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We want to buy a broadband-only package for a pal.
He is old, and a techno-phobe, so we’re thinking of just setting up wi-fi in his home, then getting him to use an ipad (internet, email).
He’s on BT phone and doesn’t want to change; he watches Freeview tele; he uses an antique word-processor which he’s not interested in attaching to the www.
So what packages are available?
Ta.
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He is old, and a techno-phobe, so we’re thinking of just setting up wi-fi in his home, then getting him to use an ipad (internet, email).
He’s on BT phone and doesn’t want to change; he watches Freeview tele; he uses an antique word-processor which he’s not interested in attaching to the www.
So what packages are available?
Ta.
BB
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Hello chanel5. Our only advantage is that we are old/etc but NOT technophobes, having worked with the darned stuff for the latter part of our working lives. Whether we can persuade our mate Tommy to sign up to the digital age is another matter - and he would LOVE Googling! Nowt wrong with his brain...
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BB, an alternative to a landline/cable package would be to use a 3G dongle, either plugged directly into a laptop or into a portable router. See the discussion here:
https:/ /www.th eanswer bank.co .uk/Tec hnology /Electr onics/Q uestion 1648119 .html
I have two TP-Link TL-MR3020 routers and they work well with both my 3G dongles
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I have two TP-Link TL-MR3020 routers and they work well with both my 3G dongles
For an "old technophobe" I was thinking that a laptop, with its physical keyboard, would be better than a touch-sensitive device like an iPad. I've had a look and it is possible to get a "WiFi & Cellular" iPad, but they're quite expensive. For a "WiFi only" device (iPad/tablet/laptop) I would suggest something like the Huawei E5330 mobile internet hotspot:
https:/ /www.am azon.co .uk/Hua wei-E53 30-Unlo cked-Ne tworks- Configu ration- White-D evice-O nly/dp/ B00INXB W3U
This would require a SIM card, which could be pay-as-you-go for a trial period, converting to some other arrangement later on
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This would require a SIM card, which could be pay-as-you-go for a trial period, converting to some other arrangement later on