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Internet in Poland
Internet in Poland
If you're bringing a laptop, Wireless LAN Hot-Spots are available in distinct places, sometimes free, otherwise not very cheap. Best chances of finding one are at airports, railway stations, in cafés, shopping malls and universities. You can ask in your hotel, but be prepared to pay. For those who need to connect at an internet cafe, fear not, because Poland's major cities have internet cafes.
With your mobile phone you can use: CSD, HSCSD, GPRS or EDGE, but the cost may be unattractive. UMTS/HSPA is available in almost every big and mid-size cities. If your phone is not SIM-locked, you may consider purchasing a pre-paid SIM card designed for data access. Every mobile operator offering his own pre-paid internet offer. You may purchase Era Blueconnect Starter, iPlus Simdata, Orange Free na kartę or Play Online na kartę. Internet service from Era, Plus and Orange covers all country area with GPRS/EDGE technology. In almost every big, medium and some small size cities it's possible to recive 3G/3.5G signal.
Era - Blueconnect Starter - cost: 25 PLN - 83MB data included - 0,30 PLN / 1MB
Plus - iPlus simdata - cost: 20 PLN - 67MB data included - 0,30 PLN / 1MB
Orange - Orange free na kartę - cost: 20 PLN - 65MB data included - 0,30 PLN / 1MB
Play - Play Online na kartę - cost: 19 PLN - 1GB data included NOTE: Play network NOT cover all country. You can use internet service only in cities listed on this map . Despite this, voice services are still available in whole country. Play Internet is only 3G capable. It means, that you need modem or phone that supports 3G technology. Play also limits speed of his internet up to 1Mb/s to provide satisfactory speed connestion for reasonable price.
You can refill your Play account with 30 or 50 PLN
Top-up for 30 PLN - 2GB data traffic valid for 28 days
Top-up for 50 PLN - 4GB data traffic valid for 56 days
You can also consider buying a wireless 3G modem from Play
Starter kit with HSDPA modem + 1GB data traffic valid for 14 days costs 269 PLN
Starter kit with HSDPA modem + 31GB data traffic valid for 365 days costs 499 PLN
If you want to communicate with Poles, you'll need two programs - Gadu-Gadu , a Polish language instant messenger program, or Skype . Gadu-Gadu will be difficult to use for non-Polish speaking people, but alternatives such as Adium (Mac OSX), Kadu (Mac OSX/Linux), and Pidgin (Linux, Windows), all of which can be used in English, can be helpful.
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