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Wireless A fair number of cafés, restaurants and hotels in Klaipėda are part of a national network of paid wireless internet hotspots. To use them, turn your wireless on and choose the Zebra network. When you open your web browser you’ll see a page with instructions and prices. You can pay via SMS if you’ve got a local SIM card. The service has improved considerably since it was first rolled out and is now fast and fairly cheap. A day’s access currently costs 5Lt. It’s still always worth checking for a free connection. Several cafés and hotel lobbies around town provide them.
3G Local mobile operators Bitė (www.bite.lt) and Omnitel (www.omnitel.lt) both offer nationwide 3G services for laptop connection to the internet via either a dongle or 3G-enabled mobile phone. What you actually get is far from perfect, but if you’re prepared for slightly slower speeds than broadband, your connection dropping out a few times a day and incompatible software that could conflict with your operating system then one of these services might be just for you. Available as both a prepaid and contract service, they also come with the added convenience of GPRS backup for obscure locations.
Dialup Assuming you’ve got an RJ-11 plug on the end of your cable (visitors from the UK please note that you probably don’t), a nifty, hassle-free dialup option is available for those who can’t find any other connection. Simply dial tel. 890 15 55 55 from anywhere in the country using your dial-up software of choice leaving the username and password blank and away you go. Calls are charged at a standard 0.12Lt/min at all times from a private line (this figure may well be a lot higher in a hotel), and everything is charged directly to whoever’s telephone account you’re using.