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Is there such a thing as temporary internet? 10:48 - Mar 4 with 5408 viewsBrixtonBlue

Hi gang. I'm moving house on Monday and we won't have any internet set up initially as I should be getting it free with my new job. Is there something we can do on a pay-as-you-go basis until we get the proper internet sorted? I've heard talk of plugging a dongle into my laptop but my knowledge on this sort of thing ends there!

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Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:00 - Mar 4 with 5367 viewsPinewoodblue

Link your laptop to your mobile.

Don’t most employers, when they provide free internet, just reimburse you whatever you are already paying.

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Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:02 - Mar 4 with 5361 viewsurbanblue

Just hot spot mobile data from your phone.
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Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:04 - Mar 4 with 5351 viewsBrixtonBlue

Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:00 - Mar 4 by Pinewoodblue

Link your laptop to your mobile.

Don’t most employers, when they provide free internet, just reimburse you whatever you are already paying.


That'll use up my data pretty quickly.

I'm joining Sky, so they are the ones who are going to be providing the internet!

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Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:06 - Mar 4 with 5337 viewsStokieBlue

This used to be known as Relish but has been bought by 3:

https://www.threebroadband.co.uk/

You can also just get a 4G dongle from most of the phone suppliers but it really depends how much data you plan on using as most will be limited.

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Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:06 - Mar 4 with 5335 viewsHerbivore

Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:04 - Mar 4 by BrixtonBlue

That'll use up my data pretty quickly.

I'm joining Sky, so they are the ones who are going to be providing the internet!


I managed to get a sim on a one month contract with unlimited data for about £15 or something. That's probably your best bet, stick the sim in a spare phone and use it as a WiFi hot-spot.

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Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:08 - Mar 4 with 5320 viewsBlueastheycome

BT offer pay as you go packages on a daily to monthly basis
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Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:13 - Mar 4 with 5294 viewsHerbivore

Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:08 - Mar 4 by Blueastheycome

BT offer pay as you go packages on a daily to monthly basis


They are hellishly expensive though.

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Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:14 - Mar 4 with 5289 viewsgordon

Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:04 - Mar 4 by BrixtonBlue

That'll use up my data pretty quickly.

I'm joining Sky, so they are the ones who are going to be providing the internet!


switch to giffgaff, get a larger bundle, and hotspot your mobile. Much cheaper than the dongle route (unlesss that's changed).

https://www.giffgaff.com/
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Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:16 - Mar 4 with 5275 viewsSikamikanico

Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:00 - Mar 4 by Pinewoodblue

Link your laptop to your mobile.

Don’t most employers, when they provide free internet, just reimburse you whatever you are already paying.


From a tax perspective that is a pain as it is reimbursing a personal expense
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Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:18 - Mar 4 with 5267 viewsHerbivore

I used these guys and got a one month sim only contract and used it as a hot spot: https://smarty.co.uk/?utm_medium=PPC&utm_source=Google&utm_campaign=PURE_BRAND_S

Some providers specify you can't use the data to create a hot spot so be careful of that, but these guys don't make any such stipulations.

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Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:21 - Mar 4 with 5256 viewsVaughan8

I did this when I moved house as we had issues getting our internet transferred over.

https://www.btwifi.co.uk/

Its quite expensive (30days is the only "reasonable" price) but it was quite good, and you can use it anywhere there is a "hotspot"
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Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:22 - Mar 4 with 5252 viewsWD19

Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:04 - Mar 4 by BrixtonBlue

That'll use up my data pretty quickly.

I'm joining Sky, so they are the ones who are going to be providing the internet!


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Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:33 - Mar 4 with 5231 viewstractorian

If you use BT's internet service then you can use their BT-Fon service for free by registering as a BT-Fon user. Then check for aavailable services at the new house. There's a good chance you'll find BT-Fon available, with a decent level of service, from one of theneighbours. All BT routers have a portion of their capacity reserved for BT-Fon, so you're not impacting the neighbours.

Even if you can't find a BT-Fon service at the new house it's worth registering as you can use BT-Fon wherever you are (over most of Europe it's claimed - certainly in mid-France) and it will cost you nothing.

