ccscott49
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So you buy the dongle and sim online, then go and get it registered at one of these places, I guess?
Mobile Internet - Greece 2011
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So you buy the dongle and sim online, then go and get it registered at one of these places, I guess?
lurob
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I took it that you buy the sim and dongle at the shop and they will register it. On further exploration of their site, I see that they have a Point of Sale search option which throws up 13 places in Corfu that sell their packages.
ccscott49
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Perfect, once I get home, I'll investigate. Thanks for the help.
Caladh
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I've had this reply to a query to Cosmote -:
We would like to thank you, for communicating with the Mobile Telephony Company COSMOTE, through Internet.
Regarding your request we would like to inform you that Cosmote Internet On The Go is available on 12 or 24-month contracts (depends on the rate plan) and Cosmote Internet On The Go Me Karta which is a pay as you go connection.
If you will be in Greece for a specific period of time the best solution for you it may be the Internet On The Go me Karta connection. There are two packs from which you can choose,
20€ SIM Pack: Includes 20€ for Internet usage , a SIM card and user instructions
50€ Full Pack: Includes 20€ for Internet usage, a SIM card, user instructions and a USB stick wireless modem with speeds up to 7.2Mbps (in case you don’t have the necessary equipment to connect to COSMOTE network)
To top up this connection there is available an application directed to the web page where you can select the Internet access time pass you want.
For further information about Internet On The Go you can receive though Cosmote’s official web site www.cosmote.gr and use the following link Personal – Mobile Internet -- COSMOTE Internet On The Go me karta.
For any further information do not hesitate contact us again.
Yours sincerely,
Drosou Aggeliki
Cosmote Customer Care Dpt.
We would like to thank you, for communicating with the Mobile Telephony Company COSMOTE, through Internet.
Regarding your request we would like to inform you that Cosmote Internet On The Go is available on 12 or 24-month contracts (depends on the rate plan) and Cosmote Internet On The Go Me Karta which is a pay as you go connection.
If you will be in Greece for a specific period of time the best solution for you it may be the Internet On The Go me Karta connection. There are two packs from which you can choose,
20€ SIM Pack: Includes 20€ for Internet usage , a SIM card and user instructions
50€ Full Pack: Includes 20€ for Internet usage, a SIM card, user instructions and a USB stick wireless modem with speeds up to 7.2Mbps (in case you don’t have the necessary equipment to connect to COSMOTE network)
To top up this connection there is available an application directed to the web page where you can select the Internet access time pass you want.
For further information about Internet On The Go you can receive though Cosmote’s official web site www.cosmote.gr and use the following link Personal – Mobile Internet -- COSMOTE Internet On The Go me karta.
For any further information do not hesitate contact us again.
Yours sincerely,
Drosou Aggeliki
Cosmote Customer Care Dpt.
Carmel2
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Sorry to drag up an old post. What I would like to know is anyone offering 10GB/unlimited monthly deals on a PAYG basis?
Davy_S
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The latest information I have (last week) is that Cosmote do not offer this service anymore. I have just been to the Germanos shop and got a dongle, 20 euro a month for 1 gig, this is because my free wifi is unreliable.
I did not have to pay anything, it is a twelve month contract, if you cancel before the twelve months is up you only pay 40 euros for tha dongle, thats it.
5gig is 30 a month 10 gig 40 a month, same deal.
Carmel2
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Thank you both, It does look like the contact is the way forward, but as we will be on the move with no address this could be the next hurdle.
fliti
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We have been in the Ionian. Forget Wind which, as also in Italy, has poor coverage. Vodaphone coverage not much better so as usual the national incumbent, Cosmote, has the best connectivity. Also, on PAYG, Voda only gives u 1 mega for its 20 day pack whilst Cosmo gives u 2-that's if you can find a 20 day card. All the Voda agents won't stock it and swear it does'nt exist. It does but is so rare you are best charging up your phone and then u can recharge the internet SIM online by debiting your (Vodaphone) mobile balance. Bottom line, we had Vodaphone and regretted not getting Cosmote.
jimali
Active Member
Cosmote Internet on the go
We have just bought the new Cosmote Internet on the go dongle prepaid package. There is a shop just outside Gouvia marina about 500m up the dual carriageway past the blue hospital. There is also a shop in Prevesa town.
