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My telephone only rings 4 times then cuts out. There is nothing on the phone to switch for more ringing time. Does this mean a trip to OTE to see if they can change it. Most frustrating, especially in summer when we're outside, phone rings by the time we reached the phone is cut out. :x Sounds like...

Some UK phones need a third wire for the bell circuit (which is in a BT socket and not in a Greek RJ11 socket), others work without. If in doubt, it is possible to buy a BT to RJ 11 adapter which contains the bell circuit capacitor. We brought a Siemens DECT phone to Greece and the caller ID did not...

Sky News showed a video this morning, taken from a helicopter and clearly showing the croc on the surface then diving.

mouche wrote:How can they prove who was driving if the car is registered to a man and the picture clearly shows a woman at the wheel?

The cameras face the rear of the car - I got the impression that they were not particularly interested who was driving, as long as someone payed up !!

The cameras on the National Road 3 or 4 miles to the East of Heraklion appear to have always been working - we received a nice photo of our car 5 weeks ago, taken in October last year !! Presumably they work on similar technology to hand held cameras as no white lines are on the road. I have also no...

I agree with Paul, some time ago good maps were hard to find, but not nowadays.
There are some excellent ones available from Amazon

Our area was taken in 2011, it shows most of the paved roads but certainly not all of them.

There have been quite a few minor earthquakes around Crete in the last 24 hours - lets hope its not building up to a big one !!

filippos wrote:

Barbary Coaster wrote:Presumably the government have finally realised what a nice little earner they could be !!

That might depend on how frequently they need to be replaced.

Very true

Been told today that engineers have been seen working on several more on the National Road

Presumably the government have finally realised what a nice little earner they could be !!

thanks. looked at the tooway option... nah, that wouldnt be for them. they would want a cheaper option. is there a 20 euro a month option? they just want to use it for facebook, email, games etc. i am in agia. they also dont have a lot of money to invest. they dont even want to pay for a landline. ...

Over the years we have found that moneysavingexpert.com explain the pros and cons of each policy very well, and point to the best policies.

We have made many Greek friends here, both waiters and taverna customers. Speaking to them, I would say that the majority frown on folks leaving 10%+ tips, and consider it as being rather "flash". All that is required is a small tip to show appreciation - Cretans never leave anywhere near ...

I was testing a Sky HD box last week and saw that the 2 new BT Sports channels are already broadcasting. They are carrying adverts for the new programmes

Usual Brit behaviour it seems

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