ChatterBank1 min ago
Wifi
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I do not have a router, I access the internet via a mobile PAYG dongle ,which suits me fine. However, the building in which I live has just installed free Wifi. I am most anxious to benenfit from this, but my question is, what device do I need to get to enable me to do this, and are they expensive?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.If the building you're in has just installed free wifi - look on bottom of your monitor where time etc. are. look at what seems like a stairs, click on that, it'll show you internet connections and you'll see what connections are available to you, they're will be a padlock icon on sites you can't access
No smart phone. My phone is so old I have to crank the handle to speak to the operator! The Wifi has been installed on the floor below me so I do not expect to be able to access it from my flat. I just thought that if I removed my PAYG dongle and replaced it with a device then I can access the internet downstairs for free. Ratter's advice seems good; £15 is what I'm paying per month already.
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If the Wifi installation is intended to benefit all residents of the building, you might/should be able to get the password from the bottom or back of the router. If this is the case, you won't need a new device yourself, just type in the password starting with the moves ducksie mentioned earlier.
You say you're living in sheltered accommodation. I don't know how mobile you are or able to get to the router to see the password. You might have to ask the warden for it or a relative to look.
You say you're living in sheltered accommodation. I don't know how mobile you are or able to get to the router to see the password. You might have to ask the warden for it or a relative to look.
If run the by a known individual or entity such as the company who runs the accommodation then that should lessen any risk. Ones in public places can attract criminal types who have the ability to monitor what folk are sending /receiving. All wireless connection has that risk but I believe mobile phone connections have a much more secure link than standard WiFi. I think using public WiFi for general surfing is probably fine. Especially if provided by your landlord. But you may wish to weigh up the risk of entering passwords, and particularly any financial activity such as banking or purchasing by card.