subtitled.
Non-German broadcasts are UPS
The distinctive yellow mail-box of hard to find, but hotels usually Tel (0)1805 882 663. ∑ ups.com
Germany’s official postal service provide some English-language

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