Ferrari Spider

[Bas]

Be very very carefull that you remain within your monthly data limit though, if you go beyond that things can get very costly .
(says the idiot who had to find that out the hard way)

[Snoring Rhino]

PC world sell the Virgin dongle, it slots into a USB Slot, although the access speed is only going to be what ever the mobile speed is now - quite slow.

[smokie]

Thought I saw a cheap one from Virgin the other day which had a half decent usage allowance. Work give us Vodafone ones. They really aren't *that* slow if you have a good signal - 300 - 400 kbps.

[JDS]

I have a Vodafone one and it's pretty good - more than capable of running a hungry-noisy VPN over it too. I get 3gb/month (I think) for £12 (plus vat) which I reckon is a pretty good deal.

[mike(liverpool boys)]

I've been looking at these mobile internet deals for a while now but im a total computer idiot. What does 3gb/month get me?

[JDS]

I've been looking at these mobile internet deals for a while now but im a total computer idiot. What does 3gb/month get me?

According to Vodafone:

You could surf for 100 hours, send 2000 e-mails, download 200 music tracks and 100 short video clips

I run mine two days a week when I'm travelling using it to connect to work, run email and apps over etc. and I've never got anywhere near the inclusive allowance.

You should check coverage for where you are most likely to be though as my house in the UK is in a bit of a black spot so using it there can be a bit slow as it's not 3G - mostly though it's pretty good.

[TobyAnscombe]

I've been looking at these mobile internet deals for a while now but im a total computer idiot. What does 3gb/month get me?

Mike - 3Gb/Month on voda costs me £14 a month and I use it reasonably heavily every day and never get near the limit. 12 month contract so not a long contract either which is a good thing...

The alternative is to get a t mobile phone with unlimited internet bundle and then use it as a modem for a laptop.

[Ferrari Spider]

all sorted, didn't realise my BT service provides it free, so done that and got a beter package at a lower price, aren't BT magnificent!!!

[Ferrari Spider]

well that's it, off now to the hopital, hopefully will have computer access in a couple of weeks or so when my bt dongle arrives via royal mail   other then that see you all when i come out of the sin bin.

[powermite]

Good Luck FS

PM

[mike(liverpool boys)]

Good luck FS. Take it easy.

Mike

[Snoring Rhino]

I had a call from Mr Catchpole, he is finally settled in his Isolation ward, however he is trying to negotiate an upgrade to a business class room with a view over Southampton Docks rather than the central courtyard  .  He has developed a bit of a temperature (could be down to paying too much attention to the Nurses bending over of course) so they are keeping an eye on him, otherwise in good spirits and look forward to getting it over with.

[Snoring Rhino]

MGMark, Peters received your text and has asked me to remind you that silk smoking jackets, extended cigarettes and bat boys (for the use of....) maybe available to the higher eshilons of Her Majesty's service but are not available on the NHS.
Unfortunately he is into full barrier nursing, and the delights of Glacy (Cherry his Philippine Nurse) are most defiantly down to his imagination (and may involve a sock at some stage).

[mgmark]

MGMark, Peters received your text and has asked me to remind you that silk smoking jackets, extended cigarettes and bat boys (for the use of....) maybe available to the higher eshilons of Her Majesty's service but are not available on the NHS.
Unfortunately he is into full barrier nursing, and the delights of Glacy (Cherry his Philippine Nurse) are most defiantly down to his imagination (and may involve a sock at some stage).

Good to hear that the old chap is managing to manipulate the modern mobile telephone and use its text facilities without the aid of a signaller.  But, oh dear me, his mind must be getting addled these days.  Affectations of silk smoking jackets, cigarette holders and bat boys (officer, for the use of, quantity one) may have been de rigeur in the other Services, but never so in the RAF.  Much more youthful, exuberant and riff-raff in nature, with tastes in warm brown beer and comfortable WAAFS, is the RAF.  The WAAFs, of course, dispense with any requirement for self-administered "sock relief", so RAF chaps tend to use socks only for their intended purpose (as knitted or woven, normally by an obliging older relative, hosiery garments) to enclose the human foot to ease chafing between the foot and footwear, keep the feet warm, provide comfort, be fashionable and keep the feet clean. 

You might remind him that the RAF stems from much more resourceful, practical stock - such as the example set by "Tip It In" Terry Spencer, another of our WW2 veterans lost to us in the last few days, whose obituary appeared in the Times today, and from which I quote "In February 1945 he was shot down while attacking ground targets near Munster. He baled out and landed in a field beside some French slave workers but was soon surrounded by German soldiers. He was taken to a German interrogation centre, but escaped soon afterwards during an Allied bombing raid. Spencer and a New Zealander commandeered a motor bicycle, stole some petrol and reached the American lines. He rejoined his unit, by then in Holland, to be greeted by his CO and fighter ace Group Captain Johnny Johnson, who exclaimed: “Terry, where the bloody hell have you been the last five weeks?”.  On that basis, Peter can probably expect a polite enquiry of "Hello, old chap been away somewhere?" when he emerges victorious from his full barrier encounters with Nurse Gladys Emmanuel.....

MG Mark   

[Snoring Rhino]

LoL, have printed and will pass on via his good lady.