I want to install a phone line and Internet connection for my house in Sabaneta.
For the phone I believe the only provider is Codetel and a basic package is going to cost me about 450 pesos per month.
For the Interent connection Codetel say that in Sabaneta they can currently only provide speeds of 384kbps/128 kbps. This will cost 850 pesos per month.
We do have cable TV and have been told that within the next month they will be able to provide an Internet connection of of 512kbps/384 kbps at probably less than 850 pesos per month. This obviously sounds more attractive if the do actually make it available.
On the Codetel Website they say:
5 . ?Cu?l es la diferencia entre el producto Internet Flash ADSL y los servicios de Cable Modem (o Internet por Cable)?
El Internet Flash ADSL provee un acceso permanente y a alta velocidad al Internet a trav?s de una l?nea telef?nica que es dedicada entre la premisa del cliente y la central de Codetel.
Por su parte, el servicio de Cable Modem tambi?n ofrece una conexi?n a alta velocidad, pero con la diferencia de que el acceso a la red del Internet es a trav?s de una l?nea de cable (de televisi?n) que es compartida.
La capacidad de banda ancha que posee el Cable Modem, tanto para transmisi?n (upstream) como para recepci?n (downstream), es compartida entre todos los usuarios de un mismo Sector o Vecindario, y esta capacidad puede verse mermada quiz?s dram?ticamente a medida que m?s usuarios (en el Vecindario) se conectan al Internet al mismo tiempo o de manera concurrente.
For those who do not read Spanish this says (I believe!) that Internet via a phone line is not shared with other users, whilst via cable is shared with other people in the vicinity and therefore the speed may reduce dramatically. This seems to be opposite to the UK where Internet via a phone line is shared and tends to be more affected by other users than cable.
I would welcome any thoughts as to whether it would be better to go for a cable Internet connection (as opposed to via a phone line), or any other comments or suggestions about gettting a phone or Internet connection.
Thanks,
Adrian
For the phone I believe the only provider is Codetel and a basic package is going to cost me about 450 pesos per month.
For the Interent connection Codetel say that in Sabaneta they can currently only provide speeds of 384kbps/128 kbps. This will cost 850 pesos per month.
We do have cable TV and have been told that within the next month they will be able to provide an Internet connection of of 512kbps/384 kbps at probably less than 850 pesos per month. This obviously sounds more attractive if the do actually make it available.
On the Codetel Website they say:
5 . ?Cu?l es la diferencia entre el producto Internet Flash ADSL y los servicios de Cable Modem (o Internet por Cable)?
El Internet Flash ADSL provee un acceso permanente y a alta velocidad al Internet a trav?s de una l?nea telef?nica que es dedicada entre la premisa del cliente y la central de Codetel.
Por su parte, el servicio de Cable Modem tambi?n ofrece una conexi?n a alta velocidad, pero con la diferencia de que el acceso a la red del Internet es a trav?s de una l?nea de cable (de televisi?n) que es compartida.
La capacidad de banda ancha que posee el Cable Modem, tanto para transmisi?n (upstream) como para recepci?n (downstream), es compartida entre todos los usuarios de un mismo Sector o Vecindario, y esta capacidad puede verse mermada quiz?s dram?ticamente a medida que m?s usuarios (en el Vecindario) se conectan al Internet al mismo tiempo o de manera concurrente.
For those who do not read Spanish this says (I believe!) that Internet via a phone line is not shared with other users, whilst via cable is shared with other people in the vicinity and therefore the speed may reduce dramatically. This seems to be opposite to the UK where Internet via a phone line is shared and tends to be more affected by other users than cable.
I would welcome any thoughts as to whether it would be better to go for a cable Internet connection (as opposed to via a phone line), or any other comments or suggestions about gettting a phone or Internet connection.
Thanks,
Adrian