Shit broadband or rural areas

Computers & Tech
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Lol, 450MHz is hardly ELF

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I know, I just like the idea of rural idylls full of exploding heads. Don’t ruin this for me.

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:zipper_mouth_face:

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Hmm, good point. And don’t forget Bar and Block with their fine steaks and their cocaine-sprinkled completely addictive free popcorn.

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My first mobile phone was nmt. It was quite large and heavy. Worked alright though.

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Our new place isn’t served by Virgin, so I’ve signed up with Sky on a broadband/tv package. When I connected the Sky router today and connected my mobile, on test I could only get 22 mbps down and 23 up. :grimacing: I’ve been used to superfast Virgin fibre in London :cry:

My desktop has always been very close to the Virgin router in Ilford so I use a direct cable, but in Norfolk, my desktop will be upstairs and the router will be downstairs, so I’ll need a wifi dongle.

I’ve been looking at dongles on the net and they seem to start for under a tenner. Question: does it make any difference if you have one of those little stubby usb dongles or, given the distance, should I be thinking of one with an antenna or antennae?

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I would use homeplugs @Jim. Connect one to your router and another to your PC. We have Sky Broadband. The WiFi is OK but doesn’t reach the back of the house or the girl’s bedrooms. I installed one of these on each floor:

https://www.bt.com/broadband/complete-wifi

No further problems with WiFi and the discs have been utterly maintenance-free.

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Ok, but where can you buy them without having a contract with BT?

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home plugs or run an network up the outside of the house

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Amazon TP-Link

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or talk to Adam about his WiFi mesh thing (Ubiquity?)

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https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing-accessories/networking/whole-home-wi-fi-systems/bt-mini-whole-home-wifi-system-triple-unit-10194201-pdt.html?store=2393&&istCompanyId=bec25c7e-cbcd-460d-81d5-a25372d2e3d7&istFeedId=2928af81-b29b-476c-a180-ac5de265a98e&istItemId=iwixtmpwa&istBid=t&srcid=198&cmpid=ppc~gg~1014+(PLA)+Networking+-+xmas2019~1014+(PLA)+Networking+-+xmas2019+ad+group~Exact&mctag=gg_goog_7904&kwid=GOOGLE&device=m&ds_kids=92700050515152758&tgtid=1014+(PLA)+Networking+-+xmas2019&gclsrc=aw.ds&&&gclid=Cj0KCQiAl5zwBRCTARIsAIrukdME1mS72cEIKXO9st7SQyQxyx4tEWfnOH7pCR_znll5vl37uBj_edYaAhTVEALw_wcB

Ebay.
I use TP-Link as well. Very good stuff.

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You can buy them from BT if you want.

https://shop.bt.com/brands/bt-910/networking,network-devices/11030

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I have Sky Broadband. I bought the discs from Curry’s PC World. No contract necessary. I think they were £99 for 3.

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That is not shit broadband,

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Brilliant, welcome to East Anglia. :slightly_smiling_face:

We regularly get speeds far worse than this. :neutral_face:

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If you can wait a couple of weeks, the Worldwide patent for the Funzie multi user hub should be granted and I will be able to offer you one of these - discount available for AA members :wink:

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The Norfolk Web is generally between the toes and/or fingers.

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dont forget the gills for muff diving

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aka Cromer Flaps

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