Internet Abroad

[Marty Funkhouser]

Am thinking of going away to Greece in August but I will need to check my e mails and am taking a laptop. I will be a fair distance from any internet cafes so it would be good to get online where we are staying.

Assuming there's a telephone line, whats the easiest & cheapest way to hook my laptop up when abroad?

Mods - No idea what forum this should be in, so have plonked it in the Lounge.

[5potTurbo]

Buy a local mobile phone supplier's dongle, I suspect ...

[randlemarcus]

Probably not via tethering on your phone. Just been landed with a £150 bill from the USA, for a couple of hundred Mb.

If you carry modem cables, etc: http://www.anyweb.gr/free-dial-up-internet-in-gree...

[Marty Funkhouser]

randlem - many thanks, thats a lifesaver.

[off_again]

Wifi in some local place... best bet

You can get a 3G broadband thing here and then add a package to allow a certain amount of data (usually 50MB for 50 quid or something), so its expensive. You MIGHT be able to get a local provider one, but most will ask for a local address, so it can be hard. Not sure about Greece, but worth checking out in advance.

[pikey]

Assuming you only need occasional access, walk into an internet cafe and plug in for a couple of Euros. Or, find a bar with free access.