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This is probably blindingly obvious but I'm a technophobe. :( I am belatedly about to enter the 21st Century and get a laptop and wireless connection. Now, going through BT I have the option of upgrading and paying more per month for limited or unlimited access to wifi. My question is, if I were just to buy my own router and plug it in, how would BT know?

Chinajan Mon 04/08/08 21:36

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ChuckFickens
Mon 04/08/08
21:48

they wouldn't know, and they don't care.

Once you have a broadband internet connection you can connect whatever equipment to it you want.

only slightproblem is BT won't offer tech support your own equipment (though BT tech support for their own equipment is crap, so no loss there!!)

ChuckFickens
Mon 04/08/08
21:51

oh and unlimited and limited is on your physical internet connection and refers to any download limit you may have, using wireless (wifi) or wired will make no difference to this.

Chinajan
Mon 04/08/08
21:52

Question Author

Ah I see. Thank you!

Chinajan
Mon 04/08/08
21:54

Question Author

Oh - sorry I've just thought of something else. If you do the BT upgrade thang you get the choice of three options 250 minutes per month wifi access, 350 or unlimited wifi access. Does this affect what you told me?

Thanks again.

sara3
Mon 04/08/08
21:55

are you thinking that if you buy a different router, you won't have to pay for your internet? BT will still be providing this service for you and will know what your usage is, and you will still be charged.

but you can use whatever router you like :o)

Tichfield
Mon 04/08/08
21:56

Chinajan is talking about buying unlimited WiFi using "hotspots" around the country.

ChuckFickens
Mon 04/08/08
22:00

OK I think the wifi minutes you are talking about are about BT HOTSPOT wifi openzone use. these are public places where you can use the internet wirelessly (sp?) with your laptop while away from home.

for home use not relevant at all

Tichfield
Mon 04/08/08
22:00

Unlimited WiFi minutes per month7
Join the BT Fon network and gain access to 100s of thousands of WiFi broadband hotspots around the world, including BT Openzone WiFi hotspots across UK and Ireland. You get unlimited inclusive WiFi minutes in a BT Fon hotspot (500 minutes in BT Openzone) for each month of your contract.

http://www.productsandservices.bt.com/consumer Products/displayTopic.do?topicId=15764

Chinajan
Mon 04/08/08
23:42

Question Author

Oh thanks! No - I'm not talking about using hotspots. It appears I've misunderstood the BT spiel. I am only talking about home use. So these access minutes I've quoted are only counted when you're not using your home hub?

Tichfield
Tue 05/08/08
14:00

Correct. If you are not going to be using your laptop to connect to the net when you are out of range of your home hub you don't need this upgrade.

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