Wi-fi Internet Access

[billy1000]

Here's some info maccy d's use BT Openzone hope this helps. If all else falls just.


Using BT Openzone
BT Openzone provides access to the Internet and the ability to get secure and fast connection to corporate networks while working "on the pause" away from the office. Users with a laptop and a Wireless LAN access card and software can access data at speeds of up to 500 kbps (almost 10 times faster than a standard 56K modem), enabling them to send and receive large quantities of information at broadband speed. Users need to be within range of an Openzone site (approx. 100 metres) - zones will be badged with the BT Openzone logo.
Anyone with a Wi-fi enable device, such as a laptop with an Intel Centrino chip, can instantly access Wi-fi hotspots. Users without an enabled device can buy a wireless LAN card, such as a BT Voyager card, from as little as £25.
Prices
Subscriptions start at just £10 a month for 120 minutes. Occasional users can use the new pay-as-you-go option at 20pence per minute or the one-hour pass for £6. A full list of prices is available at www.bt.com/openzone.

Trouble with BT is you have to find a hotspot whereas with Vodafone 3G you can access the internet from any location.

 

[guest]

If it will work on a laptop it will work on a desktop! The PC will see it as a modem!

so virgil could i use this anywhere with my laptop,i want to use my laptop while away in m/h,any links for more info,im new to this wi-fi thing its rather confusing to me at the mo

 

[guest]

Go onto the webpage I gave you Samm it explains everything but make sure you go for the USB connection and not the data card as not all laptops have data card slots.

will do thanks for info billy,good 1

 

[billy1000]

This what the Vodafone USB looks like and all you do is plug the small usb cable into it and the longer usb cable into the laptop and surf, simple as that Samm. It will run a program automatically and set it up for you.

 

[guest]

This what the Vodafone USB looks like and all you do is plug the small usb cable into it and the longer usb cable into the laptop and surf, simple as that Samm. It will run a program automatically and set it up for you.

iv had a look & see that you buy the usb plug in and pay a monthly subscription,sounds great i will look into it even more,prob cancel my home broadband & just have that,will see thanks billy

 

[billy1000]

iv had a look & see that you buy the usb plug in and pay a monthly subscription,sounds great i will look into it even more,prob cancel my home broadband & just have that,will see thanks billy

No problem. Give me a shout if you need too ok.

 

[virgil]

I just plug my Nokia 6680 (Vodaphone) into one of the USB ports and use the phone as a modem! Its only on dial up speeds but since I am only downloading web pages and email and not Mpegs or large files it is more than adequate!

As it is a works phone I have my own standard Vodaphone pay as you go card which I swap with the works sim and I put £10 on the card before I went into Hospital in November and there is still over £3 on the card!

 

[billy1000]

I just plug my Nokia 6680 (Vodaphone) into one of the USB ports and use the phone as a modem! Its only on dial up speeds but since I am only downloading web pages and email and not Mpegs or large files it is more than adequate!

As it is a works phone I have my own standard Vodaphone pay as you go card which I swap with the works sim and I put £10 on the card before I went into Hospital in November and there is still over £3 on the card!

With the vodafone USB though you get broadband speeds so much quicker. I guess it all depends on what you use it for. Personally I tend to spend quite a bit of time on the internet so it pays for me to use broadband. If I was only on here for short periods of time it would probably be better for me to find a hotspot at Macdonalds or use dial-up.

 

[guest]

I just plug my Nokia 6680 (Vodaphone) into one of the USB ports and use the phone as a modem! Its only on dial up speeds but since I am only downloading web pages and email and not Mpegs or large files it is more than adequate!

As it is a works phone I have my own standard Vodaphone pay as you go card which I swap with the works sim and I put £10 on the card before I went into Hospital in November and there is still over £3 on the card!

i will look this up too,thanks virgil

 

[billy1000]

You checked it out yet Samm?

