peterfc

Hi All

Does anybody get just the internet service without the phone?? If so how did you just get internet?

Peter

bicabica

Meo 3G/4G mobile router. About 25 euros per month for 50GB.

Jonny22

If you’re going the 4G route then, signal permitting, try Vodafone. Same price but 100GB.

Lelandy

Is that available in Tavira Jonny22? Can't see it on the Vodafone PT website.

DiDAN

I just contracted Vodafone Net Voz Fixa 100 Gb/month for €32.90 with elevated speed.
It works well, but it's buggy - I can't see any details of consumption in "my vodafone"
And I think you'll never reach the promoted top speed (150 Mbps)
Then today I found the option to buy a modem from NOS and get the same for €25 with no limited traffic. So considering to switch.

DiDAN

You may find details here:
https://www.vodafone.pt/main/particu...nta-a-usar.htm

and from NOS:
Hotspot 4G | NOS
Tarifários com fatura - NOS

It was tricky to contract the "net coz fixa" even the girl on the vodafone shop counter knew nothing about this tariff and I spent half an hour to chase her to make a contract. Luckily I've been to their shop some weeks ago and spoke to another guy who knew the tariff and only after founding him I was finally contracted. Ughh ((( Hate vodafone actually.

riv

Are you all talking about a fixed line connection or a dongle connection ?

I would be surprised if there is any dongle connection which works with streaming TV / film / netflix but happy to be surprised.

If watching films / tv etc really requires a fixed line connection what is the latest best offer from anyone to look into ?
Does any company offer just internet fibre without requiring a phone sub as well ?

Does ANy company offer a fixed line connection which you can disconnect for months at a time ( so not pay during the disconnected months ) ? You can do this in France for a ligne secondaire.

Lelandy

For temporary use, we use a TP Link mi-fi device with a Vodafone Go 30gb SIM for €15, which lasts for 15 days. This is fine for surfing and streaming with a firestick for limited TV watching. Roughly 1gig per hour of TV.

peterfc

Hi All

I am at the furthest point for the internet to work and I manage very well. Being in a valley I don't have line of site for 1G let alone 4G so internet via Vodaphone or other service is out. Every year an offer of 200 Free minutes comes to an end but with notification. As my Mum is now almost 93 years of age and I'll health hence the reason I keep the offer that I have had for 7 years. All I have to do is call and the offer is reinstated but not after I get a Bill for a month without the offer in place. Each year for the month after the end of the offer I end up with a huge Bill to pay. So I pay the bill and get the offer reinstated again.

This last month instead of an increased bill of about 60€ up from about 32€ but this time it's 96€. I can pay or do something about it, I will pay but what I want to do is cancel the landline that's the plan and why I asked for info. I now have a Three network UK phone and a PT network phone so I don't need the land line.

There you are the reason for wanting to Ditch my land line.

Peter

RichardHenshall

Peter, how does your mobile phone work if you have no signal? Surely if you have some signal then you also have some data bandwidth too?

santaanita

i have told you twice peter that i get 22mb on vodaphone 4 g standing outside your front door why you dont believe me i dont know

Woodstore

ie if you have a Three UK (mobile) phone and a PT network phone that work then you MUST have 3G reception at least and therefore have an option to rent a 3G Internet only box. You may have 4G even which if you go to a NOS shop they will 'loan' you a 4G box to see if it works in your area. My neighbour did just that and surprisingly 4G reception was fine and internet only service/Wifi around the house worked a treat. I think the cost was about €27/mth.

santaanita

you need line of site for a sat dish mobile airwaves bend round things

peterfc

Hi Richard

I get either no signal or one bar and that's it and I must say if I stand I front on my bathroom window I get one bar all the time.

Peter

peterfc

Hi Nigel

But the bandwidth I use for Internet it would cost me more to get the amount I would need. Pete Short couldn't get any 4g and the same for two IPhones I borrowed. Maybe your phone is much better at finding the signal.

Peter