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Your foreign-operator GSM cell phone should work in Krakow
as it does in the rest of Europe outside your own country
but check with your telecom if they have a roaming deal with
any of Poland's counterparts.
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Your Polish cell phone will positively work in Krakow.
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If your cell phone does not work in Krakow and you need
one, buy just anywhere (gas station, say) any prepaid system
of Poland’s three GSM operators for less than 100 euro, make
it operational in five minutes and let your new Polish number known
to all those convenient.
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When operational, keep your cell phone off in restaurants,
museums, theaters, churches, etc even if it appears that others
don’t mind.
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Public phones are fairly available throughout Krakow in
street booths. With none in sight, try in any accessible
lobby. Once found, a public phone will easily connect you
with any place on the earth provided you feed it with the telephone
card. You may purchase it at the nearest newsstand or
shop.
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Internet cafes are
in every street in downtown Krakow. The rate
is roughly 0.75 euro per hour.
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Never bet overly on the language skills of
ordinary Poles, they
speak English only somewhat better than the Frenchmen. Young
people in their twenties often speak good English. All those
in tourist services are supposed to be fluent in
English.
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Don’t guess Polish spelling pronunciation, it’s simple
but different. “Keep the rest” is Polish “Reszty nie
trzeba” in writing, and “Raeshty nye chaeba” in
English phonetic transcription.
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All Poles are literate. Write in block letters Polish
addresses and names you want to inquire about.
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When inquiring about directions ask another person to
confirm from an independent source what you heard before.
People happen to have better intention than information or
better information than intention.
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Don’t
be baffled when the locals spell the English name of the city
as ‘Cracow’. Many natives use the dated spelling in a
misplaced effort to prove their language skills.
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