Broadband is crap in my house , talk talk , bt, the lot
What's the best tablet with wi fi
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Broadband is crap in my house , talk talk , bt, the lot
What's the best tablet with wi fi
Do you mean 4G i.e. you want to connect to a mobile provider?Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
YepQuote:
Originally Posted by Penarth Blues
Just so anyone who does know (I don't) will know what you are looking for. I don't really use a tablet as they are the same price as a laptop, so you may as well get a laptop...Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
I 'tether' my mobile phone to my laptop via bluetooth to be able to connect to the internet when I'm away from a wifi signal. Works well
I like tablets , they are computers for the thick like me
Do you have to pay the external mobile network provider ? And if so , how
You basically put a SIM card in - the same as in your phone - and have a contract with them. Quite a few do data only contracts.Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
If you already have a phone which can connect to the internet then I'd hope that quite a few tablets would allow you to connect to your phone and use the data in that plan if you needed internet access and your wifi wasn't working.
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That's left me even more confusedQuote:
Originally Posted by Organ Morgan.
first you need find a good mobile isp, it will depend on the signal in your area
secondly, see if that 4g is faster than BB, i would think it isnt, it would be rare to get better 4g than BB, unless you really live in the sticks miles away from the exchange
thirdly, get a MIFI unit for the chosen 4g provider
you can then get any tablet and just connect via the wifi on the mifi box
of course, this will mean fook all to you, sorry
You may just be very unlucky in that your abode is a black spot and you'll experience slow speeds whomever your provider and whatever device used is when connecting to the internet there and switching to a different provider for the same result will only cause you greater frustration. If you could get someone there with a phone which connects to the internet via the 3 network, for example, and connectivity and speed is good then one of their SIM only packages would be ideal for you.
Or just go back to magazines and vhs for your fix
Isn't that a given?Quote:
Originally Posted by Organ Morgan.
Isn't the wifi connected to your house by cable?
The 4g ones will connect to the internet away from a WiFi spot. It's pretty unlikely that they will be quicker.
As for a recommendation I would firstly choose apple or android. I'd only choose apple if you have other apple products i.e. phone, MacBook etc as they work together nicely.
Assuming it's android it really depends on budget
Threaten to leave your provider you may find ypu will get an upgrade wi fi hub or re wiring from the exchange into the house and new wiring internally . Have you tried using WI fi extenders fix my issue ,but spent good money on a netgear power line 1000mps make sure it has an Ethernet connection as well so you can run cables from it to tele or laptop in another room
:hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by BlueArmy 86
So the WiFi router in your home is connected to the Internet via WiFi?
Take it to Blind Pugh....Quote:
Originally Posted by Organ Morgan.
no,via the phone line / cableQuote:
Originally Posted by NYCBlue
So how can you be in a bad spot? Surely, if you have cable coming into the house and a decent router, your connection should be just the same as everyone else's?Quote:
Originally Posted by blue matt
Don't they guarantee speeds over there?
in theory your whole street should be the same, but the closer to the " telephone exchange " ( we have small " sub-exchanges" in area's ) the faster you will be ( shorter distance for the signal to travel over the cables )Quote:
Originally Posted by NYCBlue
But that falls down with SKY TV/BB having its own section is exchanges, so BT could over sell connections at the exchange ( slower speeds due to more people using the bandwidth ) and SKY might only have 1/2 the connections ( thus faster )
Of course we then have cable ( or some do ) and that will be faster as it is using modern fibre-optic cables with alot more space to move faster bandwidth
as for the " black spot " you could be down a country lane miles from the exchange and still be connection via the old copper cable from the 70's / 80's, this will of course be slow
then you have the 3G / 4G / Mobile black spot that will be caused by very poor mobile phone reception , this might vary from service providers who might have a mobile mast near by or not
Oh and cable will guarantee a speed, most will just give you a min guarantee to cover bases ( but that will likely be a very low meg speed