Strasbourg is one of the safest large cities in France and the tourist has little to fear. Of course, the standard precautions apply: watch out for pickpockets near the Cathedral and even inside, according to the signs during the high tourist season. Unfortunately, some areas in the west and the south are named as the home of poor, workless people. But in general, the city of Strasbourg is not known for violence.
phone
Local mobile phone services are provided by Orange, SFR and Bouygues Télécoms. Payphone kiosks are plentiful and international calling cards can be purchased in post offices and 'tabacs' corner shops. Most of the internet cafés listed below are also equipped for making online telephony calls Skype etc.
internet
Cyber Café L'Utopie. 21 rue du Fossé des Tanneurs. (http://www.hotel-cyber-21.com) 15 PCs with high speed ADSL internet access charged by the hour, accommodation also available. Tel : +33388238921.
Net.Sur.Cour (http://www.netsurcour.fr) 18 quai des Pêcheurs. High speed ADSL internet access with scanners, laser and inkjet printing up to A3. Tel : +33388356676.
In most McDonald's in Strassbourg you get free WLAN.
talk
While it may be possible to find people who will engage in a conversation with you in German, the lingua franca of Strasbourg and all of Alsace is French. It is possible to hear German spoken on the streets, especially around the Cathedral. Alsatian the historic Germanic language of Alsace is a declining language, spoken mostly by the region's older residents or in rural areas but efforts are underway to revive it.