| Internet access whilst travelling in Greece has | | | | around I could see I was not alone using my |
| improved dramatically. | | | | Laptop. |
| Returning from a recent trip with ‘Peter | | | | Returning to Pythagorea by taxi €14 my |
| Sommer Travels’ to the eastern Aegean. I | | | | driver was a fountain of knowledge, every |
| made a point of researching cheap and effective | | | | Modern Greek is a techno geek apparently. The |
| ways of maintaining reliable Internet access whilst | | | | government in Greece are implementing public |
| on the move. In my previous post g3 Mobile | | | | Wi-Fi hotspots in every town; the local |
| Internet Access with Wind. I’d researched an | | | | government on the island need only implement |
| effective pay-as-you-go method of using Mobile | | | | this free Wi-Fi program. According to the taxi |
| broadband in Greece. | | | | driver, ‘Connex’ are the current service |
| There were some down sides namely the initial | | | | provider for the nationwide scheme and the |
| cost of buying a ‘Wind’ mobile broadband | | | | default Wi-Fi code to log on is 1234567890-123 or |
| stick at €90 however its frequently | | | | 4 I never got the opportunity to test this myself |
| recommended by their staff to use an unlocked | | | | so I’d welcome any input from others. |
| broadband stick and use their pay-as-you-go | | | | During my trip visiting the Islands of Samos, |
| cards that can be found in most shops. | | | | Patmos, Leros, Kos and eventually Bodrum on the |
| In reality if you don’t have an unlocked mobile | | | | Turkish coast. I was able to pick up 4 -5 Wi-Fi |
| broadband stick the cost of the ‘Wind’ | | | | signals from our Gullet within every harbour. Many |
| stick is not only expensive it’s not always | | | | were labelled with a bars name that could be |
| easy to get hold of outside Athens. Walking into | | | | found with ease. It’s only a matter of |
| their local shop in Vathi (Capital of Samos Island) I | | | | selecting a bar paying the €2.50 minimum |
| was informed that it would have to be ordered | | | | charge and reading your emails at leisure. |
| from Athens and would take a couple of days. | | | | Finding myself without full-time Internet access |
| Currently ‘Wind’ is the only | | | | left me with time to explore and reduce my |
| pay-as-you-go mobile broadband service in | | | | tendency to surf. I found myself considerably |
| Greece without a contract. Walking three doors | | | | reassured that there was reliable Internet access |
| down to the Vodafone.gr shop around the corner | | | | on the move as long as I had my own Laptop. |
| I was offered the same service with a €66 | | | | The down side is the reliable Wi-Fi access is only |
| charge for the stick with a 2 year contract. At | | | | available where you find competing bars for your |
| the ‘Prova Café Bar’ yards away from | | | | service. |
| both shops, they have Wi-Fi Internet access for | | | | 3G does have its advantages with its much |
| €2.50 per hour (Using a Wi-Fi code) there are | | | | broader internet coverage than Wi-Fi hotspots so |
| no banks of computers out the back as | | | | a combined use of both services will provide |
| you’re expected to bring your own. Looking | | | | maximum possible coverage in Greece. |