A Guide for Exchange Students in Switzerland - Berner ...

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Survival Guide Survival Guide
Comparison Service
www.comparis.ch/telecom
Mobile Phone Providers - cull
www.aldi-mobile.ch
www.bendock.ch
www.coop.ch/coopmobile
www.lebara.ch
www.lycamobile.ch
www.m-budget-mobile.ch
www.mobileverymucho.ch
www.orange.ch
www.ortelmobile.ch
www.redbullmobile.ch
www.sunrise.ch
www.swisscom.ch
www.talk-talk.ch
www.talkeasy.ch
www.tele4u.ch
www.triotel.ch
www.upc-cablecom.ch
www.yallo.ch
Postal Service Providers - cull
www.dhl.ch
www.post.ch
www.tnt.ch
www.ups.ch
Services
Mobile Phones
There are three main operators in Switzerland
which provide a nati onwide coverage with their
networks: Swisscom (56.9% held by the Swiss
Confederati on), Orange (held by the Briti sh
private equity and venture capital fi rm Apax
Partners LLP) and Sunrise (held by the private
equity fi rm CVC Capital Partners). On 22 April
2010 the Swiss Anti trust Authority barred the
planned merger between Orange and Sunrise.
There are other providers that use the networks
of the above menti oned operators, off ering mobile prepaid
off ers at very good rates. Such providers include yallo, lebara
mobile, M-Budget Mobile, Coop Mobile and upc cablecom.
Before you choose a mobile phone or a contract, you should
check a few off ers to see which one is the right one for you – it
really depends on how oft en/in which way you plan to use the
phone. Have a look at the comparison service from comparis
to fi nd out which mobile operator fi ts your needs best: www.
comparis.ch/telecom/mobile.aspx.
ESN Switzerland works together with yallo and provides you
with a CHF 5 SIM card for free - just ask your local ESN secti on
for more details!
Postal Services
Switzerland has a state-owned postal
service, called “die Post” in German, “la
Poste” in French or “la Posta” in Italian.
There are many postal offi ces at central
places. You also fi nd many yellow mailboxes,
where you can drop your lett ers. The
market for parcels is already privati sed;
therefore, you can choose between diff erent
companies, like DHL, UPS or TNT if you
want to send a package.
Edition 2012; Internet Version. No part of this document may be reproduced for commercial aim. (c) by Remo Weber, ESN Switzerland.
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ESN Special:
Just ask your
nearest Swiss ESN
contact center for
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SIM-card voucher
including CHF 5.–
calling credit.
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Lowcost
surfi ng:
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SIM-Cards and mobile phones are available at all yallo partners and at www.yallo.ch.
* CHF 0.15/min. for calls with yallo Prepaid from Switzerland to the fi xed network in the following countries: Austria, France,
Germany, Italy, Andorra, Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, the
Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Rep., Ecuador, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Kosovo, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta,
Mexico, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden,
Turkey, the Ukraine, the United Kingdom, the USA, Vatican and Venezuela. To the mobile network CHF 0.25/min. National
calls from CHF 0.05/min. SMS to all countries worldwide CHF 0.10/SMS. All information and rates at www.yallo.ch