I've even heard of unscrupulous people registering for BT-Fon at a friend's house so they can use it elsewhere free of charge. It's certainly more secure than internet cafe's and hotels.
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Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:35 - Mar 4 with 5226 viewsBrixtonBlue

Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:06 - Mar 4 by Herbivore

I managed to get a sim on a one month contract with unlimited data for about £15 or something. That's probably your best bet, stick the sim in a spare phone and use it as a WiFi hot-spot.


I mean more for my laptop to be honest.

I bet Bloots will downarrow this.
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Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:39 - Mar 4 with 5213 viewsBrixtonBlue

Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:33 - Mar 4 by tractorian

If you use BT's internet service then you can use their BT-Fon service for free by registering as a BT-Fon user. Then check for aavailable services at the new house. There's a good chance you'll find BT-Fon available, with a decent level of service, from one of theneighbours. All BT routers have a portion of their capacity reserved for BT-Fon, so you're not impacting the neighbours.

Even if you can't find a BT-Fon service at the new house it's worth registering as you can use BT-Fon wherever you are (over most of Europe it's claimed - certainly in mid-France) and it will cost you nothing.

I've even heard of unscrupulous people registering for BT-Fon at a friend's house so they can use it elsewhere free of charge. It's certainly more secure than internet cafe's and hotels.


I think my dad's internet is BT, so yeah, that could be a possibility.

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Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:42 - Mar 4 with 5198 viewsHerbivore

Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:35 - Mar 4 by BrixtonBlue

I mean more for my laptop to be honest.


Your laptop would connect to the WiFi hot spot on your phone. Your phone basically becomes your WiFi hub.
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Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:52 - Mar 4 with 5163 viewsGlasgowBlue

Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:04 - Mar 4 by BrixtonBlue

That'll use up my data pretty quickly.

I'm joining Sky, so they are the ones who are going to be providing the internet!


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Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:55 - Mar 4 with 5152 viewsBloomBlue

Is the answer a modem?
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Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 12:11 - Mar 4 with 5135 viewsBrixtonBlue

Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:52 - Mar 4 by GlasgowBlue

Taking the Murdoch pound? I’m telling Jezza 😀


He was bought out by Comcast in 2018. So, no.

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Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 13:49 - Mar 4 with 5061 viewsKBsSocks

Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 11:35 - Mar 4 by BrixtonBlue

I mean more for my laptop to be honest.


How does your laptop usually connect to the internet ?

Hardwired to a router is always best, but if it has a wireless connection,
or a bluetooth connection,
use one of those to connect to your phone / a spare phone
or buy a specific dongle
as the others have said :-)

It'll be more laggy than a hardwired connection (to a router),
but okay for a month, unless you are streaming (Netflix, etc).

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Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 14:02 - Mar 4 with 5043 viewsBrixtonBlue

Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 13:49 - Mar 4 by KBsSocks

How does your laptop usually connect to the internet ?

Hardwired to a router is always best, but if it has a wireless connection,
or a bluetooth connection,
use one of those to connect to your phone / a spare phone
or buy a specific dongle
as the others have said :-)

It'll be more laggy than a hardwired connection (to a router),
but okay for a month, unless you are streaming (Netflix, etc).


As said above, I think the BT Fon option is my best one.

I bet Bloots will downarrow this.
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Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 14:07 - Mar 4 with 5031 viewsJ2BLUE

I used something similar to this:

https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/phones-broadband-and-sat-nav/broadband/mobile-broa
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Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 14:30 - Mar 4 with 4997 viewsBrixtonBlue

Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 14:07 - Mar 4 by J2BLUE

I used something similar to this:

https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/phones-broadband-and-sat-nav/broadband/mobile-broa
[Post edited 4 Mar 2020 14:07]


That looks pretty good.

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Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 14:54 - Mar 4 with 4975 viewsHerbivore

Is there such a thing as temporary internet? on 14:30 - Mar 4 by BrixtonBlue

That looks pretty good.


If you have an old phone it'll do the same job if you make it a WiFi hot-spot and it won't cost you a thing.

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