The network is all managed by TDC, the Danish national provider, so you will probably come into contact with them especially if you need a new line to your home or an old one reactivated. Brace yourself for the price of activating a line to your home and that's even if they don't actually have to visit your house, but once in it all seems to run efficiently.
There are other internet and telecoms providers, and the same as other countries, there are
always deals, one of which might be just right for you. I'm with Cybercity as they do unmetered national calls, and for 10kr a month extra really cheap calls abroad, a handy saving for a foreign Contractor who calls abroad a lot. But you might prefer TDC since they have a good deal going if you take out their cable TV with Broadband, and that seems to offer the best choice of TV channels here. All comes down to what you want.
For phoning abroad more cheaply you can also buy discount phone cards at places like the post office.
Internet
This is available through a number of providers such as TDC and Cybercity via your telephone line and there is now also a company called ClearWire which is implementing a Wimax solution across Denmark. A lot of the larger towns are now covered, and this could be an interesting proposition since if you couple it with IP telephony like Skype
you'll have no need for a fixed line at all. Mobile phone provider 3 (Three)
recently
started offering Mobile phone internet with a speed up
to 1.5MB, which could also be of
interest.
A lot of garages and TDC sell mobile internet cards allowing you to connect to their local wireless networks for 1 or 2 hours at a time. This might be an option if you only need occasional access, although it is fairly expensive.
Now for something you really need to be aware of, the world's tax champions recently changed the rules so that anyone with an internet connection speed of over 256k has to buy a TV licence...which was renamed a "media licence", even if you don't actually have or ever watch TV. This new regulation has brought a lot of complaints from foreign students since Denmark also holds the distinction of the world's most expensive TV licence.
Mobile Telephone
Danes love their mobile phones so the market is very competitive and you have a choice of at least four providers. Deals also vary a lot but there are plenty of adverts to help you make a decision. You'll probably end up paying about 2-300kr a month and get a phone thrown in.
I've been with Sonofon
, TDC
and 3
and never had problems with any of them.
Television
TV is normally very poor, in my opinion. As Denmark is a small country there are few national channels, so a lot of the programmes are imported from the US mainly, and a few more from the UK. None of the imported programmes are dubbed, only subtitled, so remain watchable even if you can't speak Danish.
You will get more choice with Cable and Satellite options. The major providers are TDC (Cable), Viasat and Canal. We are currently with Viasat, who seem to do the best deals right now for those starting up.
Newspapers, Books and Magazines
Thanks to high sales taxes on printed paper these things are all very expensive. I recommend you refer to the Ingen MOMs Shopping
Portal for the best sites to buy your books from in the UK and subscribe to UK Magazines. These sites do free delivery on books to Denmark so you will be amazed how much you save.
Your own Domain and
Website
If you're
planning on being present in Denmark for a while, it
could be useful to establish a web presence here.
I highly recommend One
. They are a Danish company
but provide their domain and hosting services worldwide
in many different languages. The price and the
service are both superb.
