Getting broadband in Moraira

Posted: Sat May 25, 2019 4:42pm

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witchknight70

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HI

We have a villa in Moraira and we will be there for 2 weeks this year.

The property does not have an active landline, no Wifi and mobile reception is well very weak.

We would like to be able to get a connection put in, and we did hear of a Wifi service that once installed, can be activated on request for the periods when needed.

This is a bit but..

Is there any small chance we can order a line to be activated and wifi installed prior to coming, and actually getting it done in the 2 week window??

Let me know if this is crazy talk or is this is remotely possible.

Thanks

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Posted: Sat May 25, 2019 5:24pm

The Sat and PC Guy

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Posted: Sat May 25, 2019 5:24pm

You can try an order a landline, for adls, but if there is no landline network in your area, or the exchange is full, you will not get. Unless you pay for a line specifically for you...which will be costly. And even if you do get a landline then perhaps you will not get good decent adsl anyway, (too far from the exchange, overloaded exchange?) so if it worth it? Also with a landline they are 12 month contracts, for if you are only there two weeks a year, is there any point getting a landline... you will have to check withthe main phone provider to see if a landline can be installed (movistar - who like BT in the UK own and operate the majority of the telecoms network in Spain)

Wireless internet systems are available in the moraira area, but a lot depends if you have good line of sight to the masts..not all areas do. These allow for "on off" when you are there or not. but speeds and reliability can vary a lot, especially at peak times. These can be installed within hours of you requesting. There are a few in the moriara area... telitec, holawifi, closeness, blu...all have good and bad reports on local fb groups-

(Wifi comes from your router to a device. ).

Or wait and see if fibre will be coming to your area...many areas are getting it installed if there is enough potential clinets in the area...

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Posted: Sat May 25, 2019 6:25pm

Movingon

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Posted: Sat May 25, 2019 6:25pm

What you need is a 4g router with an external antenna and a prepaid data SIM.

If you're getting even a sniff of 4g on a phone then such a setup should give you at least 20mb speed.

I had a similar situation when living in France and in fact brought the kit to Spain with me as I didn't know whether I would need it here or not.

Fortunately where we've settled is blessed with a fast fibre service so the gear is surplus to requirements however at around 125k North of me you are probably too far away to be interested it.