We talked to you to see how visitors in Croatia connect to the internet. Not much to our surprise, roaming is still a pain point for tourists and business visitors alike.
Free WiFi hunting
While not as fun as a safari, or bird watching for that matter, hunting for WiFi has quite a lot in common with them and is still among the preferred methods of staying connected in Croatia. Most people still seek out open WiFi networks to connect to Internet , jumping from one bar to the next hoping to get a working link. While this method can yield results (depending how lucky you are) there are seldom any guarantees and reliability as your feedback showed us.
im still in croatia and the wifi is the worst thing in the world im close to crying
โ tami (@blvrryfaceluke) August 4, 2015
When @Elebellee has no wifi in Croatia and we lose our 56 day snapchat streak ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ <<<<<<<<<
โ Zenya Rae Yap (@zenrae_yap) July 28, 2015
Omg i got a bit of wifi but it’s so bad! But shiit croatia is SO AMAZING. Like i have to go 10 steps and i stand in the sea ๐โ๏ธ love it here
โ carina เซข (@carina5_) July 24, 2015
Data roaming
An option for some, a painful and expensive adventure for others. Depending on your home network provider and country of residence, data roaming in Croatia can be a bliss or feel like highway robbery.
Not looking 4ward to my next phone bill ๐ this 1 was quite high from #Portugal with data roaming off.. #Croatia was on for a week #oshit ๐
โ adam king (@King_Bundy) July 9, 2015
@virginmedia I can’t believe your service and @EE s doesn’t work in #Croatia! And I was sold a data pass too… #fail @richardbranson
โ michael (@tripc0de) May 28, 2015
Local prepaid SIM cards
An option for those willing to sacrifice being reachable via their domestic number or those carrying a spare phone or tablet, prepaid data SIMs come with their own set of inconveniences some of which we covered in our data SIM vs WiFi hotspot comparison. Hotel WiFi If you only need access to internet while you are in your hotel or AirBnB rental, this can work, even though hotel and apartment wireless is still often spotty to the point of being useless or not available at all, even in 4 star hotels!
i’m standing outside of my hotel in croatia with shit wifi, i can’t watch the stream and I HAVE NO PATIENCE FOR THIS #5ONTHEWALL
โ PVRIS / ATC / ARIANA (@grvndegvnn) July 15, 2015
So apparently my conference hotel in Croatia doesn’t have Wifi or coffee machines, but offers outside tennis courts. Makes perfect sense.
โ Jelena Subotic (@suboticjelena) September 7, 2014
Arrived in Croatia, I have internet but it’s not very good so I’m not gonna be active for a week ^^
โ Sofia (@SandblomSofia) August 1, 2015
Data diet, extreme style
Of course, for those brave enough, there is the way of Robinson Crusoe. Taking the data diet to the extreme and disconnecting from the internet for the duration of your stay, for those who both want this, and can afford it, by far the cheapest option. We have yet to find one person that can say yes to both, if you are among them, drop us a line ๐
For all of you wanting a simpler and worry free experience and are in need to connect to Internet, RoamFree Ninja has got you covered with our WiFi hotspot rental service!