Is Telefonica the best ADSL provider???
Is Telefonica the best ADSL provider???
Can anyone tell me if Telefonica the best ADSL provider??? At just under €40 it seem a bit steep especially for 1mb/1gb.
Ive had nothing but grief from Telefonica and Movistar so i always do my best to avoid them.
Ive been told that Wanadoo is up to 20mb but it may be restricted on use and downloads.
I need my PC to be on 24/7.
Does anyone know???
Ive had nothing but grief from Telefonica and Movistar so i always do my best to avoid them.
Ive been told that Wanadoo is up to 20mb but it may be restricted on use and downloads.
I need my PC to be on 24/7.
Does anyone know???
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Telefonica own the physical network in Spain, so at the end of the day if you go with someone else and there is a problem they cannot sort you eventually have to go to telefonica to fix. I have had Telefonica ADSL for 2 years now and never experienced a connection problem so far (better touch some wood now).
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Peter,
Hate is the word that comes to mind when I think about that ***Telefonica! Especially after what they did with my ADSL (never reached me)
So I asked for JAZZTEL who are supposed to offer good ADSL. But I still dont have it in place, I will be able to advice on a couple of weeks (hopefully)
Maybe you are lucky enough to have the posibility of TELE2, they are just launching their new OWN LINES... You would need to call them and ask if they cover your area... Unfortunately they do not cover mine (Monda) I dont remember their number, but you can go to their webpage. You need NO TELEFONICA line with them...
Hate is the word that comes to mind when I think about that ***Telefonica! Especially after what they did with my ADSL (never reached me)
So I asked for JAZZTEL who are supposed to offer good ADSL. But I still dont have it in place, I will be able to advice on a couple of weeks (hopefully)
Maybe you are lucky enough to have the posibility of TELE2, they are just launching their new OWN LINES... You would need to call them and ask if they cover your area... Unfortunately they do not cover mine (Monda) I dont remember their number, but you can go to their webpage. You need NO TELEFONICA line with them...
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A vote from me as well. Perfect quality and speed on Telefonica ADSL. Any normal phone line problems have been sorted out in 2 hours.
I also think that you will find that with Tele2 it is Telefonica who still provide the physical lines unless Tele2 are going to lay a new cable for every user! If so it will be the same old problem about whos fault it is.
Sid
I also think that you will find that with Tele2 it is Telefonica who still provide the physical lines unless Tele2 are going to lay a new cable for every user! If so it will be the same old problem about whos fault it is.
Sid
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Chrissi wrote:telefonica adsl tech support sucks. They can't even be bothered to speak English.
*shakes head in dismay*
i´m ashamed to be english.
why should they speak english ? would you expect a spanish person to be able to get adsl support in spanish from BT in the UK ? ?
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If you have access to ADSL2+ the 20Mb offerings from Jazztel or Wandoo, then I'd consider moving.
I would love to have an alternative to Telefonica, but I don't think there's a good one. The other offerings that are available do seem to have more problems. I have a 2Mb line which is an outrageous 70+€ a month, but despite my rural location I've had very few problems over the last 5 years of ADSL.
I've recently dicovered that although telefonica tell you that the ADSL router they supply has a 1 or 2 year warranty, they don't mention that you'd have to return it to the hardware supplier if you have a problem - worth checking the conitions.
I've just upgraded my package to cover router maintenance and fast recovery of line issues and I think its 8€ a month - if you need always on internet then it's not an unreasonable price to pay.
I would love to have an alternative to Telefonica, but I don't think there's a good one. The other offerings that are available do seem to have more problems. I have a 2Mb line which is an outrageous 70+€ a month, but despite my rural location I've had very few problems over the last 5 years of ADSL.
I've recently dicovered that although telefonica tell you that the ADSL router they supply has a 1 or 2 year warranty, they don't mention that you'd have to return it to the hardware supplier if you have a problem - worth checking the conitions.
I've just upgraded my package to cover router maintenance and fast recovery of line issues and I think its 8€ a month - if you need always on internet then it's not an unreasonable price to pay.
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