Internet and TV in Barcelona
Internet in Barcelona city is fast, reliable and fibre-optic. It used to take 3-4 weeks to get internet and TV in Barcelona, but things have improved greatly and the process is now so much quicker. Most internet service providers in Barcelona will connect you within a couple of days. I’ve included TV in this section because most internet providers offer TV deals with their internet packages, and it’s a great way to get UK and US channels as well as the streaming services such as Netflix and HBO.
Internet and Fibre Optic
Fibre-optic cabling is now installed in most buildings in Barcelona, so even though internet probably won’t be connected, it will be an easy procedure to activate a new account. In most cases installation is free. The biggest providers are Movistar and Vodafone, both offer internet and TV in Barcelona.
Some internet service providers require that you have a NIE before they will give you a contract. It could be that they won’t give you a mobile phone contract, but will give you internet. It varies between companies, so this is something to check first.
Adamo
In March 2023, Adamo significantly expanded its fibre-optic coverage for internet and TV in the Barcelona metropolitan area, reaching 300,000 homes in total. Their coverage now includes nearby towns and districts including Hospitalet de Llobregat, Badalona, Esplugues de Llobregat, Santa Coloma de Gramenet and Sant Adrià de Besòs.
Adamo is a Spanish telecommunications company focused on bringing connectivity to rural and small-town areas as well as Barcelona. They offer optical fibre internet at speeds of up to 1 Gb, with plans available as standalone or bundles. WiFi 6 routers are included on higher-tier plans.
Mobile lines with 5G, ranging from 15 Gb data packages up to unlimited data, with unlimited calls included across all plans. You can add extra lines at a low monthly cost. A landline (a fixed home phone line) is available as an add-on to fibre packages. TV can be added to bundles too.
Adamo’s combined packages come in at a very good price, for example: fibre + mobile, fibre + mobile + landline, with pricing starting from around €24 per month (as of 2026). They offer business accounts to both freelancers, small companies and large enterprises.
They promote themselves as a transparent, no-surprise-pricing alternative to the big operators. They also run a referral programme offering €100 discounts for bringing in new customers.
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DIGI
DIGI provides what has been recognised as the fastest fibre network in Spain – awarded by Ookla for the second half of 2025 and DIGI’s 5th consecutive award. They offer two tiers of fibre service: standard Fibra and Fibra SMART. Speeds go up to 10 Gbps symmetrical, and higher-tier Fibra SMART plans now include Wi-Fi 7 router technology at no extra cost.
DIGI provides mobile plans with 5G access. Customers can take out one or more SIM-only plans, with the flexibility to change tariff whenever they like.
They offer customers mix and match fibre-optic and mobile plans to create a personalised bundle, and they let you add multiple mobile lines to a single fibre connection. A television service can also be added to any combination of fibre and mobile bundle.
DIGI have not increased their prices since launching in Spain, and they have the same prices for new and existing customers. There are no long-term contracts.
Coverage within Barcelona isn’t yet city-wide – it’s expanding all the time. Use their coverage checker to see if your specific address is covered.
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Movistar
I’ve used Movistar (formerly Telefonica) for many years. I’ve changed providers, gone back to Movistar and they are my current internet provider. They are not the cheapest, but give a fast installation time, a reliable connection and offer good TV channels. Back in August 2005 my internet connection took over a month to be connected, but now Movistar will connect you within a few days.
Movistar offers fibre-optic speeds ranging from 600 Mb up to 1 Gb symmetric, designed for browsing, gaming, working, and streaming without interruptions. The 1 Gb fibre plan includes unlimited calls from your landline and is available with no long-term commitment. It delivers symmetric speeds, meaning the same upload and download speed.
Their bundles of fibre and mobile packs combine high-speed internet with unlimited mobile data plans. You can also add Movistar TV (covering sports, films, and series). Devices like smartphones, tablets, and Smart TVs can be added to your package.
Their ‘Movistar Plus+’ (streaming TV), at the time of writing, costs €5 a month and includes La Liga, Champions League, Premier League, films and TV series.
Movistar claims to have the lowest volume of complaints and outages among national telecoms (Internautas Association 2024 report), and leads in technical service quality (ADECES 2024). Their coverage is national with connections across most towns and cities in Spain.
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Vodafone
Vodafone also provide fibre optic internet with good prices on combined deals. They offer a standalone fibre-option deal (600Mb) which includes unlimited landline calls to national fixed and mobile numbers. For properties where fibre-optic isn’t installed, Vodafone have a 4G or 5G home internet service.
Vodafone have stand alone mobile plans, all with 5G, and data plans including unlimited data.
Vodafone TV includes over 100 channels, with add-ons available for Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+, Prime, DAZN, and Filmin.
An example of one of their bundles is 600Mb fibre with 2 unlimited mobile lines as well as TV. The TV includes Netflix or you can choose HBO Max, Disney+ or Prime. This package has a discount for the first three months. The premium version includes all three streaming platforms of (Netflix, Disney+ and Prime).
