This is on behalf of my father.
He's living in the Torrevieja area and has a phone line with Telephonica (after a long wait!). I have tried to get him to take broadband but he won't - principally on cost. He wants a dial up connection and I am asking for advice on this. Can anyone provide me with the information needed so that I can tell him over the phone what to do? Many thanks for any replies and apologies for going over old ground.

Well i dont know about there, but up here dial up is painfully slow. If he wants to surf then ADSL is probably a better alternative, but if he wants emails only then I guess dial up would be OK

It's the latter

Then I guess he just needs to dial 1004
Waith till all the Spanish messages have been finished
An operator will come on the line
Ask for the english speaking department

He may have to try a few times because in busy periods an operator wont come on the line and it will just cut off.

Gonuts for Free is quite a good dial up. I used it before getting broadband.

Thanks, the website has the settings. Anyone else had experience of this service?

I live in Torevieja & I have Dial up, my plan with the dreaded Telefonica is Tarifa Plana 24/7. It is about 20 + Euros a month.

It is slow but I can't afford ADSL. So it will have to do.

Wendy x

Thanks, is that through the 1004 number? Do you get access all the time for that price and no call charge? Was it complicated to set up?

I can't remember how it was set up as it was over 4 years ago, I am sure I got someone who speaks Spanish to do it for me.

You can be on the internet for as long as you like & no extra.

If you tell your dad to go to the Telefonica shop in Torrevieja & speak to Pilar, she speaks very good English & she will advise him what to do. I believe you can get a disk now with the different internet plans on it, it will be all in Spanish.

Our average phone bill is about 40 Euros a month

Wendy x

Thanks. Spot on - a name a place and an introduction!

Still interested in other people's advice though

http://www.gonutsonline.com/

Glad to be of help.

Please tell your dad that the Telefonica shop does Siesta.

Wendy x

You've used this without problem?

So far, touch wood.

Wendy x

Is that a euphemism for hibernate