Originally Posted by Dxf (Post 10612389)

Hi Londonbee,

Have you tried the 3G dongle service? I have received 6Mb speed on it! There are many suppliers - probably the cheapest option is to buy an "open" dongle (available through the internet) and buy a PAYG internet sim card and do a speed test (assuming you can get a signal)

Davexf

Originally Posted by londonbee (Post 10610655)

So today, after a long wait for ADSL, the Telefonica engineer finally shows up at our house. He pokes around for a few minutes, says he'll be back in "5 minutos" and then never returns.

According to my Spanish speaking assistant who spoke to him on the phone, engineer said,
"...it is not possible to install a line in your house because there is no line available; that is, it seems there a limit in the number of lines that can be connected in that area."

There are phone ports & cable already installed in the house which is reasonably new, so it's not like the house is a complete non-starter.

So we're really stuck and have considered everything from leaving the house to leaving Spain. We can't live in this house if there is no internet (I need it for work 24/7). And, we're wondering just how long one has to wait for a line to become available. Seems archaic, but then I live in Lanzarote.

Any advice?
Stick around for a line to become available or cut our losses and move?

Originally Posted by Rotor (Post 10612514)

Technically its a EU right to have a telephone , I have a cortijo with a sat phone as land lines and radio phones dont work there , it was supplied at the same price of a normal land line and came a note saying how it was financed by Brussels! internet via this is very slow BUT teleconica can switch on a faster option for a rather high fee.Check it out and say you want a satellite phone if you cant have a land line , dont accept a radio phone as by all accounts they are crap.

Originally Posted by Rotor (Post 10612514)

Technically its a EU right to have a telephone , I have a cortijo with a sat phone as land lines and radio phones dont work there , it was supplied at the same price of a normal land line and came a note saying how it was financed by Brussels! internet via this is very slow BUT teleconica can switch on a faster option for a rather high fee.Check it out and say you want a satellite phone if you cant have a land line , dont accept a radio phone as by all accounts they are crap.