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By *isscheekychops OP   Woman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

I need to get internet connection as my internet provider are on a go slow with connecting me at my new property....anyone got any suggestions regarding mifi?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Never heard of it so nope can't help sorry

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By *Ryan-Man
over a year ago

In Your Bush

I had a 3 mifi before. It was pretty good.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What is it ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What's mifi?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

mifi is a over the phone internet connection just like on a phone. But unlike a phone any wireless laptop or pc printer can connect to it. Also more than one laptop can be connected at the same time.

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

Are you getting a whole thingy or just a dongle until you are sorted?

My friend got a dongle from his phone provider for travelling as part of the contract.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"mifi is a over the phone internet connection just like on a phone. But unlike a phone any wireless laptop or pc printer can connect to it. Also more than one laptop can be connected at the same time. "

Oh very clever , thank you

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Buy one of those USB cards with you can topup with internet mb.

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By *isscheekychops OP   Woman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

I've an iPad and I can only see it works with mifi

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

you are most welcome. you can get them pay as go as well.

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By *Ryan-Man
over a year ago

In Your Bush


"What is it ? "

In laymans (Moody) terms. A wireless internet dongle

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Depending on what mobile phone you have you should be able to connect to the internet via that. On my HTC smart phone there was a hotspot connection you could use which was located where you look at the wireless / blue tooth etc.

On my current phone its a wifi hotspot. So as long as you have the data to use on your mobile contract you can use that x

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By *uby0000Woman
over a year ago

hertfordshire


"What is it ?

In laymans (Moody) terms. A wireless internet dongle "

surely that a WID?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"What is it ?

In laymans (Moody) terms. A wireless internet dongle "

See I understand that better now

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By *Ryan-Man
over a year ago

In Your Bush


"I've an iPad and I can only see it works with mifi "

If you have the non sim iPad version you are right. It will only connect wirelessly.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Depending on what mobile phone you have you should be able to connect to the internet via that. On my HTC smart phone there was a hotspot connection you could use which was located where you look at the wireless / blue tooth etc.

On my current phone its a wifi hotspot. So as long as you have the data to use on your mobile contract you can use that x"

Oh complicated

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think its the pink dongle you need. Then you won't be bothered about the speed as long as it's connected

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By *uby0000Woman
over a year ago

hertfordshire

this internet stuff confuses me and makes my head hurt

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By *Ryan-Man
over a year ago

In Your Bush


"What is it ?

In laymans (Moody) terms. A wireless internet dongle

surely that a WID?"

No it's a lump of plastic

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By *isscheekychops OP   Woman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

I have wifi hotspot but fab is blocked lol

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By *uby0000Woman
over a year ago

hertfordshire

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By *hecat007Woman
over a year ago

Round the corner

I can sort you out for sky unlimited broadband it's half price ATM

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By *Ryan-Man
over a year ago

In Your Bush


"I can sort you out for sky unlimited broadband it's half price ATM "

Can you send them round here with my missing fibre optic speed. I'm short changed by 20mb.

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By *isscheekychops OP   Woman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon


"I can sort you out for sky unlimited broadband it's half price ATM "

wont touch sky....with a barge pole

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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk


"Depending on what mobile phone you have you should be able to connect to the internet via that. On my HTC smart phone there was a hotspot connection you could use which was located where you look at the wireless / blue tooth etc.

On my current phone its a wifi hotspot. So as long as you have the data to use on your mobile contract you can use that x

Oh complicated "

No, not so much. It's called tethering.

The computer or tablet connects to the phone which acts like a modem.

Think back to ye olden days when your computer was connected to a modem which had to dial up to connect to the Internet.

Now you can connect your computer/tablet to your phone which connects to the Internet. It doesn't have to dial-up anymore but the idea is the same.

The principle is pretty basic. Have a box of some sort that can connect with the internet and connect your computer/tablet to that.

It's the same for broadband where the router or modem is the box that connects.

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By *azza1298Man
over a year ago

Tonbridge


"Depending on what mobile phone you have you should be able to connect to the internet via that. On my HTC smart phone there was a hotspot connection you could use which was located where you look at the wireless / blue tooth etc.

On my current phone its a wifi hotspot. So as long as you have the data to use on your mobile contract you can use that x

Oh complicated

No, not so much. It's called tethering.

The computer or tablet connects to the phone which acts like a modem.

Think back to ye olden days when your computer was connected to a modem which had to dial up to connect to the Internet.

Now you can connect your computer/tablet to your phone which connects to the Internet. It doesn't have to dial-up anymore but the idea is the same.

The principle is pretty basic. Have a box of some sort that can connect with the internet and connect your computer/tablet to that.

It's the same for broadband where the router or modem is the box that connects. "

Thats what i do on 3 network for 15 pound a month all you can eat dater

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

Some networks permit tethering, others dont. You can get away with it, on those that prohibit it, but better to use as allowed. Dongles and data service is all good, as its meant for that purpose.

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By *eryBigGirlWoman
over a year ago

East Yorkshire


"I can sort you out for sky unlimited broadband it's half price ATM

wont touch sky....with a barge pole "

Don't say that I'm just moving to them!! Why won't you?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"What is it ?

In laymans (Moody) terms. A wireless internet dongle "

Does tethering not count as mifi?

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By *1ckeyMan
over a year ago

Camberley

I use a Huwei mifi, unlocked from Amazon, and use a giff gaff databag when I go on hols. Just plug the sim in and go, works a treat, battery last four hours, and upto 5 devices connected.

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By *isscheekychops OP   Woman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon


"I can sort you out for sky unlimited broadband it's half price ATM

wont touch sky....with a barge pole

Don't say that I'm just moving to them!! Why won't you?"

Because they are crap...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I started a thread on this a couple of weeks ago, the general consensus was mifi with a payg with 3 or giffgaff

I didn't get to find out which was the best dongle to use

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By *atasha_DavidCouple
over a year ago

Slough


"I started a thread on this a couple of weeks ago, the general consensus was mifi with a payg with 3 or giffgaff

I didn't get to find out which was the best dongle to use"

Unless your going to try to attach more than a couple of users you don't need a 4G one so I would recommend a Huwaei E5331 about £40, unlocked. Use a standard micro USB charger like the one for your one to power it, when not charging your phone, and it will be always on.

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By *isscheekychops OP   Woman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

I'm having a look on the internet....it's all confusing lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We have tried one or 2 of these new technologies and they are ok if you are just surfing the net and checking e-mails. If you are downloading alot of content or Gaming then stay away really laggy and not very fast download speeds

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If you have a smart phone why don't you have a temporary tethering package from your provider? At the end if the day that's all mifi is. I got it with my mobile package with orange and my dad has an orange mifi dongle and there's no difference in speed or connection at all

Tidy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You can get round the block by using a proxy web server.

Alternately, go through your phone, it's really easy.

If you get a dongle, 3 are the best providers and their coverage is good

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If you have an iPhone you can connect through my personal hotspot in your settings

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By *isscheekychops OP   Woman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

Does anyone know how much data it uses??? To tether?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

None to tether, it's a Bluetooth wifi type connection

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By *isscheekychops OP   Woman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon


"None to tether, it's a Bluetooth wifi type connection"

Oh it came up that it will increase your data usage

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By *isscheekychops OP   Woman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

They have switched off my internet here lol

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