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how useful is WiFi in the UK? |
ofiaich
Joined: Nov 12, 2001
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From: East Yorkshire, England
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Hi!
Just thinking to upgrade my PDA to one with Bluetooth and WiFi and I wondered..
How useful is WiFi in the UK...
I found this site
http://www.hotspot-locations.com/
and realised not so many are free. My local Star_make_lots_of_Bucks does not have WiFi.
I will search further but if anyone has personal experience, I would like to hear...
Ofiaich
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babysmile
Joined: Jul 11, 2004
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From: Penang, Malaysia
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Nowdays WiFi spot are needed to pay to use it.. hard to see to get it free unless u know the WEP access code..
Best to you then!! Try some virgin music shop, my place offer WiFi connection. |
dgilmartin
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Yeah, but most people have wifi in their houses nowadays so you can browse while watching TV on you couch instead of having a big old Laptop in front of you...
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ofiaich
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Thanks for your replies!
There was just one cafe in my local city with free WiFi!
I would also use in Japan but could not find any places there that were free!
Another question, how reliable is the connection? I.e. does it drop a lot?
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masseur
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IMHO BT openzone is the best choice and I find I am rarely far from a hotspot and they have some great deals for connection plans
edit: I can't recall ever having a drop out but then I tend to be stationary and check I have a strong signal before signing in
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ofiaich
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thanks very much maseur,
I am checking that site out now. Looks very interesting! Also has maps of the hotspots in Japan!!
Now got to decide whether to upgrade my failing Tungtsne T3 to a LifeDrive!
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Sammy_boy
Joined: Mar 31, 2004
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I find that my Wifi-enabled XDA2s is quite useful around the house where I have wifi (no security on that yet, I really should do!  )
But when out and about I often come across wifi hotspots but can't connect to them, either because they have security enabled, or they're pay ones like at Starbucks etc. It often shows I'm connected, but when I try to do something like check emails or connect to the net it won't let me.
"All it takes for evil to flourish is for good men to do nothing" - Edmund Burke
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Ben.Cook
Joined: Apr 15, 2002
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I find it pretty useful at home, saves being tied to a PC to check emails, weather, news... etc (typing this on my k-Jam)
Out and about never really tried to use hotspots, although there are a surprising amount of unprotected home networks is built up areas?! but this is a bit hit and miss. |
Sammy_boy
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Yes, I think mine's one of those unprotected sites! 
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ofiaich
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thanks for your replies..!!
Has anyone got experience of using WiFi abroad?
I am tihnking, do I connect to my dialup line once a day to check emails..
or do I look for a WiFi spot?
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masseur
Joined: Jan 03, 2003
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From: Sydney, London
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its so easy to setup a wep key, and specify mac addresses, etc etc that I never really understand why people don't do that.
why let someone else use your bandwidth?
I've had wifi at home since my first ipaq (5 years ago I guess) and have always setup the various protections provided by the routers I have had
One thing I have noticed out and about is that most UK hotspots are 802.11b whereas in Sydney last week almost all supported 802.11g (i.e. the faster wifi), although for simple mail checking and typing posts etc that wouldn't make any difference I guess
edit: I regularly use wifi abroad. I will say you are probably better paying the local provider rather than using any roaming.
when you choose to connect to a wifi service you simply start the browser and it will take you to their sign in page where you can give credit card details etc. I've used wifi in many EU countries and its not too expensive these days. In australia I can simply use my aussie BIGPOND account to connect to any Telstra wifi hotspot
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absinthebri
Joined: Feb 11, 2004
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On 2006-04-12 11:11:00, ofiaich wrote:
Now got to decide whether to upgrade my failing Tungtsne T3 to a LifeDrive!
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Have you thought about upgrading to a T|X? I like mine (and it has wi-fi and BlueTooth).
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ofiaich
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Hi!
thanks again everyone!!
" Have you thought about upgrading to a T|X? I like mine (and it has wi-fi and BlueTooth). "
Yes, but the LifeDrive has 4gig worth of storage... !
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absinthebri
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I heard the LifeDrive can be a bit sluggish. And with what you save you could get a couple of gig SD cards.
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ofiaich
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Yes, I heard that too depending on what app's are running.
The price of the LifeDrive has dropped. £229.00 for the special edition.. SHOWTIME!
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Posted: 2006-04-12 00:49
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