INTERNET VIA SATELLITE?????

May 23, 2007 · wispin · 5 replies · 2915 views

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Hi all,

this is my first post here and i am desperate for information!!

I cant find anything on the net and cant do a rural community thing.

i am moving to nerja for 6 - 8 months and need internet, dont care to much about the speed but havent got a phone line at all, and was wondering if i could get something via satellite or by linking to a local transmitter via a receiver. I have also heard that it is possible via mobile but dont know anything about this.

can anyone advise??

Thankyou all

May 23, 2007 · SpainExpat member

http://www.bentley-walker.com/index.php?gclid=COW1ptLVo4wCFTJbQgod9HAAMg
http://www.europeonline.com/en/index.shtml
http://www.sonet.at/dsdsl_e.html

May 23, 2007 · kizzy

We have a Iberbanda ADSL connection, which also gives us a phone. They cover the Nerja area.
The other plus was it was installed within 3 weeks.

http://www.iberbanda.es/esp/index.php

May 23, 2007 · Expatriator

Do a search for wimax in the search bar above. There's a few posts about it and your might get service in your area if you're lucky. Much better than Sat.

Aug 5, 2007 · heath1974

> We have a Iberbanda ADSL connection, which also gives us a phone. They cover the Nerja area.
The other plus was it was installed within 3 weeks.

http://www.iberbanda.es/esp/index.php

This sounds excellent. I've done a quick check on their website and it appears they cover the rural area my parents live in near Loja. They are currently stuck with a Telefonica DOMO radio phone system. They've tried dialup with this and it never connects, so they cancelled that. Telefonica were no help whatsoever in offering any alternatives for them to get ADSL broadband internet, saying simply that there is "nothing available at the moment". (They either forgot or could'nt be bothered that they offer Ambito Rural it seems... so sod them eh!!)

Out of interest, how does the phone system and ADSL work with Iberbanda? Is it all through a dish? Obviously this would be most beneficial for my parents as they have no main line connection. Is it independant of Telefonica or a need to have a Telefonica line?

Cheers,

Heath