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Btwifi With Fon
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Hi, recently bought a tablet, when I switched it on BTwifi fon was on the screen it said I was in a hotspot Do I need any other equipment inside my house to get it to work, I have a computer but only have 10gb broadband, I bought the tablet so that I could download books from the library and use there free wifi. and what is FON thanks
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I believe you need to subscribe to BTFON in order to use their wifi:
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Check out the prices. It may be better value for you than having your own wifi.
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Check out the prices. It may be better value for you than having your own wifi.
//and what is FON thanks//
"Fon is the world’s first global wi-fi network and aims to give all its members access to wireless broadband wherever they are in the world. Since March 2009, all new BT Broadband customers are automatically members of the Fon community and agree to securely share a portion of their wi-fi bandwidth through a separate channel on their hub."
"Fon is the world’s first global wi-fi network and aims to give all its members access to wireless broadband wherever they are in the world. Since March 2009, all new BT Broadband customers are automatically members of the Fon community and agree to securely share a portion of their wi-fi bandwidth through a separate channel on their hub."
Your BT ( or other ) home wifi is secure and protected. BT fon is not secure. I thought about downloading free books from the library using BorrowBox and then found there was hardly anything worth reading and newish popular books had months of waiting time, which I couldn't understand. Why would you have to wait to download a book?? Was very disappointed and dropped the idea.
// BT fon is not secure.//
Nonsense. BT FON is prerfectly secure as long as you log in with your BT account and password. I have been using it with no problem for at least 5 years now on 4 different devices when we are away from home. Never had a problem. The only concession that I make when using it is to delay any system updates until I get back home. This is not because of any security concerns, it is only because I trust my home connection to stay on for the duration of the upgrade more, and I do not want to be away from home with a machine down.
Nonsense. BT FON is prerfectly secure as long as you log in with your BT account and password. I have been using it with no problem for at least 5 years now on 4 different devices when we are away from home. Never had a problem. The only concession that I make when using it is to delay any system updates until I get back home. This is not because of any security concerns, it is only because I trust my home connection to stay on for the duration of the upgrade more, and I do not want to be away from home with a machine down.
Not knowing what tablet you've got, can't be overly specific, but...
Look for an app called "Settings" - usually a 'cog' icon, and select Connections - WiFi - & suchlike.
A list of WiFi signals should appear, including your own router and the BT FON one which is probably one of your near neighbours.
Select your own router and enter the wireless key. If you haven't changed it, it'll be the one on the back or bottom of the router.
Look for an app called "Settings" - usually a 'cog' icon, and select Connections - WiFi - & suchlike.
A list of WiFi signals should appear, including your own router and the BT FON one which is probably one of your near neighbours.
Select your own router and enter the wireless key. If you haven't changed it, it'll be the one on the back or bottom of the router.
Poppy does not need to go into settings to access FON wifi. When it is available it appears in the pop up menu hidden behind the wifi icon on the tablet. The menu that appears there will give a full list of wifi options available, whether they are secure,(needing a password) or open. BT FON will show as open but clicking on it requires either a sign in with your BT account details or an agreement to pay a fixed fee for a set time and a payment method setting up.
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