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TL;DR: European plugs will fit (except UK). | TL;DR: European plugs will fit (except UK). | ||
== Internet == | |||
There is cabled Internet with wifi at most accommodations. One of the deep-sea cable connections to Madagascar ([https://www.2africacable.net/ 2 Africa], the newest one) actually comes into Mahajanga. There are 3 telcos operating on the island: Telma, Orange, and Airtel. | |||
== SIM cards == | == SIM cards == | ||
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There are shops of all 3 telcos directly at the airport. Orange and Telma seem to have better performance and coverage than Airtel so far. | There are shops of all 3 telcos directly at the airport. Orange and Telma seem to have better performance and coverage than Airtel so far. | ||
Prices are affordable: 2.5 GB of bandwidth costs ~3 EUR for example. | |||
There are also eSIMs available online for Madagascar. The usual vendors of those should have you covered. Topups for all providers are available on Bitrefill as well. | |||
== ATMs == | == ATMs == | ||
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* K (Dec 30th - Jan 20th) | * K (Dec 30th - Jan 20th) | ||
* maxsan (Jan 4th - ?) | * maxsan (Jan 4th - ?) | ||
* | * jansh (Jan 11th - 30th) | ||
* bkero | * bkero | ||
* chuck (Jan 15th - 31st) | * chuck (Jan 15th - 31st) | ||
* ''(your name/alias here)'' | * ''(your name/alias here)'' | ||