Wi fi, without phone line

[SC00BY]

Hi,

I'm wondering if theres is a way to get wi-fi with no land line. Basically my son lives with my ex, they have no landline phone. Was wondering if you can get wi-fi without one, for using a tablet PC.

Many thanks

[mikey4444]

First of all, there maybe be some existing Wifi access that your son can access with his PC. Set the thing to look for wifi and it will come up with all it can find within range. It could be that your ex has a nearby neighbour
whose wifi he can access. If this neighbour agrees, than this could be the answer.He will need the access code though.

It could be that this nearby wifi hasn't got a lock on it, so making it even easier. Don't forget, it doesn't affect the existing user if someone else "taps" into their router. He may also find a BTfon site or similar. He can also get wifi in places like McDonalds, Burgerking, or a branch of Weatherspoons (sorry...not sure how old your son is...maybe not old enough for pubs ! ) All these places do not make a charge. You may have noticed how popular McDonalds have become lately, with all those smartly dressed businessmen using thier laptops and nursing a cup of tea for what seems like ages !

The alternative is to use a wifi dongle. I use one from the Three Network when I am in my caravan in Cornwall and it works fine. If your son just wants to browse the 'net and see to his emails, than they are quite reasonable in cost. But as soon as he starts downloading stuff, like youtube for instance, its gets a bit pricey. I bought mine is a branch of Currys and it wasn't very expensive. It comes with a sim card, so works rather like a Mobile phone. You can buy upgrades on the 'net, and these top -up immediately.

All this maybe sounds a bit basic but I hope its of some help !

[hc4361]

mikey, of course tapping into somebody else's wifi affects them. They may have a low data limit especially if they are using their smartphone as a wifi hotspot.
It can slow their speeds down.
They will be legally responsible if anything criminal is downloaded or accessed.

Apart from which, it's against the law if it is without the owner's permission and people have been prosecuted; it's against the terms of their contract if it is with their permission.

[whiskeryron]

//hc4361 Chucks link is the one you want, scooby. It connects to the internet in the same way as mobile phones, no land line needed.//
hc, because I'm interested in this subject please point me in the direction of ''Chucks link''

WR.

[hc4361]

Apologies to Chuck and Rojash. It is Rojash's link I referred to.

http://shop.ee.co.uk/mobile-broadband/?WT.mc_id=ON_MEC_S_google_MIFI-GENERIC-WifiRouterCore&WT.srch=1

[ChuckFickens]

i'd be interested to know that too :)

I think HC meant rojash's link (the first answer) which is the solution I'd suggest.

It's generally referred to as MiFi, most phone providers offer a device to do it so best to check the coverage for each provider and pick the one that gives best coverage for where you want to use it.

http://store.three.co.uk/Mobile_Broadband/MiFi