Moving to Antwerp in a week (some questions)

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Ner0 New member

Member since 29 July 2013

Ner0New member29 July 2013 16:50:04

Hello people,

I'm moving to Antwerp in a week to do my PhD. I have been lurking these forums for a while now, and have decided that Zuid would be my area of choice to live in. I am aware of the general costs of living and all that.

However, as a geek, the telecoms area has rarely been mentioned. Any suggestions as to which ISP would be best (good connection, decent customer service, etc.)? I have looked into Dommel and looks good on face value. Also, which mobile network would be best? I like what I see from Proximus, particularly because of the 4G coverage.

Any input would greatly be appreciated.

Tot ziens

tervurener Serial expat

Member since 21 March 2013

tervurenerSerial expat29 July 2013 20:40:36

551

ISP provider depends on post code.... so start there. internet is very expensive in Belgium.

Ner0 New member

Member since 29 July 2013

Ner0New member30 July 2013 08:33:43

Hi tervurener,

Thank you for getting back to me. Internet in Belgium is very reasonable, we pay double here is South Africa and that is for a 1Mbit line. Any idea which ISPs I should perhaps avoid?

tervurener Serial expat

Member since 21 March 2013

tervurenerSerial expat30 July 2013 11:39:11

551

please don't listen to anyone's individual opinions on ISPs. Instead look up the number of complaints V number of customers. I assume you speak Afrikaans? In which case you should be able to negotiate google in Dutch to find this information. But to start with, you need to google which ISP providers are possible in each post code.

Ner0 New member

Member since 29 July 2013

Ner0New member30 July 2013 12:40:31

Thanks, tervurener. Advice taken.

manish27 New member

Member since 21 January 2011

manish27New member02 August 2013 07:59:31

I use Telenet and no complaints. Its fast and pretty good customer service (of course there would be people having complaints about customer service of any company).
You said Telecom, so are you looking for Internet service or a Mobile Phone service with data plans?

sportyyyy Member

Member since 02 January 2013

sportyyyyMember05 August 2013 20:05:30

hallo
i would suggest you try to combine your internet and mobile Phone with the same provider. it will be cheaper. The big ones are belgacom/proximus and telenet
succes

tervurener Serial expat

Member since 21 March 2013

tervurenerSerial expat06 August 2013 09:42:34

551

To check what TV / ISP / phone packages and companies are available in each area, you check this link. Belgacom is country-wide, the cable companies like Telenet and Voo are not and post code dependent.
astel.be/comparatif

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