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Hostile · 30 Jun 2003, 19:59

Well your all 1337 computer experts and i know nothing so be nice and help me please.

Next year I am uni accomodation that does not have a phoneline meaning no internet access

this cannot be allowed so what options do i have.

Is there someway I can get remote internet access from my PC thats fast and reliable, if yes then HOW? I have been working for ages and saved up a bit of money so cost should not be to much of a problem.

Hope you can help.

JammyJim · 30 Jun 2003, 20:00

are you close to anyone who DOES have an internet connection?

Woof · 30 Jun 2003, 20:04

You can use a mobile phone to connect your PC to the net.
Be slow as feck and exspensive.

Hostile · 30 Jun 2003, 20:04

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Originally posted by JammyJim
are you close to anyone who DOES have an internet connection?

close as in across the street, not in the same house i'm afraid

Cmdr_Cyrax · 30 Jun 2003, 20:08

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Originally posted by Woof
You can use a mobile phone to connect your PC to the net.
Be slow as feck and exspensive.

I had to put up with this crap for 3 years.

If you do use this, you can forget about downloading more than 1 pic in five minutes.

JammyJim · 30 Jun 2003, 20:13

look at Wi-Fi.
i believe some have a range of around 115metres indoor and 500 outdoor

some are 300 foot etc

altho
lets face it it probably wont be far enough.

theres also the possiblity of getting an expensive top of the range wireless phone

and using the 'satellite' handset to connect across the road.

its just a mobile for the house. most houses have em now. the expensive ones are high range etc

the phone i have at home works when im half way odwn the street and still communicates with the base unit.

possibly rig up a device to utilise this?

NEWSBOT3 · 30 Jun 2003, 20:19

mobile phone.
gprs.

120kbps.
expensive.

W · 30 Jun 2003, 20:28

Why would no phone line in any way mean no internet line?

Hostile · 30 Jun 2003, 20:41

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Originally posted by W
Why would no phone line in any way mean no internet line?

because at home i get the internet through the phone, i dont know how else i can get it. Google told me to get a wireless modem but it was very technical and confusing.

Dead_Meat · 30 Jun 2003, 20:48

Can you get cable TV at the house?

*chuckle*

madi · 30 Jun 2003, 20:51

uni halls of residence often come with internet access

if not find a group of people, rent a house, get adsl

sorted

cnaw · 30 Jun 2003, 20:52

I don't know where u are located, so this might not help. But if you can install a dish, u could get StarBand or direct PC. Both are satellite internet and are 2-way, so you don't need a phone line. Down side is, you can forget playing multiplayer games, because of the lag time.

JammyJim · 30 Jun 2003, 21:10

Janet is what you want baby.

Kumnaa · 30 Jun 2003, 22:04

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Originally posted by W
Why would no phone line in any way mean no internet line?

i doubt they'll let him install a cable line in halls

(assuming uni accomodation means halls)

Hostile · 30 Jun 2003, 22:08

as Kumnaa pointed out uni accomodation is not halls, i am second year and am living 'down town' but my landlord is a tit and wont let me install cable/phoneline but i want to be online so i can spend more time here with you guys1

Knight Theamion · 30 Jun 2003, 22:40

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Originally posted by Hostile
as Kumnaa pointed out uni accomodation is not halls, i am second year and am living 'down town' but my landlord is a tit and wont let me install cable/phoneline but i want to be online so i can spend more time here with you guys1

tell him you pay for it and when you leave he will can ask for more rent.

if he doesn't comply you should work on your people skills.

Starbucks · 30 Jun 2003, 23:04

you could set up a wireless lan with the people across the street

its simple enough, other options are ask landlord nicely, and offer to forfeit deposit

MrMighty · 30 Jun 2003, 23:46

I fail to see why there wouldn't be a phone line in the house. Theres like, a phone line in every house, you just have to have it connected.

Radical Edward · 1 Jul 2003, 06:48

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Originally posted by JammyJim
Janet is what you want baby.

*drools*

yes, alot of halls now have direct access to the holy of holies. all you need is an ethernet card and a piece of cable for supreme happiness and enligtenment (porn)

Radical Edward · 1 Jul 2003, 06:49

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Originally posted by Hostile
as Kumnaa pointed out uni accomodation is not halls, i am second year and am living 'down town' but my landlord is a tit and wont let me install cable/phoneline but i want to be online so i can spend more time here with you guys1

get a better house then, itn't it obvious? one of my prerequisites for choosing a flat was that it had Broadband.

Hostile · 1 Jul 2003, 09:05

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Originally posted by Radical Edward
get a better house then, itn't it obvious? one of my prerequisites for choosing a flat was that it had Broadband.

I am staying with my seven best friends and I am the only who spends a lot of time on the internet. When choosing this house we had more important considerations such as rent and proximety to important things, pubs, cluibs, friends and uni.

Hostile · 1 Jul 2003, 09:06

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Originally posted by Starbucks
you could set up a wireless lan with the people across the street

its simple enough, other options are ask landlord nicely, and offer to forfeit deposit

this sounds good, how much will it cost to set up/run and is it very easy to do?

Little Timmy · 1 Jul 2003, 09:31

You could also try getting a ;aptop that has a data card.

