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From: Donnie on 9 Apr 2010 10:25
Im not a technophobe but after spending the last few hours online and
in town shopping about we've come to the conclusion that we may well be
better off getting rid of the home broadband which costs us �23 a
month(no that does not include line rental either)

Home broadband packages that offer fantastic savings are of course not
available in our area!!

So, we think some form of mobile package (with the advantage of it
being mobile) may be the way forward.

For example, 3 have a dongle at �15 a month, 5GB usage which I think
we'd reasonably comfortable come under, so there's a saving of about �8
a month and as I say the portability too when needed.

However, we have 2 laptops and I would want to make sure that if one
laptop had the dongle in, then the other computer should be able to
also connect via that, I am right in saying that aren't I?

My other thought is that my phone contract (with 3) is due, this is a
bit left field but I am assuming there's no phone out there that has
wifi ability that you could then connect to the tinternet through that,
at least not at a �15 a month? Im pretty sure that doesn't exist.

Of course, I know that there's plenty of free wifi hotspots about too,
and I could use them as and when but it's very tempting to have a
portable broadband package that I could also use at home and still save
a few quid.

Anyone doing something like this?
To be honest, if it wasn't for the sky package I would get rid of the
landline completely!

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Donnie
Honda CB500R "Look out, Donnie's about!"
Lambretta Series 2 186cc "The Shitter"
Lambretta LD 175cc "The Chopper"
From: Colin Irvine on 9 Apr 2010 10:48
On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 15:25:02 +0100, Donnie squeezed out the following:

>Im not a technophobe but after spending the last few hours online and
>in town shopping about we've come to the conclusion that we may well be
>better off getting rid of the home broadband which costs us �23 a
>month(no that does not include line rental either)
>
>Home broadband packages that offer fantastic savings are of course not
>available in our area!!

Do you mean Donegal or Bedford?

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Colin Irvine
ZZR1400 BOF#33 BONY#34 COFF#06 BHaLC#5
http://www.colinandpat.co.uk
From: Donnie on 9 Apr 2010 10:54
Colin Irvine said:

> On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 15:25:02 +0100, Donnie squeezed out the following:
>
> > Im not a technophobe but after spending the last few hours online
> > and in town shopping about we've come to the conclusion that we may
> > well be better off getting rid of the home broadband which costs us
> > �23 a month(no that does not include line rental either)
> >
> > Home broadband packages that offer fantastic savings are of course
> > not available in our area!!
>
> Do you mean Donegal or Bedford?

LOL, Bedford :-)

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Donnie
Honda CB500R "Look out, Donnie's about!"
Lambretta Series 2 186cc "The Shitter"
Lambretta LD 175cc "The Chopper"
From: 'Hog on 9 Apr 2010 10:55
Colin Irvine wrote:
> On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 15:25:02 +0100, Donnie squeezed out the following:
>
>> Im not a technophobe but after spending the last few hours online and
>> in town shopping about we've come to the conclusion that we may well
>> be better off getting rid of the home broadband which costs us �23 a
>> month(no that does not include line rental either)
>>
>> Home broadband packages that offer fantastic savings are of course
>> not available in our area!!
>
> Do you mean Donegal or Bedford?

Mobile broadband is slow and doesn't work at all 10% of the time in the
middle of cities and 25% of the time on train. Fine for browsing and
reading webmail. Broadband replacement it is not.

But...I use mine to remote access a workstation in my office from where I
can run things properly and on a decent connection, which works nicely. A
few people on the NG do same.

--
Hog


From: R C Nesbit on 9 Apr 2010 11:13
Donnie spoke:
> Im not a technophobe but after spending the last few hours online and
> in town shopping about we've come to the conclusion that we may well be
> better off getting rid of the home broadband which costs us �23 a
> month(no that does not include line rental either)
>
> Home broadband packages that offer fantastic savings are of course not
> available in our area!!
>
?

Plus.net - �5.99/month then increases to �11.99/month if you don't live
in a pikey BT only area

For your �23 you could get broadband and Plusnet home phone with line
rental inclusive.

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Rob_P
UKRM(at)indqualtec.co.uk
uppercase(d) BBIWYMC#1 BOG#11? MRO#31 IBCDBBB#1(kotl)
FJ1200, CCM130 Benelli Cabriolet (gone)
Looks like Rab C Nesbit.

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