I am staying in Crete, Greece in Hania for a while for work, and I have an OTE phone line at my house. I have been calling friends and family back in the US and was wondering what the rates are for the calls. I have searched everywhere on the net and can't find it. I was just curious so that I wouldn't get a terrible shock when I get my bill. Ballpark figures would be cool as well, just so I would have an idea.
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Ouch...probably won't be cheap. I would suggest you get Skype. You can download it to your computer, and they now have a program where you can get unlimited calling to the US for 7รข‚¬/month! You use your computer and not your phone, and I can promise you it's going to be a lot cheaper.
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It's very very expensive. Fortunately, there are more telephone companies now in Greece and you can buy subscription and call for much less. My mom has a different company so calls to me in USA are affordable (yet she still hesitates to call me,unsure if it's true,after all the years of inflated OTE prices) My sister has free calls to USA via her cell!!!! I can check w her and let you know
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Call OTE at the 134 phone number and ask about some of their specials on international calls. They do have some good packages such as the OTEPILOGES International. Up to 50% lower charges from 1 to 3 countries of your choice http://english.oteshop.gr/page_content.asp?wid=47&hop=h You can place an order online even if you wish. In the past I have also used the services from Cosmoline http://www.cosmoline.com/en/? ..and noticed a 30% reduction on phone call charges to the USA. Alternatively use Skype (http://www.skype.com). Free software to download on your system (for both Windoz and Linux) and call charges are minimal (occasionaly so is the quality of the call though...) (Oh my! I sound like a salesman for these companies!!!)
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Get an OTE card, most peripteros have them, not the one you insert in the pay phones but the long distance one. They had one called "Smile" a couple of years ago. IT IS VERY CHEAP LIKE 5 CENTS A MINUTE. What you need to do from any phone is call a number and then put in the pin on the card. You can call any part of the world and the US is very cheap. Skype is another solution but it confines you to a computer.
