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Moving Into A Flat Questions About Getting An Internet Connection


mat hudson

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hi, i'm moving out of my family home and into a flat at the end of this week. i've got a few questions about getting an internet connection. i really dont have a clue what to do concerning it. do i have to pay line rental or for aything else other than my monthly pament to my service provider? who do i go through if i do need to? also what is the best value for money package? a quick google came up with http://www.top10-broadband.co.uk/types/cheap-broadband/ are they any good? if someone could tell me everything i could possibly need to pay for and how much it'd cost that'd be wicked. oh and i dont really want to be stuck into a long contract because that'd suck!

i'm sorry i feel like a bit of a retard haha.

cheers.

p.s this now means anyone wanting to come to mid wales can stay over any time providing they arnt a registered sex offender. (gutted joe)

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Remember you will still need a BT landline and that will cost you another £11 a month

plus any connection charges.........

i went with BT. it's not the cheapest, but you're paying their line rental anyway. in a flat you can't generally get sky anyway and BT is _always on_ unlike virgin media. no technical faults i mean.

pay the extra and get the reliability.

J

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First of all, and its worth a try because it'll pay for itself in a week if it works, is to buy a wireless adapter if your computer doesn't already have it.

You're in a flat, loads and loads of wireless routers (especially if its Uni building). The amount of people with unsecured, unencrypted wireless is amazing; hopefully, you can latch onto a high speed internet connection without them knowing...

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First of all, and its worth a try because it'll pay for itself in a week if it works, is to buy a wireless adapter if your computer doesn't already have it.

You're in a flat, loads and loads of wireless routers (especially if its Uni building). The amount of people with unsecured, unencrypted wireless is amazing; hopefully, you can latch onto a high speed internet connection without them knowing...

Used to do that haha. neighbour had mega fast internet

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Some guy at works in the same situation and has no BT line, he mentioned that the 3 network do one where you dont need a phone line as its all dont via their network, i think its £50 for the modem then 10-20 quid for whatever package you choose.

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First of all, and its worth a try because it'll pay for itself in a week if it works, is to buy a wireless adapter if your computer doesn't already have it.

You're in a flat, loads and loads of wireless routers (especially if its Uni building). The amount of people with unsecured, unencrypted wireless is amazing; hopefully, you can latch onto a high speed internet connection without them knowing...

Which may I add is also illegal (if you get caught...)

Andy P

Going on that theme though, if you have a friendly neighbour that dosent mind sharing their connection for a small fee...

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Can I stay?

definately pop down if you fncy it, i'll have to get your mobile number sharpish though i'm moving in tomorrow!

plus any connection charges.........

i went with BT. it's not the cheapest, but you're paying their line rental anyway. in a flat you can't generally get sky anyway and BT is _always on_ unlike virgin media. no technical faults i mean.

pay the extra and get the reliability.

J

sounds like bt would be the way to go then, i'll check em out. cheers guys.

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