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Old 19-12-2013, 16:57
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Problem is if your router's Wi-Fi wasn't password protected then anybody in range of it would be able to use your internet connection. At best they'd just be using your connection to surf the net for free, at worse they'd be using it to download child porn and the police would soon be knocking at your door.

That's why these days routers come secured by default.

ETA: the routers Wi-Fi password will be case sensitive. So make sure the capital letters and the lower case letters are exactly the same as the password shown on the bottom of the router.
Thanks.

That's presumably why most of them have a little lock against them.

Oddly enough the only one that was unsecured, was BT, but the signal was never strong enough to connect anyway.

Now that I'm in it, it's a fantastic device.
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Old 19-12-2013, 17:17
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You may want to set up your phone properly now so it uses wi-fi instead of the mobile signal when at home.
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Old 19-12-2013, 17:26
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You may want to set up your phone properly now so it uses wi-fi instead of the mobile signal when at home.
Thanks, yes. I'll give it a go.

I take it then, you can use more than one external device, using the same router key ?
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Old 19-12-2013, 17:32
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That is how it works.
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Old 19-12-2013, 21:33
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Thanks, yes. I'll give it a go.

I take it then, you can use more than one external device, using the same router key ?
Up to about 50 devices on most routers. Though if you all tried to use iPlayer at the same time you'd probably start another thread
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Old 19-12-2013, 22:43
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Up to about 50 devices on most routers. Though if you all tried to use iPlayer at the same time you'd probably start another thread
Cheers, Maw

I should have asked the lady I spoke to at VM. She was really pleasant and helpful. It always helps if you don't talk to them like a pompous knobhead, which I'm sure many would do
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Old 19-12-2013, 23:28
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How can you have a secured wireless network at home and not know what the password is though?? You must have been paying for a broadband service and not using it??
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Old 19-12-2013, 23:33
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Or using an ethernet connection. Remember ethernet?
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Old 20-12-2013, 02:26
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Tried the password on the superhub, with one of the 4 Virgin Media options, and it didn't work. They are now all "disabled"

Also tried holding the wi fi hotspot, and nothing happened.




Yes, my phone is Wi Fi, but I've never had to connect it. It just worked straight off.

Christ I am so pissed off with this. Paid £199 and ZILCH
Your phone has never been on wifi, you have been using data
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Old 20-12-2013, 08:18
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How can you have a secured wireless network at home and not know what the password is though?? You must have been paying for a broadband service and not using it??
Well I received the superhub in December 2010, followed the set up instructions, then rang VM for it to be enabled. I don't remember having to insert a password at any point. That was it.

ERGO ~ I've never seen that "passphrase" before, nor had cause to use it.

When I switched on the tablet and it presented me with a number of different provider options, all wanting a password, I naturally went for VM, as my normal provider, and it had the strongest signal. But all it said was "insert password" - it didn't say which one. Plus there were no hard copy instructions with the tablet.

The online instructions about the Google Nexus 7 set up, simply tell you to insert the "password" when prompted. They don't explain the type of password it is.
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Old 20-12-2013, 09:20
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Well I received the superhub in December 2010, followed the set up instructions, then rang VM for it to be enabled. I don't remember having to insert a password at any point. That was it
Because you connected to the router using a cable perhaps?

You don't need a password if you connect via Ethernet cable for the same obvious reason as to why you do need a password when connecting wireless.
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Old 20-12-2013, 11:23
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Because you connected to the router using a cable perhaps?

You don't need a password if you connect via Ethernet cable for the same obvious reason as to why you do need a password when connecting wireless.
Yes, it was all done using wires. But my point was, I had no need to study the hub stickers in minute detail at the time, or subsequently, any more than I would scrutinise a bar code on a product I'd bought.

Hence my not knowing there was anything of use on the base of the hub, let alone realising its relevance.

But I do now, and happily I am now connected to a really great device whose apps, ease of use, and really sharp HD picture quality are brilliant
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Old 20-12-2013, 14:43
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Yes, it was all done using wires. But my point was, I had no need to study the hub stickers in minute detail at the time, or subsequently, any more than I would scrutinise a bar code on a product I'd bought.

Hence my not knowing there was anything of use on the base of the hub, let alone realising its relevance.

But I do now, and happily I am now connected to a really great device whose apps, ease of use, and really sharp HD picture quality are brilliant
Good stuff. At least you'll know what to do if/when you get any more wireless devices that need connecting up.

Enjoy the tablet. I have a different tablet to you, but it's changed the way I surf the net. My laptop use has gone down loads since I got a tablet.

If I'm just surfing the net, emailing, watching YouTube, iPlayer and the like, looking at the news, reading magazines etc it's ideal. I don't see the point in starting my laptop up most of the time.

A tablet is also great for lazing in bed and surfing the net
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Old 20-12-2013, 16:01
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Good stuff. At least you'll know what to do if/when you get any more wireless devices that need connecting up.

Enjoy the tablet. I have a different tablet to you, but it's changed the way I surf the net. My laptop use has gone down loads since I got a tablet.

If I'm just surfing the net, emailing, watching YouTube, iPlayer and the like, looking at the news, reading magazines etc it's ideal. I don't see the point in starting my laptop up most of the time.

A tablet is also great for lazing in bed and surfing the net
Thanks, Resonance

Your right, they're absolutely brilliant for casual net surfing, and as you say, you can use whilst lounging in bed.
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Old 20-12-2013, 17:20
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Now I've got more problems.

Was in the middle of watching something on you tube an hour or so ago, and it was as though somebody just flicked a switch and it had gone. The only message I get now is "Wi Fi mobile and data are turned off. The page can be loaded once you connect to a network" "Error code ERR_INTERNET_DISCONNECTED"

ETA: resolved. Found settings. The Wi Fi was set to "off", so switched it back on again. Unsure why it suddenly went, but there you go.
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