Internet Access in Croatia

The easiest way to get online in Croatia is usually at a cybercafe. There are about a dozen in Zagreb, a half-dozen in Dubrovnik and at least one in every town along the coast and the major city of every island. The vast majority of them have high-speed connections and the cost is usually about 20 HRK per hour. For the most part, they are prepared to print out your documents as well as to upload your digital photos and burn them onto a CD. The young staff most likely speak English and hours are long--especially in the summer.

Hotels

All five-star and most four-star hotels in Croatia have internet access in some form, usually in a business centre with a high-speed connection. You do not necessarily need to stay in the hotel to use the internet. Naturally, you do need to pay for it at about the same rate as the local cybercafe. Otherwise, you may be able to configure your modem to work from your hotel room.

Connecting through your laptop

First you'll need an Internet Service Provider. Major international providers such as AOL do not have a node in Croatia. The two local providers are T-com and VIP.
In order to set up a local account from T-com, set your modem to dial 077200000. When prompted, enter "gost" as the user and password. The bill goes to the telephone you're using and it costs 40 HRK per hour. Call the T-com customer service number at 0800-9000 if you have a problem. Yes, they speak English.

Wireless Access

Cheeky Rijeka is the only town to offer free wireless access from its main street, Korzo. Otherwise there are few free hotspots. You can get a paying connection from any ACI marina as well as most four and five-star hotels.