Hello Labarum,
I have been reading the reviews and most of them grumble about all of the providers. I suppose that's life. It does seem, however, that you can pay one bill to Cytanet, but you get a setup with many locks on it. Internet radio streaming will be a must - is that stable on Cytanet's own ISP?
I am not sure about that. Maybe a current Cytanet user can answer that question better. However maybe you shouldn't limit yourself to Cytanet, paying one more bill is not such a big deal.
In UK at the moment I have TV, Telephone and Internet by Virgin Cable, and that works quite well. I will be living on Chryseliousis in old Strovolos just a few tens of metres from the church, but the postcode search tells me I cannot get a cable connection - does anyone know if that is to change any time soon?
You will need to contact Cablenet for an answer to that. What I can tell you is that the areas they cover do not increase fast, so the answer is probably no, unless you are lucky.
Of course I have a cable modem, and a wireless router which I am presently using; and I have a combined ADSL Modem-Wireless Router from a previous British Telecom installation. Will the hardware I used with British Telecom will work in Cyprus? Do is need micro filters on all Telephone points as in UK?
The modem will be provided to you and it is included in the installation fee. You can still use your own wireless router.
Is the self installation easy or fraught with difficulties?
This depends on the level of your knowledge. Probably is better to pay a bit more and let them worry about any problems that can come up.
I note a complete package from CYTANET has one advantage: I can suspend the ISP part of the fees when I am not in the country. I that correct.
Yes. And in the case of the ISPs that offer their services over i-choice (DSL Access), you can pay them per month and only for the months you need the service without yearly contract.
For the Platform part of the fees, with i-choice you can also pay a "Monthly Temporary Disconnection Fee" of €9,82 and then a "Reconnection Fee" for another €9,82, if you will be abroad for a few months and you don't want to cancel the service.
I have not seen a TV package that includes much mainstream UK programming, so I will not be interested in Cable TV. I guess if I want UK TV it's still the 4 meter dish! Is that right?
Right, but I am not sure about the size of the dish, I believe that depends on your location.
