Wifi in Corralejo...

[AmyD]

Hi all

I have just posted this on another site too... I am not sure how things work here so big apologies if I have broken any protocol...

We have just purchased a holiday home in Corralejo. I need a wifi solution and I am hoping that I can do this without a phone line as we use our mobiles when we are here anyway. I would like English TV (the soaps!!) and wifi. Could anyone advise the best way to go about this and/or any suppliers covering Corralejo? I have seen a couple of posts covering other areas in Fuerteventura and the suppliers seem very local to specific areas. I am no techi so any advice you could give me would really help... Thank you Amy D

ps I need to try and sort this out by end of September... in 'canary time' am I kidding myself?? Amy D

[Cotillo_Tom]

Should you decide to go with Movistar, go to the shop in Corralajo after 1pm and try to see Daniel.

He speaks very good English (the other staff struggle or don't try) and he was exceptional good at getting us set up (well above and beyond what you could expect).

If you decide to go with Fuertewifi, just be aware that problems are frequent and help when you haven't got the internet is useless. Message them on a Saturday and you get a reply to contact them on Monday. 

Tom.

[Grampiangranny]

How about a three.co.uk data sim in a mifi router? £20 per month for 12 months or £10 per month for 6 months, then £20 for next 18 months on a 2 year deal?  Unlimited data and available to roam abroad in Canaries and around the world generally.  Using a chromecast you can view on an ordinary TV with HDMI socket.

http://www.three.co.uk/Store/SIM/Plans_for_phones

[windermeregolfer]

I use BT Mobile and have 12Gb per month as part of my broadband / mobile package and when out last winter for our 180 days we had no problem or questions asked.  Having said that we were back in the UK for 18 hours and then 2 hours  whilst in transit through Heathrow half way through the winter so will have possibly been seen to be only away for 3 months and then 3 months.

[Grampiangranny]

So as AmyD is using her place in Corralejo as a holiday home, there shouldn't be a problem with the suggested three.co.uk setup.  I would never have recommended it for a permanent resident.

[beachlife]

So is there a Spanish company which supplies a similar contract so you could leave the system setup permanently for monitoring cctv for example?

[Archer]

Orange 4g en casa gives you 50gb of data per month and works fine for cctv monitoring, internet browsing and some tv/films. No good if you want full-time tv, kids on youtube etc. I only pay €23/month. Normally over €30.

[beachlife]

Thanks for that Archer exactly what I needed. Do you know where is best to get that deal preferably in the north of the island?

[beachlife]

Thanks for the info Sam agree its a good deal.

[Archer]

You can order it online. I did and they deliver the router to the local Orange store to check your id etc.
My neighbour ordered it instore. Get an Orange payg simcard first. No need to use it much, but gets you a bit more discount as you are already a customer.

After you have been with Orange for a while, ring up and cancel. They then bring out the 'special' deals. I got mine down to €23/month.

Just remember, though, Orange are probably the most overloaded, underinvested network on the island. Don't expect superfast!!

Good luck.