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The cost of using BTWIFI anything cheaper
red_devil
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I have been logging in at a friends house who dosent have internet and its 18p a minute why so dear?
is there anything cheaper when you want an instant access?
is there anything cheaper when you want an instant access?
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Don't use it then....
Mobile phone tethering?:footie:
Regular savers earn 6% interest (HSBC, First Direct, M&S) Loans cost 2.9% per year (Nationwide) = FREE money. 0 -
Yes there are cheaper or even free alternatives but you have to be in range of their Wi-Fi hotspot. Presumably as you are at friends home you are using someone's BT Fon hotspot. It also cheaper to buy a package from 90 minutes upwards. Or use a mobile as above or a 3G SIM card and dongle.0
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Inner_Zone wrote: »Yes there are cheaper or even free alternatives but you have to be in range of their Wi-Fi hotspot. Presumably as you are at friends home you are using someone's BT Fon hotspot. It also cheaper to buy a package from 90 minutes upwards. Or use a mobile as above or a 3G SIM card and dongle.
no i was logging on under bt as i was in a wifi area? It was 18p per minute i dont have a smartphone so no good there?:footie:0 -
If you are doing this regularly then I'd be considering buying one. They can be purchased for around £50...or about 4.5 hours of access at 18p/min. You could just get a 3G dongle which can be picked up for about £10 but I find the phone much easier to use. You can put it on the window sill to get the best 3G signal. I've also broken a few dongles in my time.no i was logging on under bt as i was in a wifi area? It was 18p per minute i dont have a smartphone so no good there?
You can use an Ovivo SIM to get some free access each month.:footie: Regular savers earn 6% interest (HSBC, First Direct, M&S) Loans cost 2.9% per year (Nationwide) = FREE money. 0 -
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Inner_Zone wrote: »BT Fon is now known as BT Wi-Fi.
So buy a package not pay buy the minute.
they are expensive £40 a month 18 p a minute etc.:footie:0 -
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I have a Fon router which gives me access to the Fon network (BT is the UK partner). There are no ongoing costs - but you rarely find a Fon hotspot where you need one!0
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Inner_Zone wrote: »Stay at home use your own broadband.
sometimes you need to use it somewhere else?
Why rip us off we are just people wanting to use bb?:footie:0
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