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The cost of using BTWIFI anything cheaper

red_devil
red_devil Posts: 10,793 Forumite
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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?
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  • HappyMJ
    HappyMJ Posts: 21,115 Forumite
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    Don't use it then....

    Mobile phone tethering?
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    :p Regular savers earn 6% interest (HSBC, First Direct, M&S) :p Loans cost 2.9% per year (Nationwide) = FREE money. :p
  • Inner_Zone
    Inner_Zone Posts: 2,856 Forumite
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    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.
  • red_devil
    red_devil Posts: 10,793 Forumite
    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?
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  • HappyMJ
    HappyMJ Posts: 21,115 Forumite
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    red_devil wrote: »
    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?
    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.

    You can use an Ovivo SIM to get some free access each month.
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    :p Regular savers earn 6% interest (HSBC, First Direct, M&S) :p Loans cost 2.9% per year (Nationwide) = FREE money. :p
  • Inner_Zone
    Inner_Zone Posts: 2,856 Forumite
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    red_devil wrote: »
    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?

    BT Fon is now known as BT Wi-Fi.

    So buy a package not pay buy the minute.
  • red_devil
    red_devil Posts: 10,793 Forumite
    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.
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  • gb12345
    gb12345 Posts: 3,055 Forumite
    red_devil wrote: »
    they are expensive £40 a month 18 p a minute etc.

    You can buy 24 hours unlimited access for £9.99 or 90 mins in 24 hours for £5.99 both would be cheaper than 18ppm
  • Inner_Zone
    Inner_Zone Posts: 2,856 Forumite
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    red_devil wrote: »
    they are expensive £40 a month 18 p a minute etc.

    Stay at home use your own broadband.
  • fiendishlyclever
    fiendishlyclever Posts: 475 Forumite
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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!
  • red_devil
    red_devil Posts: 10,793 Forumite
    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?
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