"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message
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I am staying at a friend's house to help her with her garden in a couple
of months but I really would like to stay online if I can.

She doesn't have the Internet (long story) - is there a way I could buy
something to plug into, say, my laptop so I could go on. I would like to
show her the RHS site and pictures of plants etc. Only need it for about 2
or 3 weeks, don't mind paying, just have no idea of whether it's a
possibility.

Don't have smart phone so can't use that.

When we are away from home, which we often are with work, we use a mobile
broadband dongle from 3. It simply plugs into a USB port on the laptop. We
have tried all the UK providers and the 3 network coverage and speed is best
by far. Ours costs £15.99 per month but we are on the top rate because our
usage for work and other related activity demands it; there are cheaper
packages, starting at £7.50pm or PAYG, if you don't need that level of
service. The dongle came free with our package, others may vary. Call in at
a 3 shop or go to http://store.three.co.uk/

And no, we don't work for them or get commission, we're just satisfied
customers

Otherwise, you could get what you want for free if you have wireless
networking on the computer. Go to somewhere like a Starbucks or some local
government buildings like a library and you can often get a free wireless
connection. If you don't have wireless built in you can get a usb adapter
for that too for a few quid from PC World or the like. Or you could pay for
an hour at an Internet cafe and use one of their computers to do the same.

Do let us know how it goes
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