The dongle and 20 euro credit cost 50 euro - passport required. Pay and additional 20 euro at the time and you get 62 euro credit. 40 euro gets 5gig for 30 days, 15 euro 2 gig for 10 days, 10 euro 1 gig for 1 day.
You can buy top ups from their shops or supermarkets and add them in on line. If you but from their shops you get Brucie bonuses!!.
You do not have to use it continuously but if not used for 12 months it dies.
link to instructions - site is in English - click EN at top right of screen.
http://ciotgonrequest.cosmote.gr/content/en/resources/html/prepaid_internet_onthego_instructions.htm
I am typing this on-line using the dongle with fast 3G connection anchored in Prevesa. I understand that Cosmote is the Greek equivalent of BT(!!!!!) and apprently has the most coverage - yet to put it fully to the test.
Hope it helps
Jim
We have just bought the new Cosmote Internet on the go dongle prepaid package. There is a shop just outside Gouvia marina about 500m up the dual carriageway past the blue hospital. There is also a shop in Prevesa town.
The dongle and 20 euro credit cost 50 euro - passport required. Pay and additional 20 euro at the time and you get 62 euro credit. 40 euro gets 5gig for 30 days, 15 euro 2 gig for 10 days, 10 euro 1 gig for 1 day.
You can buy top ups from their shops or supermarkets and add them in on line. If you but from their shops you get Brucie bonuses!!.
You do not have to use it continuously but if not used for 12 months it dies.
link to instructions - site is in English - click EN at top right of screen.
http://ciotgonrequest.cosmote.gr/content/en/resources/html/prepaid_internet_onthego_instructions.htm
I am typing this on-line using the dongle with fast 3G connection anchored in Prevesa. I understand that Cosmote is the Greek equivalent of BT(!!!!!) and apprently has the most coverage - yet to put it fully to the test.
Hope it helps
Jim
DaveRo
Well-Known Member
It's actually 13 months. After 12 months your credit expires and you can't use the phone. You have a one month grace period during which you can top it up and keep the SIM.
The same is true for Wind GR.
Carmel2
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Just an update. We went into 3 Cosmote outlets in Corfu Town today including their main shop, in all of them you had to queue for ages to be told "sold out and we don't know when we will have more" So second best, off to Wind..................you guessed it, sold out and we don't know when we will have any more. So 1gb for 20 euros from Vodafone and it doesn't f***ing work!!!
What a complete waste of a day
What a complete waste of a day
Mad Pad
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Greece
Carmel you are in Greece,the country is a basket case what did you expect,hope you managed to get a taxi!
PS,Are you by any chance a direct decendant of JC or related to Jerry Adams?
Buy you a pint in Montenegro!
Carmel you are in Greece,the country is a basket case what did you expect,hope you managed to get a taxi!
PS,Are you by any chance a direct decendant of JC or related to Jerry Adams?
Buy you a pint in Montenegro!
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Chris_Robb
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Dave - the Q card only exists on the outdated web page of Wind. You cannot buy one anymore.
Our experience this year is:
1. Wind was the only one we could buy a reasonable €17 pm for 1GB SIM. Vodaphone never had any stock of prepaid data cards, and Cosmote was just a night mare to deal with.
2. With the wind card, you will need to top up once a month at a Wind Store. This can be done at anytime after activating the current months card. It cannot be done on the internet. To top up, take the original paperwork with the number on to the shop (locations available on Internet) pay your money and then when you want to activate just SMS to a number (19595) the letters "1GB". During the month you can see how much you have used by SMS to 19595 "YP". Simple....
I use a Huawei dongle and use Huawei's own software. Its not necessary to down load the wind software.
The shop in Levkada is Very helpful and will get you initially signed on.
Coverage: In Ionian - reasonable, in Cyclades - not very good - often only a weak GPRS. However even with the weakest of signals the Zygrib forecast down loads could be done easily.
Carmel2
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Are you pi§§ed? I don't have clue who you are!
TRUNDLETRUC
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Cosmote
We have been using the Cosmote dongle this summer. Whilst it appears to connect in most places we have found that the connection is not fast enough to be able to Skype with video.
We have been using the Cosmote dongle this summer. Whilst it appears to connect in most places we have found that the connection is not fast enough to be able to Skype with video.