Help with internet whilst in hospital please.

Willowpop

Will also have a look at the mifi thingy and the August DVB whatsit. They might work as well.
And a USB full of stuff would be handy too I guess as that wouldn't rely on the internet being there.

Thanks everyone.:T

wiogs

buglawton wrote: »

So true, been visiting rels in hospital and zero mobile coverage is typical.
But 100% of UK hospitals have that TV/radio unit per patient, don't they?
If OP would care to name the 1 UK hospital that does not. I'm intrigued.

I assume that is an ironic comment, without the smiley?

tunathe_cat

contact hospital IT department - they put ?? on my laptop and then was able to use internet on ward

gjchester

wiogs wrote: »

I assume that is an ironic comment, without the smiley?

Not really, most hospitals have a bedside TV/Phone unit, just at eye wateringly high rates to use...

gjchester

Willowpop wrote: »

EE seems to be the best signal, so I may get a SIM with unlimited data on it and hope it works.

Sorry no such beast anymore.


Typically your looking at £10 for a GB of data, which usually lasts till its gone or 30 days.


TV can be anything form 50mb to 350 mb per hour, so that's maybe 3 hours of TV if you watch a lot


http://iplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.uk/tv/mobile_3G_costs

zagfles

Willowpop wrote: »

I've contacted my phone provider (Vodafone) who tell me that they don't do any sort of data bundle I can add on for a month to give me a load of data allowance on my phone.

Vodafone definitely do do bundles which you can add for a month. We use them occasionally. See http://www.vodafone.co.uk/shop/pay-as-you-go/vodafone-freebees/

You can either buy a "freedom freebee" which gives you a data allowance plus minutes and texts for 30 days, or you can use "Freebee data" where you get to keep the top-up as credit and you get either 500MB or 1GB "free" for 30 days with it depending on the topup.

Willowpop

gjchester wrote: »

Sorry no such beast anymore.


Typically your looking at £10 for a GB of data, which usually lasts till its gone or 30 days.


TV can be anything form 50mb to 350 mb per hour, so that's maybe 3 hours of TV if you watch a lot


http://iplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.uk/tv/mobile_3G_costs

This one seems to have unlimited...unless it's not properly unlimited and there's a hidden cap?

http://store.virginmedia.com/virgin-media-mobile/sim-only/pay-monthly-sim.html#1

barmonkey

Do they really have no wifi ?

I do a lot of work for Torbay Health Authority and all their sites have free wifi called Public Internet, even sites not used by the general public.

Willowpop

zagfles wrote: »

Vodafone definitely do do bundles which you can add for a month. We use them occasionally. See http://www.vodafone.co.uk/shop/pay-as-you-go/vodafone-freebees/

You can either buy a "freedom freebee" which gives you a data allowance plus minutes and texts for 30 days, or you can use "Freebee data" where you get to keep the top-up as credit and you get either 500MB or 1GB "free" for 30 days with it depending on the topup.

I'm pay monthly though, I don't think they do them on the contract tariffs, just the payg.

Willowpop

barmonkey wrote: »

Do they really have no wifi ?

I do a lot of work for Torbay Health Authority and all their sites have free wifi called Public Internet, even sites not used by the general public.

It's never popped up as an option on my wifi scan thing whilst I've been an outpatient, and the nurse I spoke to today says nope, they don't have wifi there.
I'll maybe contact PALS and see if they know any different.