| Is there such a thing as temporary internet? 10:48 - Mar 4 with 4166 views | BrixtonBlue |
Hi gang. I'm moving house on Monday and we won't have any internet set up initially as I should be getting it free with my new job. Is there something we can do on a pay-as-you-go basis until we get the proper internet sorted? I've heard talk of plugging a dongle into my laptop but my knowledge on this sort of thing ends there! |  |
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| Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:00 - Mar 4 with 4125 views | Pinewoodblue |
Link your laptop to your mobile.
Don’t most employers, when they provide free internet, just reimburse you whatever you are already paying. |  |
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| Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:02 - Mar 4 with 4119 views | urbanblue |
Just hot spot mobile data from your phone. |  | | |
| Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:04 - Mar 4 with 4109 views | BrixtonBlue |
| Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:00 - Mar 4 by Pinewoodblue |
Link your laptop to your mobile.
Don’t most employers, when they provide free internet, just reimburse you whatever you are already paying. |
That'll use up my data pretty quickly.
I'm joining Sky, so they are the ones who are going to be providing the internet! | |
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| Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:06 - Mar 4 with 4095 views | StokieBlue |
This used to be known as Relish but has been bought by 3:
https://www.threebroadband.co.uk/
You can also just get a 4G dongle from most of the phone suppliers but it really depends how much data you plan on using as most will be limited.
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| Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:06 - Mar 4 with 4093 views | Herbivore |
| Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:04 - Mar 4 by BrixtonBlue |
That'll use up my data pretty quickly.
I'm joining Sky, so they are the ones who are going to be providing the internet! |
I managed to get a sim on a one month contract with unlimited data for about £15 or something. That's probably your best bet, stick the sim in a spare phone and use it as a WiFi hot-spot. |  |
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| Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:08 - Mar 4 with 4078 views | Blueastheycome |
BT offer pay as you go packages on a daily to monthly basis |  | | |
| Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:13 - Mar 4 with 4052 views | Herbivore |
| Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:08 - Mar 4 by Blueastheycome |
BT offer pay as you go packages on a daily to monthly basis |
They are hellishly expensive though. | |
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| Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:14 - Mar 4 with 4047 views | gordon |
| Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:04 - Mar 4 by BrixtonBlue |
That'll use up my data pretty quickly.
I'm joining Sky, so they are the ones who are going to be providing the internet! |
switch to giffgaff, get a larger bundle, and hotspot your mobile. Much cheaper than the dongle route (unlesss that's changed).
https://www.giffgaff.com/ |  | | |
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| Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:16 - Mar 4 with 4033 views | Sikamikanico |
| Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:00 - Mar 4 by Pinewoodblue |
Link your laptop to your mobile.
Don’t most employers, when they provide free internet, just reimburse you whatever you are already paying. |
From a tax perspective that is a pain as it is reimbursing a personal expense |  | | |
| Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:21 - Mar 4 with 4014 views | Vaughan8 |
I did this when I moved house as we had issues getting our internet transferred over.
https://www.btwifi.co.uk/
Its quite expensive (30days is the only "reasonable" price) but it was quite good, and you can use it anywhere there is a "hotspot" | | | |
| Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:22 - Mar 4 with 4010 views | WD19 |
| Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:04 - Mar 4 by BrixtonBlue |
That'll use up my data pretty quickly.
I'm joining Sky, so they are the ones who are going to be providing the internet! |
Facters will turn in his grave. Once he gets there. |  | | |
| Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:33 - Mar 4 with 3989 views | tractorian |
If you use BT's internet service then you can use their BT-Fon service for free by registering as a BT-Fon user. Then check for aavailable services at the new house. There's a good chance you'll find BT-Fon available, with a decent level of service, from one of theneighbours. All BT routers have a portion of their capacity reserved for BT-Fon, so you're not impacting the neighbours.
