Q: Please can you advise the best way to access the Internet from apartment in Callao Salvaje, Tenerife. We have just bought a property there. I imagine dialup will be the best option for occasional use during the year but would opt for broadband if it isn't too expensive. Excellent site, thank you. Roger Harvey

 
A: First, thank you for your comments, it’s always nice to get some good feedback from our visitors and members of Tenerife Times.
Re your internet problem, there are a number of options available in Tenerife, including dial-up, broadband and even a mobile phone connection.

Probably the best (dependant on cost) would be to access the internet via broadband. This is available (although not exclusively)from Telefonica in Tenerife.

Fortunately Telefonica provide a full English site dedicated to their broadband offerings at http://www.telefonicainenglish.com/. As you can see, the prices are very similar to those charged in the UK, the real crux is how much will you use it and for how long. Obviously broadband offers you the ability to use such extensions as , (click the logo for more information) thus saving on your telephone calls to other Skype users, so the cost of your calls etc have to be factored into this when you make a decision.

For dial-up, there is a neat service offered by http://www.gonuts4free.com/finall/home.php where they provide ISP connections FREE OF CHARGE, using a local call number, however obviously you need a telephone line.

There are other ways for limited use without a landline, these would include using your inclusive minutes from your own mobile phone (I kid you not!) on the GoNuts4free local number. Simply plug your mobile into your PC/LAPTOP via usb, infrared or Bluetooth and your mobile will act as a modem.

Just a few ideas for you to ‘kick-around,’ personally I would always look at the broadband solution first – the waiting for dial-up to load for me is the clincher!!!