Sapo internet access - Good bad or indifferent?

jimmyp · Post by **jimmyp** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 10:41 am

Hi all

Have just got back to UK from a short break in CVO and need some more advice on Internet access please - Sorry if I sound like I am only interested in this but it is important to me

Was given a very good price by PT to install a phone line and to have adsl line access - 25€ to install the line to include modem and phone and then around 10€ a month line rental. Sapo internet has a pay as u go tariff as well which would best suit as I will only be in CVO for around 6 to 8 weeks a year. In a previous post someone said that SAPO was useless for internet - Has anyone else got experience of them - Any thoughts would be much appreciated.

Cheers

James

Lesley Jean · Post by **Lesley Jean** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 8:53 pm

Hi, well we have Sapo and find them very good not had a problem with them at all. Now have a problem that we don't have a phone line as it got hit by lightening last week!!

sod · Post by **sod** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 8:52 pm

lesleyjean does your modem still work. I ask because we had the same problem so i tried the phone in the modem point and it worked so went to guia pt shop and bought a new splitter for 7 euros

Lesley Jean · Post by **Lesley Jean** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 8:58 am

Yes the modem is working, we just have no phone line which was a real pain having taken my laptop all the way with me only to find I couldn't use it!

jimmyp · Post by **jimmyp** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:10 am

Hi Lesley

Can I ask wot speed adsl connection have u got? As I said in the post am looking at just using the pay as u go one which is 128/256 - not that quick I guess but as we are only going to be there for about 2 months of the year is the most cost effective way.

Cheers

James

Lesley Jean · Post by **Lesley Jean** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 11:51 am

aghhhhhh.... too technical for me, will have to ask the other half, I do remember in conversations that we are meant to have 8 "something" on the line but only get 4, although we have just had to line upgraded so hopefully we will be up to speed now.

Does that help any?????? sorry when it comes to the technical side I haven't got a clue. As long as I can switch my laptop on and the wireless is working I am happy !!!

jimmyp · Post by **jimmyp** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:02 pm

Ah Lesley 4 somethings instead of 8 - I c where u r coming from

Very helpful thanks - Am buying a place on Rocha Brava so hope that the service there is as good and reliable - Have spent far too much time in the past trying to find wifi hotspots and cyber cafes for my own sanity!!!

James

Lesley Jean · Post by **Lesley Jean** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:17 pm

jimmyp wrote:Ah Lesley 4 somethings instead of 8 - I c where u r coming from Very helpful thanks - Am buying a place on Rocha Brava so hope that the service there is as good and reliable - Have spent far too much time in the past trying to find wifi hotspots and cyber cafes for my own sanity!!!

James

hehe I do hope you did know what I was talking about, I didn't!!

jimmyp · Post by **jimmyp** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:35 pm

I assume u were talking about 4 or 8 mbps and not carrier pigeons!!

J

Lesley Jean · Post by **Lesley Jean** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 2:22 pm

Yep that was it....... mind you the pigeons would be cute, flying back and forth with my emails...

jimmyp · Post by **jimmyp** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 2:33 pm

but they r useless with the attachments!!

J

Lesley Jean · Post by **Lesley Jean** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 3:50 pm

laserblazer · Post by **laserblazer** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 7:08 pm

They can still put a deposit on a Porche.

Lesley Jean · Post by **Lesley Jean** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 7:57 pm

haha now that is true