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.

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 ?

That is how it works.

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

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??

Or using an ethernet connection. Remember ethernet?

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Your phone has never been on wifi, you have been using data

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.

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

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.

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.