PC Advisor - Fontera offer.

Eeyore

Jim Howes wrote:

> Eeyore wrote:
> >
> > Michael Chare wrote:
> >
> >> I was reading the Feb 08 copy of PCadvisor
> >
> > Don't you love the time warp the mags live in ?
>
> Apparently, talking to she that knows (and must be obeyed), the date on
> the magazine is actually the date it is supposed to be removed from the
> shelves, a bit like the date on a loaf of bread.

LOL !


> This made some kind of sense when you could read the January 08 issue in
> December, but being two months out implies either
> A) It is a bimestrial[1] publication
> or
> B) Their tardis is malfunctioning
> or
> C) They are quite mad.
>
> I know which one my money is on.

I think 'C' is correct too.

Graham

Eeyore

Jim Howes wrote:

> Eeyore wrote:
> >
> > Michael Chare wrote:
> >
> >> I was reading the Feb 08 copy of PCadvisor
> >
> > Don't you love the time warp the mags live in ?
>
> Apparently, talking to she that knows (and must be obeyed), the date on
> the magazine is actually the date it is supposed to be removed from the
> shelves, a bit like the date on a loaf of bread.

LOL !


> This made some kind of sense when you could read the January 08 issue in
> December, but being two months out implies either
> A) It is a bimestrial[1] publication
> or
> B) Their tardis is malfunctioning
> or
> C) They are quite mad.
>
> I know which one my money is on.

I think 'C' is correct too.

Graham

Eeyore

Jim Howes wrote:

> Eeyore wrote:
> >
> > Michael Chare wrote:
> >
> >> I was reading the Feb 08 copy of PCadvisor
> >
> > Don't you love the time warp the mags live in ?
>
> Apparently, talking to she that knows (and must be obeyed), the date on
> the magazine is actually the date it is supposed to be removed from the
> shelves, a bit like the date on a loaf of bread.

LOL !


> This made some kind of sense when you could read the January 08 issue in
> December, but being two months out implies either
> A) It is a bimestrial[1] publication
> or
> B) Their tardis is malfunctioning
> or
> C) They are quite mad.
>
> I know which one my money is on.

I think 'C' is correct too.

Graham

[L.]

On Sat, 8 Dec 2007 13:47:32 -0000, "Michael Chare"
<> wrote:


>The Fontera does not contain a broadband modem but would appear to be a
>Wireless Access Point. Googling for Fontera I found that one of the most
>popular sites was one telling you how to hack them!
>
> Does anyone have any practical experience of the Fontera?

Fonera.

Have been using one for a while now. Quite a reliable piece of kit.
Only prob is that the computers connected to the private network of
the Fonera do not see and are not seen by the rest of the LAN.
Probably some configuration I am missing, but that does not bother me
much.
No experience with external connections, I live in the sticks and
nobody ever comes here.

Lnz

[L.]

[L.]

On Sat, 8 Dec 2007 13:47:32 -0000, "Michael Chare"
<> wrote:


>The Fontera does not contain a broadband modem but would appear to be a
>Wireless Access Point. Googling for Fontera I found that one of the most
>popular sites was one telling you how to hack them!
>
> Does anyone have any practical experience of the Fontera?

Fonera.

Have been using one for a while now. Quite a reliable piece of kit.
Only prob is that the computers connected to the private network of
the Fonera do not see and are not seen by the rest of the LAN.
Probably some configuration I am missing, but that does not bother me
much.
No experience with external connections, I live in the sticks and
nobody ever comes here.

Lnz

[L.]

Michael Chare

"[L.]" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Sat, 8 Dec 2007 13:47:32 -0000, "Michael Chare"
> <> wrote:
>
>
>>The Fontera does not contain a broadband modem but would appear to be a
>>Wireless Access Point. Googling for Fontera I found that one of the most
>>popular sites was one telling you how to hack them!
>>
>> Does anyone have any practical experience of the Fontera?
>
> Fonera.
>
> Have been using one for a while now. Quite a reliable piece of kit.
> Only prob is that the computers connected to the private network of
> the Fonera do not see and are not seen by the rest of the LAN.
> Probably some configuration I am missing, but that does not bother me
> much.
> No experience with external connections, I live in the sticks and
> nobody ever comes here.
>
> Lnz


Thanks for the reply. What was your motive for getting the Fonera? Have
you ever used anyone else's network?

