Communication in Nicaragua

The country code of Nicaragua is +505

There is no local code. The main communication company is “Enitel”, available in all cities. Every telephone-number has 8 ciphers since 2009. Numbers starting with 2 are landlines; numbers starting with 8 are cellphone numbers.

Making a call within Nicaragua is very cheap which the reason why making a call is free in many hotels.
The cellphones from Europe with GSM 1800 and UMTS 3G 850 work with the telephone network. But the roaming- costs are very high. Two common private providers are “Claro” and “Movistar”. It is possible to buy a cheap prepaid SIM-card (the cheapest 5 USD). You get the money on your account, if you buy a card for 5 USD.