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Until a few years ago the state of the telephone network
in Crete (and Greece) was one of the worst in Europe. Nowadays, it
is just as good as anywhere else in the developed world..
Public card phones are common (at least in towns). You can buy phone cards
(to values from Euro 3 to Euro 15) at every kiosk and in many shops.
Phoning abroad (EU countries) costs about Euro 0.35. per minute.
You used to be ableto phone from a lot of kiosks but now that just about every Greek has at least one mobile phone this has become less common.
If you want to use hotel phones a lot, check how much they charge
per unit (the official unit price is Euro 0.04 including VAT) to
avoid surprises. Some hotels charge much higher prices.
The coverage for mobile phones is excellent but bear in mind that the rugged geography of the island will prevent you from getting a signal in a number of places such as deep gorges or remote mountains (when not in sight of a transmitter).
If you are going to use your mobile phone a lot for inland calls it might be a good idea to buy a Greek SIM card with a pre-paid account and use it for the length of your stay. You can get them for around Euro 20.
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