Best internet provider in Estonia? (new grinder in Tallinn)

[Swish]

Good morning everyone :)

I arrived in Tallinn about a month ago, couldn't get regular internet because I didn't have an Eesti ID, but now I do, and I was wondering what provider I should take? I obviously want the most reliable internet possible. Getting a house number would be nice, however, I don't really care about TV.

I'm 23 y/o, I play CGSH as a living, lived in The Netherlands, Malta, Germany and France (I'm French btw). I was on Malta before Tallinn, with my ex Dutch gf, I wanted some fresh air (literally and figuratively) after we broke up, and see what freaking cold winters are, as well as days with 20 hours of sun. A friend of mine lived in Tallinn and he liked it very much so I just felt like trying as well :)

If by any chance there's someone here that cares about learning French/getting his assignments properly done for Uni or something I can help you with that, in exchange I'd like help for Estonian or if people feel like having a drink I'm in for that as well :)

[Mrt1989]

I would say get Elion for stationary internet and EMT 3g stick for mobility use.

[virukunn]

All main providers are pretty reliable i guess. Ive had starman for the last year and ive had one 30 sec dc during that time.

[TrvP]

If you live in an apartment then firstly you should check, which kind of internet providers in this building already exists. I had Starman for 1, 5 year and it worked great. Now I have Elion, which is also great. I have chosen Elion, because I moved and in the new building Elion was only internet provider.

The customer base in Estonia is quite small, that's why the internet providers invests to quality a lot.

So, my opinion is that you should get for stationary internet Starman or Elion. Both are great.

[Codecci]

You should check if you can get 100Mbit Internet by Elion (in Tallinn most big apartment complexes got that), Starman also got some fast one now, like 150Mbit or so. Only costs like €10 more per month than regular speed one and it's really not necessary by any means, but since you are poker player and it's so cheap then why the hell not :D

[Oliverk]

Starman has 200/20 Mbit . I have had it like 2 years in my rental. Only remember about 1-2 cutouts, one time was longer when whole city was out of power. Speed can be maxed out easily with good servers.

[Char]

using Starman myself, never have had dc issues. also the best speed in estonia does not hurt

[Strawberry]

Starman allocates more users on one physical cable than Elion. That's also why their connection quality deteriorates a lot more during peak hours and why they get mixed reviews (some complexes have more leechers, some have less).

[Swish]

Thank you all :) now I remember that the real estate agent told me to get Tele 2, his English wasn't awesome though so I didn't know if it was mandatory or if it was a suggestion. I'll go to Elion now and see what they say :)

[Romka]

Yeah i've been using Elion for over a year now and really happy with their service.

[Codecci]

Thank you all :) now I remember that the real estate agent told me to get Tele 2, his English wasn't awesome though so I didn't know if it was mandatory or if it was a suggestion. I'll go to Elion now and see what they say :)

Weird, as far as I know Tele2 doesn't even offer Internet except the Internet USB stick (3G Internet)... Maybe that's what he thought, although even that suggestion sucks :P

[Swish]

Yeah I went to Elion, they can't do it at my place, went to Tele 2 they only have 3G, I'll go to Starman IRL on Monday, but I checked online with my address and they don't have the regular internet, they only offer 'Zuum':

http://www.starman.ee/teenused/zuum

is this some kind of 3G as well or can I have cable internet?

[Char]

about backup internet.

Elisa has best connection inside cities, EMT has covered most places all around estonia.
so if you play mostly in town, go for Elisa, if you more around in estonia alot, consider EMT

[Codecci]

Yeah I went to Elion, they can't do it at my place, went to Tele 2 they only have 3G, I'll go to Starman IRL on Monday, but I checked online with my address and they don't have the regular internet, they only offer 'Zuum':

http://www.starman.ee/teenused/zuum

is this some kind of 3G as well or can I have cable internet?

What the hell? Where do you live?

I think we spoke on 2+2, you can PM me your Skype so we can chat there :P

[Swish]

I live in the Old Town, 1 minute away from Club Hollywood. Skype PM'ed

[p0l1]

Buy the standard cable internet, named already above, but keep the additional "internet" stick for backup.

[Majandaja]

Sorry for OT, but what game format is CGSH?

[Char]

Sorry for OT, but what game format is CGSH?

cash game short handed

[Jäämees]

I live in the Old Town, 1 minute away from Club Hollywood. Skype PM'ed

Both Elion and Starman don't have an incoming connection to your building? That seems really unlikely consider your location I would call them, the internet lookup is pretty accurate but it was wrong for me once in the past, also check with whoever manages the building maybe.

Ehh one more thing that might provide cable internet is STV. But besides Elion, Starman, STV I don't know of any other real cable provider.

[Swish]

I agree that it seems unlikely, I never thought such a thing was possible when I moved in. I went to Elion and Starman, in front of my they filled in my address and told me it wasn't possible. Codecci even called Elion after that, and they said I'd need to get a cable to the house, costing between 100 and 600€, but I don't think I should be paying this, it's more of an owner's responsibility. I emailed Elion to ask for details, if I don't have an answer when I get up tomorrow then I'll go to their office to talk about this.

I will go to STV tomorrow, it's a freeroll to try anyway...

e/ Just checked online for STV:

TÄHELEPANU VIGA!!!
Kahjuks ei asu teie maja meie teeninduspiirkonnas.

I guess I could still try to call but I'm not optimistic