ADSL in spain?

Ok, so this is UK.telecom.broadband, so it's a shot in the dark, but...

A friend is moving to spain. Not my Taza de té, but she seems to like
the idea.

Does anyone in this group know what features of UK broadband equipment
would be necessary for it to work (legally, too) in Spain?

Apart from schuko plugs, which we can deal with by trailing sockets, are
spanish ADSL providers known for
A) existing, and
B) using a system common enough to be compatible with equipment made for
the UK market (i.e. PPP over ATM, G.DMT, PAP/CHAP authentication, etc.)

Also does anyone know the 802.11 channels that can be used in spain?
France is wierd in europe, but most other countries I though were fairly
unrestricted.

Thanks in advance,
Jim

Jim Howes wrote:

> Apart from schuko plugs, which we can deal with by trailing sockets, are
> spanish ADSL providers known for
> A) existing, and

Yes e.g. http://www.telefonicainenglish.com/adsl_Compare.htm

> B) using a system common enough to be compatible with equipment made for
> the UK market (i.e. PPP over ATM, G.DMT, PAP/CHAP authentication, etc.)

I use one of my UK sourced Draytek routers in Spain with little trouble.

> Also does anyone know the 802.11 channels that can be used in spain?
> France is wierd in europe, but most other countries I though were fairly
> unrestricted.

I did read something about wireless regs in Spain prohibiting the signal
from going outside your property. I haven't bothered to check but don't
get a strong signal more than 20m from the villa anyway. The rules
might explain why there are relatively few hotspots in Spain compared to
the UK (or even France).

On Sat, 08 Jul 2006 07:26:05 +0100, Colin Forrester
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Jim Howes wrote:
>
>> Apart from schuko plugs, which we can deal with by trailing sockets, are
>> spanish ADSL providers known for
>> A) existing, and
>
>Yes e.g. http://www.telefonicainenglish.com/adsl_Compare.htm
>
>> B) using a system common enough to be compatible with equipment made for
>> the UK market (i.e. PPP over ATM, G.DMT, PAP/CHAP authentication, etc.)
>
>I use one of my UK sourced Draytek routers in Spain with little trouble.
>
>> Also does anyone know the 802.11 channels that can be used in spain?
>> France is wierd in europe, but most other countries I though were fairly
>> unrestricted.
>
>I did read something about wireless regs in Spain prohibiting the signal
>from going outside your property. I haven't bothered to check but don't
>get a strong signal more than 20m from the villa anyway. The rules
>might explain why there are relatively few hotspots in Spain compared to
>the UK (or even France).


Mallorca does not seem to worry about regs, drive through any
village/town and there are many wireless signals.

In Palma city on just 1 mile length of road found 40+ !!!!, many
unsecured.

"Colin Forrester" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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[snip]

> I did read something about wireless regs in Spain
> prohibiting the signal from going outside your property. I haven't
> bothered to check but don't get a strong signal
> more than 20m from the villa anyway. The rules might
> explain why there are relatively few hotspots in Spain
> compared to the UK (or even France).

How do they convince the radio waves to obey the regulations..?! Neat
trick if you can do it..!

Ivor

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, (E-Mail Removed)lid
says...


> How do they convince the radio waves to obey the regulations..?! Neat
> trick if you can do it..!

A Faraday Cage can "convince" radio waves, and is not overly difficult
to implement, although clearly impractical to many a domestic situation.