Originally Posted by Les and Silke (Post 10371023)

Just found out that we will be living in a part of Lomas that can use Movistar/ Telefonica because of Landline access. So Movistar quoted us 40 Euros per month for unlimited Internet usage and landline (up to 300 min. national calls free) and would use Skype for International calls. Even BT was offering in our area similar service for same money except the 300 min.free national calls.

Seems the best option for us since we will live here permanently.

Insurance quotes were also very reasonable and we got a good deal!

Now we are checking whether we have Options for Gas, Water and Electricity Companies. Any threads about these Companies anywhere?

Thank's again!

Originally Posted by John & Kath (Post 10370402)

Up here on Esuri it is important to get your choice of provider right. Some areas particularly around the GC and Jags Spanish mobile reception is poor even where we are where Movistar is OK Portuguese Vodafone was better and that was what we chose for our dongle when that was our only Internet connection. If you decide to go the dongle route sit where you will use your laptop most and check on your mobile which signal you can get best.

Originally Posted by The Capitans Wench (Post 10371109)

Just to clear up any possible misunderstanding. I do not live on Esuri and have no need to change my current supplier for landline and internet. I was making comment on TMN being Portuguese and it being likely some folks were unaware of that.

As an aside my movistar mobile worked fine in both the Golf House and Jags as did my laptop/netbook.

Originally Posted by Jon-Bxl (Post 10370505)

Hi Mike - VERY interesting.

I use my Dongle with some discipline to save the cost. I connect download email disconnect. Same for sending from the outbox. Surfing/Skype, I do as I like but immediately disconnect when finished. Having Skype OUT is great to call landlines whenever we want ( and PC's of course). We dont need to pay a monthly charge for a phone line.

I don't know what PAYE is - mine is PAYG but if I bought your router, could I do the same, switch it on use wifi, then immediately switch it off? Handy for say my kindle and if friends come over for simultaneous use.

My dongle had software on it that I had to download to my PC and I have to plug it into the PC, each time I do it for the first time I need to reload the autostart programme (quite quick). Then its immediate after that on/off till I switch off the PC. So I don't know how that software could be put on the router.

As you can see I'm not very techie, but would like to have wifi, if it as fast as the dongle now and I can switch on use and switch off, if that switching is instantaneous (ie not having to wait for ages for dis/connection)

All this talk of my 'dongle' reminds me of that old Chuck Berry song 'my ding-a-ling' :)

Jon

Originally Posted by MikeJ (Post 10371241)

I did mean PAYG (PAYE is income tax!)
I had to put some settings into the router, in adminstrator mode, connected via USB to a PC (which was connected to the internet via the TMN dongle:)) The settings were on the manufacturer's web site and were quick and easy to set up - about 2 mins. I then disconnected the USB and plugged the TMN dongle into the router's USB port, switched on and it all worked out of the box as they say. No technical knowledge required:D . I'm not aware than any additional software was required in either the router or the PC, I think it all runs inside the dongle. I think the software loaded on the PC controls the weblink to TMN for messages etc, maybe because it was already on the PC it doesn't need to be on the router. In any case it certainly isn't on my Kindle or the OH's tablet and they work fine.
I did connect my Kindle via the WiFi and downloaded a couple of books from the Amazon UK site. Quite quick and successful.

Originally Posted by Jon-Bxl (Post 10372189)

Thanks Mike for explaining this 'taxing problem' to me. :) This sounds brilliant and I will do this.... Pls can you send me your model name/no? Also will it handle the newer 4G dongles?? THANKS again

Jon