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15-04-2008, 10:18
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Internet connection the Irish way
The irishman in the flat below me - (The one who bought an indoor tv ariel to put in his loft), had a surreal conversation with me yesterday.
He has no telephone or cable connection in his flat, but bought a PC (£160) and a gadget to use with it 'which connects to the internet by using radio waves'.(£69) He said that the first gadget didn't work so he returned it and got a refund. He bought another elsewhere which didn't work either - so he has got a refund on that too, and has also returned the PC to the seller. I am not techie but am I right in thinking that he was attempting to piggyback my wireless connection, or is there some new gadget which removes need for a cable or telephone connection? He said that he paid £10 upfront for one month's connection and hopes to get that refunded too. Puzzled 
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15-04-2008, 10:21
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Re: Internet connection the Irish way
does he mean the wireless dongle thingy? i know 3 do one...
3 - Mobile Broadband - What is Mobile Broadband?
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15-04-2008, 10:26
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Re: Internet connection the Irish way
Theres a few of them that do them now. vodafone and tmobile do one as well.
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15-04-2008, 10:57
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Re: Internet connection the Irish way
Trouble with that mobile broadband thingy is that it tends to be expensive. We looked into it for use at the caravan but decided it wouldn't be worth it.
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19-04-2008, 20:34
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Re: Internet connection the Irish way
The price has dropped a heck of a lot recently Willow. You can get them on Pay as you go for as little as £10 for 30 days or 1 gig of data.
The mpodem costs anywhere between £50 and £100 dependant on if you have a contract with the mobile co. |
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19-04-2008, 20:45
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Re: Internet connection the Irish way
i use t-mobile #15 a month 3gig limit if you go over it though they will never charge you just send you snotty letters lol!! bargain in my eyes and i get nearly 7meg d/l speeds at home!!
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I think he must be very sureal if he has a loft and lives in the flat below you????? Ahh i get it!! hes irish so he has a cellar and calls it a loft lol!!!  |
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