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Phone Zimbabwe from a UK Landline
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- From just 7p per min
Call landlines in Zimbabwe
Access number 0871 679 7771
Call mobiles in Zimbabwe
Access number 0871 570 6853
Calls to landlines 7p per min
Calls to mobiles 10p per min
InstantTalk Connection Fee: 13.1p from a BT line.
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Ask bill payer's permission before using the service. Calls are billed per minute & apply from the moment of connection. The charge is incurred even if the destination number is engaged or the call is not answered. Service provider to landlines: Core Telecommunications International Limited. Service provider to mobiles: New Call Telecom Ltd. Tel: 0844 552 8575.
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Call numbers in Zimbabwe
Access number 020 8497 8811
Calls to landlines 6.5p per min
Calls to mobiles 35p per min
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Ask bill payer's permission before using the service. Topup by SMS costs £5 or £10 + standard SMS fee. Calls charged per minute & apply from the moment of connection. Calls to 02 numbers cost UK standard rate and can be used as a part of inclusive minutes. For SMS customers, credit is automatically topped up by the same amount as your last credit purchase (£5 or £10) when the balance is low. To unsubscribe simply text STOP to 80077 or 67400 at any time. Service provider: Story Telecom Ltd. Tel: 020 8497 9210.
Major cities in Zimbabwe
Bulawayo / Harare
How to call Zimbabwe
Once you have dialed the access number above, then dial: 00 263 followed by the destination number you're calling.
Fixed line operators in Zimbabwe include Telecel and NetOne. The primary mobile operator is Econet Wireless.
More Information about Zimbabwe
Times to call
There's no need to call Zimbabwe in the middle of the night, as there's only a 2 hour time difference between Africa and the UK. Call at 5pm UK time, and you'll be reaching Zimbabwe at 7pm.
National Holidays
Zimbabwe has a huge list of public holidays, giving you the perfect opportunity to get in touch with your loved ones. In 2011, Earth Day takes place on April 22nd, Africa Day on May 25th and the Umthwakazi Arts Festival on May 25th.
Interesting Zimbabwe Phone Facts
At the beginning of 2010, around 30 percent of Zimbabweans had access to a mobile phone, which shot up to around 49 percent by the end of the year.
In 2008, SIM cards in Zimbabwe were scarce, and could cost up to $200, gaining the mobile phone industry a profit of up to 117,500%. In 2011, you can now buy a SIM card for as little as one or two dollars in a supermarket.
Zimbabwe has three mobile operators namely Econet, Telecel And Net One, reporting 4.1 million, 1.27 million and 1.1 million subscribers respectively.
Econet, the biggest mobile phone company in Zimbabwe, has invested $1 billion to expand the country's mobile phone coverage.
According to a report from February 2011, only 2 percent of Zimbabweans are using mobile broadband to access the internet, although 24% of the countries residents regularly access the web.
Zimbabwean Embassy in the UK:
Zimbabwe House
429 Strand
London
WC2R OJR
Tel: 020 7836 7755
Languages spoken:
English is the official language of Zimbabwe, although there are other languges spoken on a regular basis. These include; Shona, Ndebele, Kalanga, Tonga, Soth, Venda and Xangani.
Local area codes for destinations in Zimbabwe
- Arcturus - (0)74
- Banket - (0)66
- Beatrice - (0)65
- Beitbridge - (0)86
- Bindura - (0)71
- Binga - (0)15
- Birchenough - (0)248
- Bulawayo - (0)9
- Centenary - (0)57
- Chakari - (0)688
- Chatsworth - (0)308
- Checheche - (0)317
- Chegutu - (0)53
- Chimanimani - (0)26
- Chinhoyi - (0)67
- Chipangayi - (0)24
- Chipinge - (0)27
- Chiredzi - (0)31
- Chirundu - (0)637
- Chitungwiza - (0)70
- Chivhu - (0)56
- Colleen Bawn - (0)848
- Concession - (0)756
- Darwendale - (0)69
- Dete - (0)18
- Esigodini - (0)88
- Figtree - (0)83
- Filabusi - (0)17
- Glendale - (0)758
- Gokwe - (0)59
- Guruve - (0)58
- Gutu - (0)30
- Gwanda - (0)84
- Gweru - (0)54
- Harare - (0)4
- Hauna - (0)28
- Headlands - (0)2582
- Hwange (Wankie) - (0)81
- Jerera - (0)34
- Jotsholo - (0)89
- Juliasdale - (0)29
- Kadoma (Gatooma) - (0)68
- Kariba - (0)61
- Karoi - (0)64
- Kezi - (0)82
- Kwekwe - (0)55
- Lalapanzi - (0)5483
- Macheke - (0)798
- Makuti - (0)63
- Marondera - (0)79
- Mashava - (0)35
- Masvingo (Ft. Victoria) - (0)39
- Mataga - (0)517
- Matopos - (0)838
- Mazowe (Mazoe) - (0)75
- Mberengwa - (0)518
- Mhangura - (0)60
- Mount Darwin - (0)76
- Munyati - (0)557
- Murambinda - (0)21
- Murewa - (0)78
- Mutare (Umtali) - (0)20
- Mutoku - (0)72
- Mutorashanga - (0)668
- Mvuma - (0)32
- Mvurwi - (0)77
- Mwenezi - (0)147
- Ngundu - (0)36
- Nkayi - (0)558
- Norton - (0)62
- Nyamandhlovu - (0)87
- Nyanga - (0)298
- Nyazura - (0)2583
- Nyika - (0)38
- Odzi - (0)204
- Penhalonga - (0)205
- Plumtree - (0)19
- Raffingora - (0)667
- Rusape - (0)25
- Rutenga - (0)14
- Ruwa - (0)73
- Sanyati - (0)687
- Selous - (0)628
- Shamva - (0)718
- Shangani - (0)50
- Shurugwi - (0)52
- Trelawney - (0)698
- Triangle - (0)33
- Tsholotsho - (0)878
- Turk Mine - (0)85
- Victoria Falls - (0)13
- Wedza - (0)22
- West Nicholson - (0)16
- Zvishavane - (0)51