Using my laptop in a nat 'cafe'

Yung · Member Joined: 20 May 2005 Posts: 75 Location: At sea

Did you get a CD with modem drivers with your mobile phone? Check the web pages of your mobile brand and download drivers from there. Usually you can find all the info you need to set it up there.

You could try getting help in an internet cafe, but I'm sure Buksida would help you out against a small fee... Better chances of success.

buksida · Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 9:32 am Post subject:

Hails, if you're planning to live here why dont you get ADSL? The two threads here discuss the main providers in town:

http://www.huahinafterdark.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1392

http://www.huahinafterdark.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1880

The mobile option is only really for that ... being mobile. Its very unlikely you'll get ADSL speeds through one of these anyway.
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Hails · Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 10:56 am Post subject:

Thanks guys.

Buksida I am planning on living there for a year or two, but wanted to look at other options since everyone seems to have so much trouble with ADSL! Plus will be travelling/finding a home for a couple of months. Have emailed edge to see if they will work ok in HH.

Otherwise standard ADSL it will be (and internet cafes til then).

Hails · Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 11:07 am Post subject:

Also the edge AIS plan is only 200B/month for 2 hours per day, so if this is reasonably hassle free then it could be good, ie will even out the initial cost.

buksida · Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 12:49 pm Post subject:

Hails · Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 1:42 pm Post subject:

Ok, just so I've got it here in one place, rather than searching:

Edge - 9k setup, 200B/month (2 hours per day). No phone line needed?

ADSL: ?

buksida · Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 4:14 pm Post subject:

Hails · Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 4:44 pm Post subject:

Thanks Buksida. I had looked through the threads but I wanted someone to pick out an actual decent one for me to make my comparison.

Edge - 9k setup + 200B/month = 11,400B per year. That is 2 hours per day, enough for me.

ADSL - 2,500k setup + 1,000B/month = 14,500B per year.
ADSL - 2,500k setup + 1,500B/month = 20,500B per year.
Advantage is this is unlimited access.

Edge does provide coverage according to the email I got back today.

But has anyone actually used a service such as this - that is the question. Seems no-one has so far. Maybe I will when I get here!

Hails · Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 4:45 pm Post subject:

Coverage to HH that was.

Hails · Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 4:46 pm Post subject:

Excellent! I just got my first pair of sexy red lips!

caller · Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 7:20 pm Post subject:

Not strictly on subject and not in HH yet(?), but may be of interest to you techies and who knows, coming to a street near you soon?

internet fraudster’s conviction makes history

A MAN from Ealing has made history by becoming the first person to be convicted of stealing someone else's internet access.

Gregory Straszkiewicz, 24, of Ealing, was convicted on Wednesday, July 20, at Isleworth Crown Court, of two offences against the Communications Act.

The offences were dishonestly obtaining an electronic communication service with an attempt to avoid payment and possessing anything to obtain such a service.

Detective Constable Stephen Rothwell, of Ealing CID, said: "This case is actually the first of its type in the United Kingdom." He continued: "It sets an example to people who use increased computer technology to try and avoid paying fees for the Internet." He added: "People using a similar method will be treated in the same way."

A member of the public contacted the police on August 30 last year after becoming concerned about a man acting suspiciously in the street who appeared to be on his laptop computer.

Police attended and arrested Straszkiewicz under the Computer Misuse Act and confiscated his laptop.

Forensic examination later proved that Straszkiewicz had been intercepting the WiFi connection of a local resident accessing their Internet subscription without their knowledge and using the Internet without paying for it.

Further investigation carried out by police showed that Straszkiewicz had been in the area periodically for two to three months.

He received a £500 fine, forfeiture of his computer and wireless card and was given a 12-month conditional discharge.

© 2005-08-08 newsquest media group - a gannett company (u.k)

Yung · Member Joined: 20 May 2005 Posts: 75 Location: At sea

Hails · Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 5:53 am Post subject:

Tim from Edge says that Edge is reliable but not as fast as ASDL....

poisoner · Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 4:06 pm Post subject:

Update on this from my end, I've now managed to use my SE P910 to connect to my laptop via bluetooth (I bought a bluetooth dongle for 15 quid). This way my 'phone works as a modem & I don't need to buy a Vodafone connect card (although that is still a good idea).
For those of you that don't have a smart phone, you can get the vodafone connect cards on e-bay (uk) for around 50 quid.
Hope that helps
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PM-Flyguy · Rookie Joined: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 18

The regent also has a WIFI, TopHotspot serviced.
Might be an optpon if in that area.

Works steady and fast enough last time I visited.