Internet is the one thing people ask me about more than TV these days. If you live up a track, in a cortijo, or anywhere the fibre vans haven’t reached, the honest answer is usually simpler than you’d think. Here’s how I’d decide.
Get fibre if you can actually get it
If a fibre-optic cable can physically reach your house, it’s typically the cheapest reliable option month to month. The catch in our area is the word reach: fibre follows the main roads and the bigger villages first. Plenty of campo homes are a few hundred metres — or a hillside — away from the nearest cabinet, and “coming soon” can mean years.
Check first, don’t assume. Availability changes street by street. If you’re not sure, I can help you find out what’s genuinely available at your address before you commit to anything.
Choose Starlink when fibre isn’t coming
If fibre can’t reach you, Starlink is the answer, and it’s a good one. You get speeds at fibre-optic capability from a small dish that talks to satellites overhead — and, just as importantly, it’s reliable. For remote homes it has genuinely changed what’s possible: video calls, streaming, working from home, security cameras, all from places that used to struggle to load a webpage.
Two systems worth knowing about:
- Starlink Gen 3 — the standard home dish. Set-and-forget performance for a house or a holiday rental.
- Starlink Mini — compact and portable. Great for smaller properties, second homes, or if you move between places.
I supply, install and set the whole thing up so it simply works — no boxes of parts left on the table, no fiddling with apps.
”What about mobile 4G/5G routers?”
They can be a stop-gap, and in a few spots with a strong mast they’re fine. But signal in the valley is patchy, data plans throttle, and it rarely holds up for a whole household. If you’ve been limping along on a mobile router and it keeps letting you down, Starlink is the step up.
How to decide in one minute
- Fibre is at your door and affordable? Take the fibre.
- Fibre is “coming” but not here, and you need internet now? Starlink — it’ll serve you well whether fibre eventually arrives or not.
- Not sure what you can get? Ask me to check your address first.
Thinking about it for your home or a rental you let out? Message me on WhatsApp or call 620 198 162 and I’ll give you a straight answer for your exact location.