Communication: Internet
The first thing you will probably have to do once you have put down your bags and ensured that you have a roof over your head for the time being is find internet access. From now on, everything you do will probably start with the internet. You will look for your job on the internet, you will more than likely find your next accommodation on the internet. You will also search internet when you want to find out what’s happening where and how you will be getting there by using the UK's travel planner called TFL. So if you do not have internet at home, you will need to find an internet cafe that is easily accessible to you and not too expensive. To find internet cafes in your area, click here, if you are paying more than £1 per hour, you are being ripped off. Ideally you will find somewhere where you will be paying a fixed price for the whole day as you are very likely to spend your first few days right there. In Tottenham court, there is a decent internet cafe that you will be paying £3 for the entire day. If you cannot find something like this close to you...this may be a good option.
Mobile phone
Getting a mobile phone contract is not the easiest thing if you are new in the country as you will not have a credit history yet, meaning most stores, mobile phone companies and banks will not know if they can trust you. You will be required to pay a deposit of £100 if you want a contract for at least the first 6 months of you being here. Obviously when you first come here, you will not have £100 to spare so we suggest that you get a pre-pay deal first. Click here for some of the cheapest mobile phone websites where they will deliver the phone and the simcard to your doorstep the next
day, and don’t worry guys...posting services is safe in London. If you do not have a debit card yet to buy it online, compare he prices of the different networks on this website and then go visit one of the network providers' retail shops. The main networks in the Uk is in order of our preference: * * * * * * O2 T mobile 3 Orange Virgin mobile Vodafone
Keep in mind that it is much cheaper to make phone calls when you have a contract than what it is on prepay so if at all possible considering the amount of phone calls you will be making in your first few weeks looking for accommodation and work, get a contract phone as soon as possible. In the UK, you get a few price comparison sights and online retailers that finds the best deals for you because there is just too many options available and that becomes extremely time consuming. Best that you get a 12month contract at first. The sights that we suggest are the following: www.dialaphone.com www.freelinerentalmobiles.co.uk www.carphonewarehouse.com www.mymobileshop.co.uk
Landline and Broadband internet
Once you have moved into your house/flat that you will be staying in for a while, then you will probably want to get a landline with some broadband internet. Various companies offer packages that include a BT or talk talk landline together with broadband internet and sometimes even a few television channels. So do your research properly as it will be expected of you or someone in your house to sign a contract that can be up to 18 months long(depending on your contract). These are a few broadband providers that is quite good: www.TalkTalk.co.uk/Broadband
www.xlntelecom.co.uk www.virginmedia.com www.tiscali.co.uk Orange.co.uk/broadband
Phoning home
Ofcourse you will want to find the cheapest way of calling home as much as possible and there is many ways. Our number one choice is using skype, just because it is the cheapest and most effective. To find out what it is or buy cheap skype credit, click here. If you already know, read on. Other ways is dialling access numbers before you dial home if you have access to a landline. You can also get some great cheap international deals with Orange (link) and O2 (link) if you want to make the call from your mobile but these can still be expensive if you have looong chats. You can also go to some internet cafe's that allows calls from satellite phones which is not too pricey either, click here to few a few locations. Last resort is buying a phone card from a off-licence and phoning From a phone booth, they tend to rip you off and you can never speak the amount of minutes that you are paying for. If that is your only option, click here for a word of advises.