Visitors of the Brandenburg capital Potsdam can now receive information on twelve places of interest by mobile phone. Calling the number +89 210 833 833 1 followed by the specific digit for a point of interest, the visitor is told the most important facts about historic sites they are looking at such as the Stadtschloss (03), the Marstall (04), the Hollaendisches Viertel (05), or the Brandenburger Tor (07). Each announcement is limited to two or three minutes. The tourist information service for visitors of Potsdam is free of charge except for the connection fee for a phone call to a landline connection which depends on the price plan of the mobile phone user.

Other places of interest of Potsdam that are introduced to the visitor by phone are Neuer Markt (01), Alter Markt (02), the Stadtkanal (05), the Kommandantenhaus (06), the house called “Im gueldenen Arm” (08), the Jaegertor (09), the Nauener Tor (10) and the Russische Kolonie Alexandrowka (12). It is also possible to download mp3 files with a short presentation of these points of interest in Potsdam from www.potsdam.tomis.mobi to a mobile phone. Both tourist services are provided by tomis GmbH & Co. KG in Groebenzell. Together with itour city guide GmbH in Weimar, tomis also launched an audio-visual city guide for Potsdam with 30 points of interest earlier.

Tourists get more information on that service by a flyer that is available at the tourist information offices at the main station and at the Brandenburger Tor as well as at several museums. Interested visitors should inform themselves about the charge per minute of their price plan for a call to a German landline connection.

Tourists may also think about buying a prepaid SIM card of a German mobile phone provider for mobile phone calls within Germany during their stay. The Phone Guide Germany offers you a list of selected mobile phone providers. All foreigners need in order to buy a prepaid SIM card in Germany is an ID. Prices for starter packages range from 10 euros without no or a 5 euros credit to 20 euros with a 10 euro credit for free calls.

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