WiFi abroad...oh the joy :)

[Cleoriff]

How times change... and how much we can still learn despite our age...

When I joined this forum I classed myself as technophobic. I still am... but when I think back, I have absorbed a fair amount from friends and colleagues on here.

In my apartment in Spain I had always used my netbook powered by a usb dongle...and couldn't really use my Samsung S3 because of the cost of data roaming...

This year, knowing I was bringing the grandson and daughter-in law with me... I thought.again

There would be 3 phones, 3 Tablets and my netbook.....all useless unless I did something drastic

So technophobic me had Wifi installed in my apartment (yes me! Who knew??)

(Please...no comments such as... I should be exploring the beautiful country...or sunbathing...or swimming in the pool...reading a good book..etc etc etc..been there, done that and still do)

My point is...a year ago I knew little or nothing about WiFi...even less about MiFi

Now with all the technological advances...this apartment is a real home from home

Hey!! We can even sit by the pool and pick up my Wifi...oh the absolute joy

[Anonymous]

Hi @Cleoriff    Many congratulations on yet another stride along the technological highway!   You must tell me someday  how you did that 'cos I would like to do the same for my daughter who has a summer place that is cleverly situated in a spot where no mobile signals seem to penetrate! 

Enjoy your holiday and if you can't be good at least be careful!

Gerry

[Anonymous]

As you say Denise

Every day is a school day.

I learn every day.

[Anonymous]

Nice one I bet is was easy really

[jonsie]

The gal done good!:smileyhappy:

Just be extra careful round the pool as you well know that phones, tablets, water and alcohol don't make a good mix

[Cleoriff]

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@Anonymous wrote:
Nice one I bet is was easy really

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Not that easy actually @Anonymous Recently Southern Spain lost all English TV channels due to the 'big satellite' in the sky being re-positioned...So the Wifi companies were working flat out to install TV dishes/boxes in Hotels, apartment complexes and villa's across the Costa del Sol...

Getting hold of an engineer to put it in my apartment was a logistical nightmare...

However lucky old me has a friend of a friend of a friend... who does this and I was one of the few who got it at this time

Proving once and for all..it aint what you know...it's who you know....

[Anonymous]

Oh I see well at least you got it done

[Cleoriff]

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@jonsie wrote:

The gal done good!:smileyhappy:

Just be extra careful round the pool as you well know that phones, tablets, water and alcohol don't make a good mix

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@jonsie  As if this gal would ever lie by the pool with a Tablet in one hand and an alcoholic drink in another ..hic hic....

[Anonymous]

You would be ok with a sony z1 or z2 tablet

[Anonymous]

And to be fair @Cleoriff

Who in their right mind would say No to you to get this sorted.

Lovely weather in blighty by the way ,so thank you.