Broadband

[meonline]

Hi, sorry if this is a little off subject. I live in Mijas costa and i'm looking for a cheap reliable wifi internet provider. Has anybody here used mercury internet or vip-hotspot? I am currently using Y-internet and they are expensive and very unreliable! Also they have blocked people on their network from veiwing the websites of their competitors, I'm not sure that is even legal. So on top of their extortionate prices i will have to go to an internet cafe to look at other options! help please!

[EllieC]

What about good ol' telefonica? My service was always good and fast and for 40 euros you got the free national calls as well. Also for a laptop Vodafone was a good option with their WIFI card. They always seem to have deals.

Originally Posted by meonline

Hi, sorry if this is a little off subject. I live in Mijas costa and i'm looking for a cheap reliable wifi internet provider. Has anybody here used mercury internet or vip-hotspot? I am currently using Y-internet and they are expensive and very unreliable! Also they have blocked people on their network from veiwing the websites of their competitors, I'm not sure that is even legal. So on top of their extortionate prices i will have to go to an internet cafe to look at other options! help please!

[jojo]

Originally Posted by EllieC

What about good ol' telefonica? My service was always good and fast and for 40 euros you got the free national calls as well. Also for a laptop Vodafone was a good option with their WIFI card. They always seem to have deals.

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Jo x

[SteveHall]

"What about good ol' telefonica? My service was always good and fast and for 40 euros you got the free national calls as well. Also for a laptop Vodafone was a good option with their WIFI card. They always seem to have deals."

Was that meant to be funny? If so you have got me in stitches

Telefónica .- a national disgrace. 40 euros? We start at 9 euros including free European calls.

What Telefónica get away with in terms of (1) customer support (2) lack of services (3) is a national disgrace. What do you mean by fast? I mean 6MB+ which I can get in the sticks in Sweden or 12+ in Belgium where we have to upload videos from.

I have been in telecom for 30 years and have never seen such a shambles!

[meonline]

Thanks for the imput but Telephonica......lolol .Also they are not a wifi provider. I can't get a land line due to my falling out with Telefonica. Previous owner of apartment didn't pay bills and Telefonica are too stupid to understand. Wifi please

[SteveHall]

Mercury 951 055 676

[chris(madrid)]

Originally Posted by SteveHall

Telefónica .- a national disgrace. 40 euros? We start at 9 euros including free European calls.

Problem is Steve - ime - that Telefonica owns a HUGE proportion of the twisted pair circuits. Especially rural "España Profunda" - and there's OFTEN no alternative.

I've seen cases where problems were exacerbated due to finger pointing twixt TF and others - and as often as not it's actually NOT Telefonicas' problem - but everybody wants it to be.

Yes they're expensive - but ime if I have an issue it gets fixed fast. ADSL of 3Mb is more than enough for MY use - but then I am a dinosaur and still think the wireless is an invention of the devil. Well OK maybe not QUITE that old - but I've lived through the "liberalisation" process in the IT industry - and imo the costs are pretty still much the same overall - just distributed differently. The risks of problems though have increased.

BUT 9 Euros incl Euro calls - I'd appreciate more info. If only for the Euro calls via second line!

[SteveHall]

Problem is Steve - ime - that Telefonica owns a HUGE proportion of the twisted pair circuits. Especially rural "España Profunda" - and there's OFTEN no alternative.

**Indeed ......because they have not invested in their infrastructure! I have spent 30 years in telecom and have dealt with most of the ex monopolies and without any shadow of a doubt Telefónica are the worst I have ever ever had the misfortune of dealing with. They are light years behind the product offers available throughout Northern Europe and their customer service drives me to absolute distraction.

I've seen cases where problems were exacerbated due to finger pointing twixt TF and others - and as often as not it's actually NOT Telefonicas' problem - but everybody wants it to be.

** I am not trying to defend the likes of Ono and others (I wouldn't!) but Telefónica have not got into their head that landline is dead and the future is VOIP. I work only as a switchless reseller so have no connectivity issues with Telefónica. We run off their lines - only more efficiently and at lower costs.

Yes they're expensive - but ime if I have an issue it gets fixed fast. ADSL of 3Mb is more than enough for MY use - but then I am a dinosaur and still think the wireless is an invention of the devil.

**That surprises me knowing what you do for a living!!

Well OK maybe not QUITE that old - but I've lived through the "liberalisation" process in the IT industry - and imo the costs are pretty still much the same overall - just distributed differently. The risks of problems though have increased.

** On that I would not necessarily disagree surprsingly. Some appaling confusion marketing from the likes of Spantel, Ono, SolNet etc added to some wholesale mis-selling has meant that Spain has NOT enjoyed the benefits of the break-up of the monopoly that have been widely enjoyed in Northern Europe. Telefónica is STILL expensive, 3 MB is a waste of time (even if one could get it!) , their range of products is limited and their customer services are monumentally appalling!

BUT 9 Euros incl Euro calls - I'd appreciate more info. If only for the Euro calls via second line!

** I'll PM you this afternoon

[chris(madrid)]

Originally Posted by SteveHall

- but then I am a dinosaur and still think the wireless is an invention of the devil.

**That surprises me knowing what you do for a living!!

Well - you're not alone.

Simply I am pretty well gifted when it comes to technology. Yet to find anything technical I cant understand or manipulate. But I'm not always THAT convinced it actually improves (my) life.

BUT I have had (maybe too much) experience of seeing technologies that simply do not integrate well with Analogue Computers (brains). Especially folk that have SEVERE issues understanding it.

Look forward to the PM.

[SteveHall]

Just done a ping - 1700 dload !! That on a CABLED line.

My partner is in the absolute middle of nowhere and when it goes below 6MB she *****es like hell.