Internet connection the Irish way
 

The irishman in the flat below me - (The one who bought an indoor tv ariel to put in his loft), had a surreal conversation with me yesterday.

He has no telephone or cable connection in his flat, but bought a PC (£160) and a gadget to use with it 'which connects to the internet by using radio waves'.(£69)

He said that the first gadget didn't work so he returned it and got a refund. He bought another elsewhere which didn't work either - so he has got a refund on that too, and has also returned the PC to the seller.

I am not techie but am I right in thinking that he was attempting to piggyback my wireless connection, or is there some new gadget which removes need for a cable or telephone connection?

He said that he paid £10 upfront for one month's connection and hopes to get that refunded too.
Puzzled :confused:

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does he mean the wireless dongle thingy? i know 3 do one...

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Well blow me down - he is not as thick as I thought :D I am

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Theres a few of them that do them now. vodafone and tmobile do one as well.

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but he could try and get on your wireless network if its not secure

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The price has dropped a heck of a lot recently Willow. You can get them on Pay as you go for as little as £10 for 30 days or 1 gig of data.

The mpodem costs anywhere between £50 and £100 dependant on if you have a contract with the mobile co.

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i use t-mobile #15 a month 3gig limit if you go over it though they will never charge you just send you snotty letters lol!! bargain in my eyes and i get nearly 7meg d/l speeds at home!!

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I think he must be very sureal if he has a loft and lives in the flat below you?????


Ahh i get it!! hes irish so he has a cellar and calls it a loft lol!!!:hehetable