Cyprus Broadband Forum

Looking for someone to set my mind at rest, I'm a bit confused!

I'm moving out to Cyprus next week and I've been looking at how to get internet access while I'm there.  I cannot get primeTel in my new location so it looks like i-choice as the platform with Netway as the ISP.

I want decent speeds so I-choice 1000 seems to be for me. (unless 2mb is right around the corner, anyone have any idea if this is planned shortly?)  However this is listed as for "one PC".  By this do they mean that they supply a modem and not a router.  If I supply my own router and use NAT to connect multiple PCs to the adsl will it work?

I'm more used to a PPPoE connection supplied in the UK and not the system you seem to have the requires you to visit a web page to log into the service.  Do you have to do this for each device connected (eg if I had 2 laptops via wifi do they both need to login via the web page) or just once when you turn the router on?

Does I-choice require an adsl or adsl2+ router?

Lots of questions, I hope someone can help me out! :P

Hello Stuart,


The upgrade to 2Mbps for i-choice was planned for September of 2007. It was postponed and it is currently unknown when this upgrade will be made. I am guessing that it will be made some time this year. You can always get I-choice 1000 and upgrade later. The upgrade will be free.


They will supply you with a modem. You can then buy your own router and connect as many computers as you want on it. No problem at all.

The "one PC" thing comes into play only when you call i-choice for support in case you do not have connection. In that case they might tell you to connect your computer directly to their modem since your connection problem might be with your router and making the router work is your problem and not theirs.


Just once from any computer of your home network. However every couple of months you might get logged out and you will need to visit the i-choice website to log in again.


They will supply to you the modem so all you need is a router with a built in 4/8 port switch and preferably a built in firewall. You can find them at any computer store in Cyprus for less than 100 Euro. ADSL/ADSL2+ is relevant only for modems or devices that double as both a modem and a router. You will not need one of those. You will just connect the modem they will provide to you to your router and then connect all your computers on the router.

Brilliant, thank you!

i heard the other day on the news from Mr kremmos that cyta will release new speeds and prices on April. I hope they release some descent packages(price and speed)   

This has been on the cards for a long time now. Cyprus has to be the only country where the introduction of competition has actually had the opposite effect, rather than providing a better service, it has actually remained static.

Alternate providers have had a chance to roll out their services and tout for customers, is it fair to prevent upgrades any longer for those customers who choose to use the incumbent?

What used to be broadband is once again less than the slowest speeds available in many EU countries where 8Mbit is a slow connection, 20Mbit the norm, 100Mbit being rolled out and even 1Gbit in some areas.

Our ADSL may well be 20 times faster than dialup, pity it is 20 times slower than most EU countries :(

totaly agree!

dont forget we are an island

dont forget we are in EU

i monadaki evropaiki xora me tritokosmikous polites,vasika oti mas simferi exoume pou tin evropi