 

[guest]

You checked it out yet Samm?

yes iv checked it out,your way sounds the best way,i think its the easiest by far although you have to pay quite a bit more for a better service,so i need to really think about wether to keep home broadband and get that vodafone 1 as i cant really afford both.....im with talktalk at home i have line rental,unlimited phonecalls & broadband all for £29....good value??..well you would think so but i have had load of problems with them,oh you wouldnt believe how bad they are,i ALWAYS have probs logging on a regularly have to unplug wires,reboot & do a diagnostic i can cry sometimes,then i cant get hold of them via the phone,if you do get hold of them you are in the wrong department,then i get transfered and i can be on hold for around 30 mins......ALL OF WHICH I GET CHARGED FOR AS THAT PHONE NUMBER ISNT COVERED BY THE FREE CALL PLAN!!!!! UNBELIEVABLE....why do i stay with them?.....well as soon as i find a good provider i will be off,its just a pain changing over as you probably know,DONT EVER GO WITH TALKTALK.....BAD

 

[billy1000]

It was like that with me when I was with BT as their call centre is in India and when you get through to someone you cannot really understand them. That is not being racist just honest. I used to get so many free wifi minutes per month but had to use a hotspot which meant I couldn't sit in my m/h and use it. Anyway, when I went fulltime I had to look at other options and after checking out all the major ones found Vodafone USB to be the best. Now I can use my laptop in my m/h whenever I want and wherever I am and not have to worry about getting a signal or finding a hotspot.

 

[guest]

It was like that with me when I was with BT as their call centre is in India and when you get through to someone you cannot really understand them. That is not being racist just honest. I used to get so many free wifi minutes per month but had to use a hotspot which meant I couldn't sit in my m/h and use it. Anyway, when I went fulltime I had to look at other options and after checking out all the major ones found Vodafone USB to be the best. Now I can use my laptop in my m/h whenever I want and wherever I am and not have to worry about getting a signal or finding a hotspot.

yes i know what you mean about the call centres in india as talktalk have theirs in india,its very frustrating not being able to understand someone and also embarrassing for both parties,although i have given up trying to get hold of them now,they sent me a modem instead of a wireless router....iv still got it as i cant get hold of any1 with the correct info on sending it back(i paid £29.99 for it) loads of different people told me different things to send it back,but then i discovered it had to be sent back with in the 1st 14 days!!!!which had passed by the time i spoke to an english sounding man,thats when he told me there was a modem return centre so he gave me another nember & i was in a queue for 40 mins before i put the phone down....i was charged around £5 extra on my bill for all this phoning around......unbelievable....i did email them twice threatening them with otelo http://www.otelo.org.uk/content.php?pageID=99
but they emailed me 2 identical automated emails telling me to phone the modem return number......the one that charges you...


arrrrgggggghhhhhhh

 

[billy1000]

yes i know what you mean about the call centres in india as talktalk have theirs in india,its very frustrating not being able to understand someone and also embarrassing for both parties,although i have given up trying to get hold of them now,they sent me a modem instead of a wireless router....iv still got it as i cant get hold of any1 with the correct info on sending it back(i paid £29.99 for it) loads of different people told me different things to send it back,but then i discovered it had to be sent back with in the 1st 14 days!!!!which had passed by the time i spoke to an english sounding man,thats when he told me there was a modem return centre so he gave me another nember & i was in a queue for 40 mins before i put the phone down....i was charged around £5 extra on my bill for all this phoning around......unbelievable....i did email them twice threatening them with otelo http://www.otelo.org.uk/content.php?pageID=99
but they emailed me 2 identical automated emails telling me to phone the modem return number......the one that charges you...


arrrrgggggghhhhhhh

I know what you mean. It is very frustrating. When I was with BT I was on a plan that gave me supposedly free calls at anytime to a landline number but this did not include 0845 or 0870 numbers and guess what, even BT Broadband is an 0845 number so it is a bit of a con. Nice to have a moan though Samm isn't it.

 

[guest]

ha ha oh dear am i moaning ha ha ha sorry

 

[billy1000]

I meant me Samm.

 

[guest]

I meant me Samm.

oh right but i was having a good old moan too...yes it does feel good lol
i am going to change my name to little miss whinge ha ha ha

 

[billy1000]

And i'll be Mr Grumpy.

 

[merlin wanderer]

sounds good but is it expensive...?

when your in the middle of no where
on a laptop I think it.s a good deal
I am on pay as you go
no rental so its ideal for me

 

[guest]

when your in the middle of no where
on a laptop I think it.s a good deal
I am on pay as you go
no rental so its ideal for me

i like the idea of billys suggestion of vodafone's 3g
but it costs around £50 a month for unlimited usage so i got to do away with my home broadband 1st.......i will get around to it sometime he he