digitalnomad1
Irish expat in Bulgaria
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Registration: 06 December 2025
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Cabled internet not WIFI by digitalnomad1
Hi i'm looking to rent in Bulgaria for 6 months initially, i may buy accommodation after that. I work online and need very reliable internet connection, WIFI is not good enough, and wonder how easy is it to get fibre or cable TV type lined internet ...
Yes you're probably right.I chose the name as it was the first one i quickly thought of after realising i needed to choose a username. but digitalhermit might have been better. I can walk around any city or national park on youtube, or google maps, ... Read More
Cabled internet not WIFI by digitalnomad1
Hi i'm looking to rent in Bulgaria for 6 months initially, i may buy accommodation after that. I work online and need very reliable internet connection, WIFI is not good enough, and wonder how easy is it to get fibre or cable TV type lined internet ...
I think that's a fairly antiquated view in 2025, with the internet one can learn all one needs and just go there knowing quite accurately what one has signed up for. One doesn't need to travel beforehand. Save money.I'm just going to flip some coins ... Read More
Cabled internet not WIFI by digitalnomad1
Hi i'm looking to rent in Bulgaria for 6 months initially, i may buy accommodation after that. I work online and need very reliable internet connection, WIFI is not good enough, and wonder how easy is it to get fibre or cable TV type lined internet ...
@digitalnomad1 "The EU countries that have done best in protecting their borders I think are Poland Hungary Croatia and Bulgaria."?Protecting their borders against what? I assume you're NOT talking about ragtag immigrants like us? 馃槑Central ... Read More
Cabled internet not WIFI by digitalnomad1
Hi i'm looking to rent in Bulgaria for 6 months initially, i may buy accommodation after that. I work online and need very reliable internet connection, WIFI is not good enough, and wonder how easy is it to get fibre or cable TV type lined internet ...
Yes my irish passport is a beautiful thing.Yes the healthcare system is free / universal in Sweden like the UK, though one may have to pay for a GP visit. So private health insurance isn't needed. Perhaps car tax and insurance are a bit more ... Read More
Cabled internet not WIFI by digitalnomad1
Hi i'm looking to rent in Bulgaria for 6 months initially, i may buy accommodation after that. I work online and need very reliable internet connection, WIFI is not good enough, and wonder how easy is it to get fibre or cable TV type lined internet ...
Thanks guys I need to do more research and I too thought Scandinavia was very expensive until yesterday when an hour's research revealed these benefits of Sweden -Petrol, electricity and car road tax rates cheaper than England,Universal healthcare/ ... Read More
Cabled internet not WIFI by digitalnomad1
Hi i'm looking to rent in Bulgaria for 6 months initially, i may buy accommodation after that. I work online and need very reliable internet connection, WIFI is not good enough, and wonder how easy is it to get fibre or cable TV type lined internet ...
Thank god for my EU passport it's such a blessing.I find being a well spoken English speaking native so lucky and it carries so much respect in Europe, just think of some Europeans who need to learn 3+ languages to get by in places like Belgium and ... Read More
Cabled internet not WIFI by digitalnomad1
Hi i'm looking to rent in Bulgaria for 6 months initially, i may buy accommodation after that. I work online and need very reliable internet connection, WIFI is not good enough, and wonder how easy is it to get fibre or cable TV type lined internet ...
Thanks Janei know what you mean about the swedish houses being in remote villages, but some of them listed are within the bottom quarter of sweden which is where gothenberg and stockholm are. A few other plus points about sweden -96% broadband ... Read More
Cabled internet not WIFI by digitalnomad1
Hi i'm looking to rent in Bulgaria for 6 months initially, i may buy accommodation after that. I work online and need very reliable internet connection, WIFI is not good enough, and wonder how easy is it to get fibre or cable TV type lined internet ...
It depends where in England or the UK, in a nice affluent village crime is low. Living on the main street a relative - pushed two, but forgot to lock a door facing the pavement with about 拢15k of valuables in that room, I noticed about 6 days ... Read More
Cabled internet not WIFI by digitalnomad1
Hi i'm looking to rent in Bulgaria for 6 months initially, i may buy accommodation after that. I work online and need very reliable internet connection, WIFI is not good enough, and wonder how easy is it to get fibre or cable TV type lined internet ...
I'm not really sure how we got here from a discussion about wired/WiFi internet ...馃槀 - @JimJThanks Jimyes i thought i'd keep all my topic on the one thread if possible and nobody will care much if i derail it. 馃榿I now think my ideal ... Read More
Cabled internet not WIFI by digitalnomad1
Hi i'm looking to rent in Bulgaria for 6 months initially, i may buy accommodation after that. I work online and need very reliable internet connection, WIFI is not good enough, and wonder how easy is it to get fibre or cable TV type lined internet ...
If I lived in a remote house where burglary was a big concern as ugly as it may look I'd investigate fitting a high spiky perimeter fence surrounding the house about 2 metres away, with a strong locking gate. Anything to sleep well at night or go ... Read More
Cabled internet not WIFI by digitalnomad1
Hi i'm looking to rent in Bulgaria for 6 months initially, i may buy accommodation after that. I work online and need very reliable internet connection, WIFI is not good enough, and wonder how easy is it to get fibre or cable TV type lined internet ...
I teach English online to a class of academics in China, and have done similar but in person with Bulgarian academics. One thing they all struggle with is the poor English spoken by many/most native Anglophones. "Auntie", once the infallible source ... Read More
Cabled internet not WIFI by digitalnomad1
Hi i'm looking to rent in Bulgaria for 6 months initially, i may buy accommodation after that. I work online and need very reliable internet connection, WIFI is not good enough, and wonder how easy is it to get fibre or cable TV type lined internet ...
I hope you find what you're looking for. It does sound like Bulgaria might not be the best choice for you. It certainly comes with a fair share of challenges. - @janemulberryAs an environment Bulgaria like anywhere has its pluses and minuses, and ... Read More
Irish estate agents by digitalnomad1
on sites like - daft.ie myhome.ierightmove irelandproperty.iethe adverts name an estate. eg. patrick clifford estate agents and auctioneers.Then i search for them in google and they have no actual website, maybe just a facebook page or something. In ...
Apparently yes they often are very small organisations, google AI is very helpfulAI OverviewYes, operating as a "one-man band" (sole practitioner) is a common and established business model for residential estate agents in Ireland. The industry has ... Read More
Are we all paying attention? by JimJ
I'm feeling a little bemused - and indeed disappointed - by the silence within our little-but-merry band regarding the current political developments/upheaval.At the moment, Bulgaria is a boat with neither rudder nor helmsman, sailing into an ...
Jim,have you ever heard the saying - it doesn't matter who you vote for because the government always gets in"Cause it's a bitter sweet symphony that's life / Trying to make ends meet, you're a slave to money then you die." Richard Ashcroft. Read More
Cabled internet not WIFI by digitalnomad1
Hi i'm looking to rent in Bulgaria for 6 months initially, i may buy accommodation after that. I work online and need very reliable internet connection, WIFI is not good enough, and wonder how easy is it to get fibre or cable TV type lined internet ...
Sorry I meant in my ideal 20c temperature world it would only rain at night.If only all people on earth spoke one language whether that be Bulgarian Iranian Chinese Congolese etc. I think it's not ideal how there's so many languages. Or maybe we're ... Read More