In one way the idea appeals to me as it might mean that I would get network
access whilst on holiday in the UK. On the otherhand I am reluctant for my
home to be identified on a map.

--
Michael Chare

Michael Chare

"[L.]" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Sat, 8 Dec 2007 13:47:32 -0000, "Michael Chare"
> <> wrote:
>
>
>>The Fontera does not contain a broadband modem but would appear to be a
>>Wireless Access Point. Googling for Fontera I found that one of the most
>>popular sites was one telling you how to hack them!
>>
>> Does anyone have any practical experience of the Fontera?
>
> Fonera.
>
> Have been using one for a while now. Quite a reliable piece of kit.
> Only prob is that the computers connected to the private network of
> the Fonera do not see and are not seen by the rest of the LAN.
> Probably some configuration I am missing, but that does not bother me
> much.
> No experience with external connections, I live in the sticks and
> nobody ever comes here.
>
> Lnz


Thanks for the reply. What was your motive for getting the Fonera? Have
you ever used anyone else's network?

In one way the idea appeals to me as it might mean that I would get network
access whilst on holiday in the UK. On the otherhand I am reluctant for my
home to be identified on a map.

--
Michael Chare

Michael Chare

"[L.]" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Sat, 8 Dec 2007 13:47:32 -0000, "Michael Chare"
> <> wrote:
>
>
>>The Fontera does not contain a broadband modem but would appear to be a
>>Wireless Access Point. Googling for Fontera I found that one of the most
>>popular sites was one telling you how to hack them!
>>
>> Does anyone have any practical experience of the Fontera?
>
> Fonera.
>
> Have been using one for a while now. Quite a reliable piece of kit.
> Only prob is that the computers connected to the private network of
> the Fonera do not see and are not seen by the rest of the LAN.
> Probably some configuration I am missing, but that does not bother me
> much.
> No experience with external connections, I live in the sticks and
> nobody ever comes here.
>
> Lnz


Thanks for the reply. What was your motive for getting the Fonera? Have
you ever used anyone else's network?

In one way the idea appeals to me as it might mean that I would get network
access whilst on holiday in the UK. On the otherhand I am reluctant for my
home to be identified on a map.

--
Michael Chare

Michael Chare

"[L.]" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Sat, 8 Dec 2007 13:47:32 -0000, "Michael Chare"
> <> wrote:
>
>
>>The Fontera does not contain a broadband modem but would appear to be a
>>Wireless Access Point. Googling for Fontera I found that one of the most
>>popular sites was one telling you how to hack them!
>>
>> Does anyone have any practical experience of the Fontera?
>
> Fonera.
>
> Have been using one for a while now. Quite a reliable piece of kit.
> Only prob is that the computers connected to the private network of
> the Fonera do not see and are not seen by the rest of the LAN.
> Probably some configuration I am missing, but that does not bother me
> much.
> No experience with external connections, I live in the sticks and
> nobody ever comes here.
>
> Lnz


Thanks for the reply. What was your motive for getting the Fonera? Have
you ever used anyone else's network?

In one way the idea appeals to me as it might mean that I would get network
access whilst on holiday in the UK. On the otherhand I am reluctant for my
home to be identified on a map.

--
Michael Chare

Michael Chare

"[L.]" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Sat, 8 Dec 2007 13:47:32 -0000, "Michael Chare"
> <> wrote:
>
>
>>The Fontera does not contain a broadband modem but would appear to be a
>>Wireless Access Point. Googling for Fontera I found that one of the most
>>popular sites was one telling you how to hack them!
>>
>> Does anyone have any practical experience of the Fontera?
>
> Fonera.
>
> Have been using one for a while now. Quite a reliable piece of kit.
> Only prob is that the computers connected to the private network of
> the Fonera do not see and are not seen by the rest of the LAN.
> Probably some configuration I am missing, but that does not bother me
> much.
> No experience with external connections, I live in the sticks and
> nobody ever comes here.
>
> Lnz


Thanks for the reply. What was your motive for getting the Fonera? Have
you ever used anyone else's network?

In one way the idea appeals to me as it might mean that I would get network
access whilst on holiday in the UK. On the otherhand I am reluctant for my
home to be identified on a map.

--
Michael Chare