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Landlines and mobile cost reversal

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  • Gaz83
    Gaz83 Posts: 4,047 Forumite
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    edited 30 October 2014 at 1:06PM
    So what pitfalls do Costa coffee and such have as they offer use of a shared wifi?
    A secure network that blocks access to certain sites, for one. You also need to log on each time you visit, providing your e-mail address, unless it's changed since the last time I was in.
    "Facism arrives as your friend. It will restore your honour, make you feel proud, protect your house, give you a job, clean up the neighbourhood, remind you of how great you once were, clear out the venal and the corrupt, remove anything you feel is unlike you... [it] doesn't walk in saying, "our programme means militias, mass imprisonments, transportations, war and persecution."
  • corf999
    corf999 Posts: 348 Forumite
    There is no way I would share my home internet to neightbours without implementating a portal that requires logon, agreeing to disclaimers and logs all traffic so that when I receive a threatening letter from an ISP or copyright holder I can tell them who to sue instead.

    Ultimately it is not worth the effort
  • Gaz83
    Gaz83 Posts: 4,047 Forumite
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    corf999 wrote: »
    There is no way I would share my home internet to neightbours without implementating a portal that requires logon, agreeing to disclaimers and logs all traffic so that when I receive a threatening letter from an ISP or copyright holder I can tell them who to sue instead.

    Ultimately it is not worth the effort
    It's a ridiculous idea, and a number of massive drawbacks are apparent if it's even thought about for more than five seconds.
    "Facism arrives as your friend. It will restore your honour, make you feel proud, protect your house, give you a job, clean up the neighbourhood, remind you of how great you once were, clear out the venal and the corrupt, remove anything you feel is unlike you... [it] doesn't walk in saying, "our programme means militias, mass imprisonments, transportations, war and persecution."
  • Roger1
    Roger1 Posts: 1,603 Forumite
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    teddysmum wrote: »
    It wouldn't be just to make those who choose to use a landline for calls, pay so others could have a freebie.
    You part-quoted me so I assume your comment is directed at me. Sorry, I don't understand your point. Who mentioned freebie other than you? I pay for my landline.
    You can have standalone broadband from Virgin ...
    No, I don't think so. AIUI Virgin services are offered in cable areas only, so no Virgin for us.
  • SailorSam
    SailorSam Posts: 22,754 Forumite
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    I very rarely use my mobile, it's more of less kept for emergencies when i'm out. But i thought i had to keep my landline at home to use the Internet.
    I'm not very tech savvy.
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