Free Computer & Internet Access for Children aged 7-14 of Low Income Families

outofmoney

Thanks.

Well, all is up and running.

Just wondered if it has the games like solitaire and minesweeper? I know these are for learning but these games involve a certain amount of logic to be used.

Can't find them anywhere.

andyfrank

andyfrank wrote: »

gohan people could have asked you the same question ????
why did you apply for a free laptop when there is one already in the household ??? and apply for free connection when theres a 10meg connection already there ?? if your gonna question other peoples reason your gonna get questioned yourself , that free connection as you call it could have stayed in the pot to help others , but you wanted to make sure nothing interfered with your downloads by look of it

yes wrong post lol but i think you understood me
it just seems like some are already abusing the system
can not think for the life of me why someone would apply for the
mobile broadband when there is already a connection in the house
i just think that , that extra FREE broadband as it was descibed could have
gone to another family as this scheme is limited
but they dont want to share there connection as it slows the mega downloads down , mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm can totally see why some people get annoyed as it dont seem fair
but not only that they then have the cheek to question people as to why they dont fix there own pcs or give up on old ones

outofmoney

I can't find anything for emails either!. :rotfl:

andyfrank

outofmoney wrote: »

Thanks... There is no manual just an installation guide. That says charge fully before use, but not how long fully charged takes!

My only worry about using it now would be that I am draining the battery whilst charging it. Would that matter?

just plug it in and use it , only time i unplug ours is if i change rooms
it charges why your using it

outofmoney

All done now.

Have discovered no outlook. It suggest using hotmail. But kids already have email addys so how does that work?

outofmoney

Hmm. Windows live just keeps coming back error.

Have gone for incredimail which seems far better. More child friendly and I have even set it to get hotmail messages which means they don't have to mess about online for them.

SuziQ

I was told by Positive IT not to expect delivery until Friday,and never got an email to say it was being despatched. So very surprised and pleased that it arrived this morning! Looks a lovely machine,my son is just going to explode when he gets home! I haven't sorted out the dongle yet-probably get him to look at that as I am hopeless with technology. It's been a bit of a long haul for me, as I first applied beg of February and because the free school meal database had my son's name mis-spelt I had to provide extra documentation from the school. Once I SD'd that ,I phoned a week later to be told we had been successful. 2 days later the letter arrived and then another week for the card and pin. Well worth all the chasing I did though.
I'm not sure why there is so much back-biting on here about people taking this even if they already have a pc/ internet in their house. If that was the rule then it would have been part of the exclusion process.My internet often goes off if I can't afford to use it-I sometimes go without for weeks at a time, which is fine-I foten go to the local library in the day,but my son can't do that to do his homework in the evening, plus most of his work is emailed to him now and he emails it back. That was particularly so during the bad weather,and when the school had to close following a flood. He was able to get on with work at home, as the internet was working. Now we have a back-up. When I spoke to the advisors as I was anxious about the time it was all taking, I was told over and again that there is enough money to give every family eligible a free pc-so no-one is stopping anyone else getting one according to the people administering this benefit. Maybe the money could have been used better elsewhere, but given the status quo I have no qualms in applying and accepting a laptop. I have a special needs child who doesn't share well, and the fights between the two of then over the pc available (an adapted one which my older child finds irritating to use) has been a pain. It's the first time in my life I have been eligible for anything like this,after working full time for 28 years and then part-time for 2, so I do not see myself as some sort of mooch. I wish I had the money etc to have 'principles', like some of you on here. I'm not going to turn down something my son is entitled to,that he WILL use for his work (he starts GCSE's in September and is actually taking extra subjects compared to others in the school).If there is abuse,then that is the same as in every other benefit that is out there.

andyfrank

SuziQ wrote: »

I was told by Positive IT not to expect delivery until Friday,and never got an email to say it was being despatched. So very surprised and pleased that it arrived this morning! Looks a lovely machine,my son is just going to explode when he gets home! I haven't sorted out the dongle yet-probably get him to look at that as I am hopeless with technology. It's been a bit of a long haul for me, as I first applied beg of February and because the free school meal database had my son's name mis-spelt I had to provide extra documentation from the school. Once I SD'd that ,I phoned a week later to be told we had been successful. 2 days later the letter arrived and then another week for the card and pin. Well worth all the chasing I did though.
I'm not sure why there is so much back-biting on here about people taking this even if they already have a pc/ internet in their house. If that was the rule then it would have been part of the exclusion process.My internet often goes off if I can't afford to use it-I sometimes go without for weeks at a time, which is fine-I foten go to the local library in the day,but my son can't do that to do his homework in the evening, plus most of his work is emailed to him now and he emails it back. That was particularly so during the bad weather,and when the school had to close following a flood. He was able to get on with work at home, as the internet was working. Now we have a back-up. When I spoke to the advisors as I was anxious about the time it was all taking, I was told over and again that there is enough money to give every family eligible a free pc-so no-one is stopping anyone else getting one according to the people administering this benefit. Maybe the money could have been used better elsewhere, but given the status quo I have no qualms in applying and accepting a laptop. I have a special needs child who doesn't share well, and the fights between the two of then over the pc available (an adapted one which my older child finds irritating to use) has been a pain. It's the first time in my life I have been eligible for anything like this,after working full time for 28 years and then part-time for 2, so I do not see myself as some sort of mooch. I wish I had the money etc to have 'principles', like some of you on here. I'm not going to turn down something my son is entitled to,that he WILL use for his work (he starts GCSE's in September and is actually taking extra subjects compared to others in the school).If there is abuse,then that is the same as in every other benefit that is out there.

its not so much back biting , if you read the full thread stemming over 2 months you will see the reason people are commenting !!!

andyfrank

outofmoney wrote: »

All done now.

Have discovered no outlook. It suggest using hotmail. But kids already have email addys so how does that work?

have only ever used windows live mail
only keep 1 email address at all times as its easier

outofmoney

That wouldn't work for some reason.

Whilst I understand some of the restrictions, some are a pain. I can't get the games such as patience etc to be available nor can I install microsoft Offic e. Both I would have thought useful.