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  • jamespir
    jamespir Posts: 21,456 Forumite
    FirstTimer4Me wrote: »
    ta for you help i really do appreciate it, this might sound stupid but I don't fully undertsnad, do I have to actually be inside a hotspot, for example say Mcdonalds, do I have to be inside? what if i'm 3 miles away?
    mcdonalds wifi is crap took me over 40 minutes trying to connect by which time id already had me big mac and coffe and my battery had died
    Replies to posts are always welcome, If I have made a mistake in the post, I am human, tell me nicely and it will be corrected. If your reply cannot be nice, has an underlying issue, or you believe that you are God, please post in another forum. Thank you
  • FirstTimer4Me
    FirstTimer4Me Posts: 1,079 Forumite
    Woby_Tide wrote: »
    If you are 3 miles away from the hotspot you won't be connecting, if you're 30 metres away maybe, at a push
    I'm understanding it now, thanks.

    Does anyome know if the o2 mobile BB is down, I've been trying to get online since 7.00pm :confused: o2 network isn;t coming up :mad:
  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
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    FirstTimer4Me wrote: »
    I'm understanding it now, thanks.

    Does anyome know if the o2 mobile BB is down, I've been trying to get online since 7.00pm :confused: o2 network isn;t coming up :mad:

    Can you receive O2 network at the location you are in? Is your dongle fully installed?
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
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    jamespir wrote: »
    mcdonalds wifi is crap took me over 40 minutes trying to connect by which time id already had me big mac and coffe and my battery had died

    That's because they forgot to ask you 'do you want wi-fries with that?' Sorry...
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • ACDeag
    ACDeag Posts: 743 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    I think the O2 connection manager software will prompt you to use Wifi if it senses it is there, and will connect you to it after following its prompts.
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