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New to owning in Spain what is this dish for?
New to owning in Spain what is this dish for?
by M8lyx » Fri Oct 13, 2017 12:59 pm
Hi we have just bought a villa in Quesada and there is a dish on the roof that we don’t know what it is for. Could someone help in letting us know what it is for?
Thanks you.
Thanks you.
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Re: New to owning in Spain what is this dish for?
by Sue& John » Fri Oct 13, 2017 1:06 pm
Ask your estate agent
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Re: New to owning in Spain what is this dish for?
by Eccosse » Fri Oct 13, 2017 1:49 pm
Think its your dish for WiFi
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Re: New to owning in Spain what is this dish for?
by PeteKnight » Fri Oct 13, 2017 5:12 pm
It looks like a microwave dish for the internet. There will probably be a large mast within line of site with a circular aerial that looks a bit like a bass drum. That is the transmitter/receiver for the internet signals.
This isn’t a great way to get connected to the internet, as it probably won’t be too fast and is subject to atmospheric interference- you’ll get a very poor signal when it’s raining heavily.
Better to go for fibre optic if it’s available on your street. Faster, and probably cheaper too.
Pete.
This isn’t a great way to get connected to the internet, as it probably won’t be too fast and is subject to atmospheric interference- you’ll get a very poor signal when it’s raining heavily.
Better to go for fibre optic if it’s available on your street. Faster, and probably cheaper too.
Pete.
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Re: New to owning in Spain what is this dish for?
by Danny1967 » Fri Oct 13, 2017 11:03 pm
Take it down and cook your paella in it
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Re: New to owning in Spain what is this dish for?
by Gasplumbman » Sat Oct 14, 2017 7:51 am
As you can see by the comments,none of us as are very impressed with this form of Internet and phone connection,anyway get the stuff that's connected by preferably fibre if not your phone line believe you me it's much better than the paella dish(ha nice one) on the roof think we,ve all wasted money on those,and before you waste money on tv systems ask around what's best in your area or see the guy who gets recommended on here Paul tv techie
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Re: New to owning in Spain what is this dish for?
by avoncliffe » Sat Oct 14, 2017 8:25 am
You should also have been left a small power supply for it by the previous owner and a router,
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Re: New to owning in Spain what is this dish for?
by clivespana » Sat Oct 14, 2017 8:38 am
Don’t be too disappointed with some of the comments. The majority of people are on aerial line of site systems, like yours. Fiber Optic cables have a very small concentration area on some urbanization’s and we would all like to have it. I applied for it, but no-one around me want it, so they are not coming up our street with the fiber. This is a greater problem when houses around you are holiday homes/rental properties and have little interest in paying extra for fiber.
If you are lucky you may get 10 Megs on your dish, I get 10 with Telfy and very reliable.
If you are lucky you may get 10 Megs on your dish, I get 10 with Telfy and very reliable.
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Re: New to owning in Spain what is this dish for?
by PeteKnight » Sat Oct 14, 2017 9:56 am
clivespana wrote:....have little interest in paying extra for fiber.
I pay €25 per month including tax for a 100mbps synchronous (same speed for uploads and downloads) fibre optic connection. Probably cheaper than what most people are paying for their slower and less reliable dish or ADSL connections.
I agree that many homes don't yet have access to fibre, but there seems to be a big fibre roll-out in many areas, especially where there are a large concentration of properties on urbanisations.
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Re: New to owning in Spain what is this dish for?
by TonTri » Sat Oct 14, 2017 10:55 am
PeteKnight wrote:clivespana wrote:....have little interest in paying extra for fiber.
I pay €25 per month including tax for a 100mbps synchronous (same speed for uploads and downloads) fibre optic connection. Probably cheaper than what most people are paying for their slower and less reliable dish or ADSL connections.Pete.
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