In addition, many hotels have an internet corner for their guests, often at no charge.
Many hotels have wi-fi as well, but such access is often limited to some rooms and/or public areas, so if you need in-room access be sure to specify so at the time of booking.
There is free municipal wi-fi in Hania, Paleochora, Rethymno, Heraklion, and Agios Nikolaos.
Telephones
The Greek telephone service is modern and quite well maintained.
Mobile/Cell Phones
All GSM 900/1800mobile phones (these are used in Europe and a few other countries) work in Greece. If you bring your own mobile phone with you, when you first switch it on in Greece you will be given a choice of which phone provider to use. Choose the one recommended by your home mobile phone service provider if, as is sometimes the case, this will give you better rates.
Certain companies provide a fixed charge per minute when "roaming" outside the country your phone service is from. Where this does not apply, you will pay fairly high rates for outgoing calls.
Incoming calls to your phone are expensive because you pay for the international part of the call (from the country where your phone service is provided, to you, in Greece).
It is advisable to check on rates and services when using your mobile phone overseas, with your phone service provider, before you travel.
A better idea is to buy a local prepaid SIM card (meaning a local phone number which you slot into your phone). Cards are available from Greece's three mobile phone service providers - Vodafone, Cosmote, and Wind. These automatically revert to global roaming when leaving Greece and can be used to send and receive SMS messages. Top-up cards are sold at Supermarkets, kiosks and newsagents.
If you are coming from the US and do not have a tri-band phone (that works on the European GSM frequencies), you can buy a complete "package" of cell phone & sim card. At electronic stores (look for Vodafone, Wind, Cosmote or e-germanos shops).
Card phones are the rule - coin accepting phones are rare. Telephone cards can be bought in mini markets and at all street kiosks in various denominations from 3 euros upward. Card phones are found on streets, some kiosks, at many squares, public buildings, and some mini-markets.
OTE (the Greek telephone company) has a phone calling and fax-sending area at major offices.
Electricity
Generally, it works!
Voltage: 220V
Cycles (frequency): 50 Hz
Sockets/Outlets: 2 pin + earth/ground "Suku" or 2 pin lighting type.
Adapters and voltage converters are available from companies such as Magellans and Teledapt.