Something like a Sierra Wireless card. You could then connect to a mobile networks GPRS. It can be expensive though as although it can in theory be connected all the time, you are charged by how much data you download.

Dante Hicks · 1 Jul 2003, 10:14

The vast majority of homes have a phoneline, as someone has already noted. I mean, what family sized home could have done without a phone before mobiles?

There's probably an ancient phone connection somewhere, just need to activate it. The landlord probably just doesn't want you drilling through exterior walls to install cable, etc.

Alternately, just install whatever you like anyway. Most private landlords screw you out of the deposit anyway, and unless he lives nearby or checks the place regularly (rare) he probably won't notice until you leave.

JammyJim · 1 Jul 2003, 10:35

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Originally posted by Hostile
this sounds good, how much will it cost to set up/run and is it very easy to do?

I SUGGESTED THIS ABOUT 105,000 POSTS AGO

???????????

warrmr · 1 Jul 2003, 18:07

god she is so sexy and quick. i so want a piece of janet

500mbit to warwick uni shared with select colleges in the area tasty very tasty

W · 1 Jul 2003, 18:30

Quote:

Originally posted by Hostile
as Kumnaa pointed out uni accomodation is not halls, i am second year and am living 'down town' but my landlord is a tit and wont let me install cable/phoneline but i want to be online so i can spend more time here with you guys1

Oh. So you don't mean non-phoneline internet, you non-line internet aka wireless internet?

Of which there are a few options, the most common being phoning up trough a mobile, radio link to somewhere there IS a cable, or a satelite hookup

JamMak · 1 Jul 2003, 19:02

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Originally posted by warrmr
god she is so sexy and quick. i so want a piece of janet

500mbit to warwick uni shared with select colleges in the area tasty very tasty

You go to warwick?

warrmr · 1 Jul 2003, 19:08

nope i went to 1 of the colleges that shared its interent connection. i decided i want to finish my seccond yr off somewhere a little colser to home so im starting at teh solihull tech in september then its off to uni for me.

JamMak · 1 Jul 2003, 19:30

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Originally posted by warrmr
nope i went to 1 of the colleges that shared its interent connection. i decided i want to finish my seccond yr off somewhere a little colser to home so im starting at teh solihull tech in september then its off to uni for me.

Whoa, another solihull-ish person! Get WankMonkey in here and that makes 3!

(Pssst, Solihull Tech is full of bums. SSFC > Tech )

Mirai · 1 Jul 2003, 19:31

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Originally posted by Hostile
close as in across the street, not in the same house i'm afraid

Get them to buy a linksys Wireless router. Set up a shared internet connection, and buy a wireless network card.

Fun for everyone.

Costly though (router is $300, cards run at about $100)

warrmr · 1 Jul 2003, 20:09

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Originally posted by JamMak
Whoa, another solihull-ish person! Get WankMonkey in here and that makes 3!

(Pssst, Solihull Tech is full of bums. SSFC > Tech )

TBH i didnt wanna goto the sixth form cos it would be to much like school IMO as A levels are so much like GCSEs but harder. so i would rather do a BTEC or sumamt as im a more hands on person than academic person i learn by doing. you can prolly tell im nto very academic by the way i post.

Freakozoid · 1 Jul 2003, 20:40

I love you.

warrmr · 1 Jul 2003, 21:04

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Originally posted by Freakozoid
I love you.

U what ???

JamMak · 1 Jul 2003, 22:01

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Originally posted by warrmr
TBH i didnt wanna goto the sixth form cos it would be to much like school IMO as A levels are so much like GCSEs but harder. so i would rather do a BTEC or sumamt as im a more hands on person than academic person i learn by doing. you can prolly tell im nto very academic by the way i post.

Yeah SSFC is just A/AS-Levels so it aint suited to many people. And i didn't notice anything with the way you post btw. What course are you taking there?

And yeah, A-Levels suck

MrL_JaKiri · 1 Jul 2003, 22:03

A levels are jokes.

Scoot951 · 1 Jul 2003, 22:22

I didn't even know there were houses these days without phone lines, unless it's in the mountains somewhere. I could probably live in a cardboard box here and get broadband. Are they forcing you to live in a place that old/cheap? I can't see how the landlord would get any residents otherwise...did you check for electricity access?

Edit: In attempt to make this a useful post, check out wireless routers, I've got one for like $150 and it's worked great....but then, my router is currently sitting on top of the cable modem on top of my PC. Get a measuring stick and find out how far away he is.

Rids · 2 Jul 2003, 11:27

Mobile Connect card from Vodafone, only downside is they're a bunch of wankers that stick you with per megabyte charges so it will probably cost you a couple of hundred a month.

warrmr · 2 Jul 2003, 11:37

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Originally posted by JamMak
Yeah SSFC is just A/AS-Levels so it aint suited to many people. And i didn't notice anything with the way you post btw. What course are you taking there?

And yeah, A-Levels suck

asin i make loads of spelling/typo mistakes it usally gets on peoples tits well atleast on other forums it does

CrashTester · 2 Jul 2003, 12:37

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Originally posted by madi

if not find a group of people, rent a house, get aids

fixed it