Anybody have any advice to give about the internet in rural regions? We’re currently seeking a property in rural Extremadura, and it’s unlikely to have a phone line. What is available via mobile or satellite solutions? Anyone have any experience?

Thanks in anticipation

This is a common question at the moment, there is a new product being tested in Malaga at the moment for high speed wireless internet called wimax, however it is a little way off. The 3G cards from (dare I say it) MoviStar and Vodafone are very good but still not as hot as a true line.

I have posted it before cause I think it is a wicked idea and helped me with my awful line at home http://www.onspeedspain.com crunches the data down so it travels up and down faster meaning that you can have a slow connection that seems to run a lot faster than it is because it only sends the data that is needed.

Hope this helps?

Steve
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Techman - 24 October 2006 09:36 AM

The 3G cards from (dare I say it) MoviStar and Vodafone are very good but still not as hot as a true line

Any idea about 3G coverage? Especially outside of the major towns?

The compression service sounds quite interesting, but does it work with the above cards?

Thanks for the input

That is a tough one cause all the coverage maps only tell you the GSM coverage. I found this site http://www.gsmworld.com/roaming/gsminfo/cou_es.shtml which has information on the strength of coverage which should be able to help. How far outside major towns are you?

The http://www.onspeedspain.com service seems to work on all devices, ADSL, Mobile phones, PDA’s so no reason at all it wouldn’t work with these cards, basically any line up to 2MB it will improve.

Cheers

Steve
http://www.easy-info.net

We’re trying to buy in a town called Alange, about 20km from Mérida.

Thanks for that GSM site, useful info - what a shame they don’t do coverage maps for 3G! (Though I haven’t found anyone that does)

That is because if they give us a map we have something to hold against them when it doesn’t work

Have you looked into satalite providers for internet? I am not that clued up on them but I hear good things from those who have used them.

Cheers

Steve
http://www.easy-info.net

Yes, I know of a few people that have (or have had) them. The purchase/setup costs are high, I’m not sure about the current running costs; maybe it’ll come to that, I hope not ...

[It may be cheaper to rent some office space that has ADSL!]

The http://www.onspeedspain.com makes a 56k connection seem like around 512k because of the way it removes the parts of the packets that are not needed.

I got it for a 512 connection and it makes it more like 2mb. Might be worth giving the 15 day trial a go before you sign up for an expensive satalite or office rental?

Steve
http://www.easy-info.net

Yes, I no doubt shall as soon as I’m in Spain - next few months I hope
Thanks for the info Steve

I’ll report here what I find out!

No problem Phil.

Good luck with the move it is well worth it been here for 18 months and was the best move I ever made.

Cheers

Steve
http://www.easy-info.net