"Money, Telefon, Internet, Time" Ethiopia Favorite Tip by frockland

Favorite thing: Money – No credit cards are accepted except in expensive hotesl in Addis Ababa! There are ATMs but they only accept cards of Ethiopian banks.

Telefon – Mobilfon network is only in Addis Ababa and Bahir Dar but not for Vodafon. Long distance calls are available from Telcommunication offices and privat phlone shops and cost about 3 $ a minute.

Internet – In April 2004 there had been only two servers in the country and so it was more expensive the further you are away from the server. The cheapest places were in the capital where it cost about 0.20 Birr a minute

Time - Ethiopians have there own time, counting from sunrise to sunset so that a day only has 12 hours. 6 am European time is 0.00 o`clock, midday is 6 o`clock and 6pm is 12 o`clock Ethiopian time! Clear?