Even if you can't find a BT-Fon service at the new house it's worth registering as you can use BT-Fon wherever you are (over most of Europe it's claimed - certainly in mid-France) and it will cost you nothing.
I've even heard of unscrupulous people registering for BT-Fon at a friend's house so they can use it elsewhere free of charge. It's certainly more secure than internet cafe's and hotels. |  | | |
| Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:35 - Mar 4 with 3984 views | BrixtonBlue |
| Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:06 - Mar 4 by Herbivore |
I managed to get a sim on a one month contract with unlimited data for about £15 or something. That's probably your best bet, stick the sim in a spare phone and use it as a WiFi hot-spot. |
I mean more for my laptop to be honest. | |
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| Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:39 - Mar 4 with 3971 views | BrixtonBlue |
| Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:33 - Mar 4 by tractorian |
If you use BT's internet service then you can use their BT-Fon service for free by registering as a BT-Fon user. Then check for aavailable services at the new house. There's a good chance you'll find BT-Fon available, with a decent level of service, from one of theneighbours. All BT routers have a portion of their capacity reserved for BT-Fon, so you're not impacting the neighbours.
Even if you can't find a BT-Fon service at the new house it's worth registering as you can use BT-Fon wherever you are (over most of Europe it's claimed - certainly in mid-France) and it will cost you nothing.
I've even heard of unscrupulous people registering for BT-Fon at a friend's house so they can use it elsewhere free of charge. It's certainly more secure than internet cafe's and hotels. |
I think my dad's internet is BT, so yeah, that could be a possibility. | |
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| Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:42 - Mar 4 with 3956 views | Herbivore |
| Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:35 - Mar 4 by BrixtonBlue |
I mean more for my laptop to be honest. |
Your laptop would connect to the WiFi hot spot on your phone. Your phone basically becomes your WiFi hub. [Post edited 4 Mar 2020 11:43]
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| Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:52 - Mar 4 with 3921 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:04 - Mar 4 by BrixtonBlue |
That'll use up my data pretty quickly.
I'm joining Sky, so they are the ones who are going to be providing the internet! |
Taking the Murdoch pound? I’m telling Jezza 😀 |  |
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| Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:55 - Mar 4 with 3910 views | BloomBlue |
Is the answer a modem? |  | | |
| Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 12:11 - Mar 4 with 3893 views | BrixtonBlue |
| Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:52 - Mar 4 by GlasgowBlue |
Taking the Murdoch pound? I’m telling Jezza 😀 |
He was bought out by Comcast in 2018. So, no. | |
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| Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 13:49 - Mar 4 with 3819 views | KBsSocks |
| Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:35 - Mar 4 by BrixtonBlue |
I mean more for my laptop to be honest. |
How does your laptop usually connect to the internet ?
Hardwired to a router is always best, but if it has a wireless connection,
or a bluetooth connection,
use one of those to connect to your phone / a spare phone
or buy a specific dongle
as the others have said :-)
It'll be more laggy than a hardwired connection (to a router),
but okay for a month, unless you are streaming (Netflix, etc). |  |
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| Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 14:02 - Mar 4 with 3801 views | BrixtonBlue |
| Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 13:49 - Mar 4 by KBsSocks |
How does your laptop usually connect to the internet ?
Hardwired to a router is always best, but if it has a wireless connection,
or a bluetooth connection,
use one of those to connect to your phone / a spare phone
or buy a specific dongle
as the others have said :-)
It'll be more laggy than a hardwired connection (to a router),
but okay for a month, unless you are streaming (Netflix, etc). |
As said above, I think the BT Fon option is my best one. | |
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| Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 14:30 - Mar 4 with 3755 views | BrixtonBlue |
That looks pretty good. | |
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| Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 14:54 - Mar 4 with 3733 views | Herbivore |
| Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 14:30 - Mar 4 by BrixtonBlue |
That looks pretty good. |
If you have an old phone it'll do the same job if you make it a WiFi hot-spot and it won't cost you a thing. | |
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