Some of the benefits of Vodafone are that it has its own 5G mobile network (so no third-party dependency) and they offer a fast fibre-optic installation – within 24 to 48 hours at no cost.
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Expat Internet
Expat Internet is a Spain-based internet provider founded by expats and designed to meet the needs of foreigners living in Spain. They have English-language support, which is a human, not a bot.
Their internet services include symmetric fibre optic at various speeds with free installation. Installation is usually done within 24 to 48 hours and a free router is included (as per usual with most internet providers now). All their fibre plans come with a landline that includes unlimited calls to national landlines, as well as a set allowance of minutes to mobile phones.
They don’t yet have 5G, but they are working on delivering this soon. Their mobile network uses a combination of the Yoigo, Orange and Movistar networks. Bundle internet with a mobile deal to get a landline with unlimited national calls to landlines. Expat Internet also offer mobile tariffs for international calling. They have some minimum contract periods that vary depending on the package you choose.
Internet and TV are available from Expat Internet in Barcelona now, otherwise most of their coverage is in the south of Spain – including Nerja, Marbella, Fuengirola, Torrevieja, Murcia and Valencia.
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Lobster
Lobster started out as a mobile phone service provider offering service in English in Spain. They now also offer a fibre-optic internet service – ultra-fast home fibre internet. It comes with free installation and a Wi-Fi router included, and you can get a pack that includes your mobile network too. Customer service is in English which is really helpful.
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Orange
Orange offer good prices, but I had such a bad experience with Orange, albeit several years ago now, that I still can’t recommend them and I would not use them again. I was dependent on internet to work at home, and after almost two weeks of no news about my installation and dreadful customer service, I decided to go with another company for my internet. Orange then blocked the line for 15 days because I cancelled. Maybe things have improved now, but personally I would not risk it.
Jazztel
Orange own Jazztel.
Pepephone
Pepephone are now part of MasOrange – therefore owned by Orange.
MasMovil
MasMovil (now part of MasOrange – owned by Orange) offer the usual standalone services and bundled deals of fibre-optic internet with a mobile phone package. TV is available as an add-on to fibre and mobile bundles. Their mobile plans are on 5G and have no minimum term. They offer prepaid top-up plans, international calling rates and roaming tariffs.
They promote themselves as a value-for-money Spanish operator with no long-term lock-ins on mobile plans and competitively priced bundles.
And, Simyo is also owned by Orange.
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VPN Services
Stream VPN
Stream VPN is owned and managed by My Expat Network, which has been providing VPN services since 2010. It allows you to change your IP address to another country, so it’s ideal for expats and travellers to access content from home. The service is optimised for streaming TV and visiting other country-specific websites from anywhere in the world.
Stream VPN supports up to 5 simultaneous connections, gives a secure P2P file transfer with encryption, has an Internet Kill Switch and DNS Leak Protection, and it runs on 120 servers worldwide. It supports Windows, Mac, and Linux desktop apps, iOS and Android mobile apps, DD-WRT-based routers and Amazon Fire Stick.
Supported countries are: the United Kingdom, United States, Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and Sweden, meaning you can watch TV in any of those countries.
If you pay yearly instead of monthly you get an excellent discount – prices start at €4.99 per month (at the time of writing), plus there’s a 30-day money-back guarantee. They have good documentation on how to install and customer support is available 24/7.
www.streamvpn.com/my-expat-network
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NordVPN
NordVPN offer a 30 day money back guarantee, so you can try it out with no risk. It’s very competitively priced, frequently reviewed as the best VPN out there, easy to use and fast enough for gaming. It can run on up to 10 devices at the same time,
NordVPN has servers across the world, in more than 200 countries. You get anti-malware and browser protection with all but the most basic package.
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Surfshark
Another very good option for a VPN and again, Surfshark is often reviewed as one of the best VPNs. Apart from being able to change your IP address, a VPN allows you to surf the internet securely and privately. Surfshark allows their app to be used on an unlimited number of devices, and they also offer a full refund within 30 days if you’re not happy with their service.
They have a very large number of servers across the globe as well as in 19 US states. Their prices are really competitive, especially if you pay yearly or for two years.
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HMA
HMA (Hide My Ass) is a global VPN provider with over 100 locations and 60+ countries to choose from. You can run up to five connects at once and load the app onto as many devices as you have. Hide My Ass have been around for 20 years.
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Free Wi-Fi Access in Barcelona Libraries
The libraries in Barcelona provide free wireless internet access to library members. It’s relatively easy to join your nearest library, so it’s worth doing, even if it’s just a backup plan in case you have an internet problem at home.
To join the library you need to show your passport and give your name, address, phone number and email address. You will then be issued with a library card. I’ve used my local library in Gràcia and connected easily to their wi-fi network.
Once you have joined your local library you have access to all libraries in Barcelona.
