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Internet Dial Up Access In Spain

by Seth Miller

If you are traveling to Spain and need instant Internet access, dial-up maybe your best bet. Internet dial-up access in Spain is the quickest and most practical connection to get if you are transient - it is easy to install, affordable, and reliable.

Just like the in the United States, most Internet Service Providers in Spain offer three types of dial-up access. There is the ‘pay-as-you-go service,' which meters your dial-up usage so that you only pay for the time you are online. This is a good choice if you do not plan to stay long in Spain, and if you don't need to be online all of the time.

For about €20 a month, though, you can avail of a flat rate service. The packages offered by ISPs in Spain offer give you either unlimited Internet access or a certain number of hours a month (usually 60 hours). This type of dial-up access is usually a bit faster than the pay-as-you-go type, and makes a good choice if you are staying for several months in Spain and need to always get in touch with your family and friends.

Want the best of both? Then sign up with an ISP that offers a combination of the two. You usually have to pay a fixed fee for unlimited access during nonpeak hours, and pay a per-minute rate during peak hours.

If you are staying in Spain for a year or more, then you should consider upgrading from dial-up to either ISDN, ADSL or cable. This kind of service will cost you about €30-40 a month, plus set-up and equipment fees. Not a bad deal if you plan to live in Spain for a while.

But this is a very impractical option if you only plan to stay for two or three weeks, because the installation time for such connections in Spain already takes 10 to 15 working days. Besides, ISPs usually require a contract of one year for high-speed connections. You will end up shouldering penalties if you do not finish the contract.

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