Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Was it a couple of baked bean cans and a long bit of string?
Which mobile network should I swap to?
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Was it a couple of baked bean cans and a long bit of string?
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Another vote for giff gaff , whole family is on it so its easy for me to keep track of paymenst etc , i could probably get a cheaper deal but im not tied into a contract
NorthernDave
Never used Über Member
- Location
- The real Northern Powerhouse
Another vote for Tesco Mobile.
Exceptional customer service (unlike the main supermarket business) and reliable, widespread coverage on the O2 network.
Exceptional customer service (unlike the main supermarket business) and reliable, widespread coverage on the O2 network.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
depends how much use you use your phone £6 is the smallest goody bag package as they call it with 500 mb of data 300 mins and 500 texts a month so you can turn on mobile data to send for pictures
usa is expensive
europe ...
https://community.giffgaff.com/t5/Using-giffgaff/Using-your-mobile-abroad/ta-p/3522931
DRHysted
Guru
- Location
- New Forest
Using free WiFi is a very risky proposition. I wouldn’t risk it myself.
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
My experience suggests this is not the case. I've been using free wifi on any number of devices for as long as its' been available and not experienced any difficulty.
I feel this is like so many things we are urged to be cautious of; if one is sensible there won't be an issue, if one isn't problems can occur. Much like email or phone scams, only those who don't think will get scammed.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
If you mean that you only do things like check the weather forecast or what is on the TV later, yes.
Online banking etc. - a very strong NO, unless you take extra precautions!
I saw a TV report once where the reporter and a hacker sat in a cafe and logged what customers were doing on the wifi. They went up to one man afterwards and said that they knew he had £[aaaaaa.aa] in the [bbbbb] bank, his username was [cccccc], his password was [ddddd], he was meeting his wife [eeeee] in 10 minutes at the shop down the road, his cat was called [fffff], his dog was called [ggggg], and his daughter [hhhhh] went to such and such a school. He went white and asked how the hell they knew all that... They explained just how insecure the cafe wifi was!
[This internet security post was brought to you by the man who put his wifi router on a window sill next to a public pavement, with the wifi password clearly visible on the back to everyone who walked by!
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DRHysted
Guru
- Location
- New Forest
If you are using free WiFi the only way to come close to secure your connection is to use a VPN. Everything you do over a public WiFi can be intercepted very easily by anyone half IT savy. Not only that but malware can be downloaded without your knowledge which can enable them to take control of your connected item, which they could then infect everyone in your address book.
As I said I wouldn’t take the risk.
Lozz360
Veteran
- Location
- Oxfordshire
I’m sure that is the case with all the networks. Cheapest way of sending pictures is to use an app like WhatsApp. Then it’s free if you are using free WiFi.
Tanis8472
Guru
Security
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
If you mean that you only do things like check the weather forecast or what is on the TV later, yes.
Online banking etc. - a very strong NO, unless you take extra precautions!
I saw a TV report once where the reporter and a hacker sat in a cafe and logged what customers were doing on the wifi. They went up to one man afterwards and said that they knew he had £[aaaaaa.aa] in the [bbbbb] bank, his username was [cccccc], his password was [ddddd], he was meeting his wife [eeeee] in 10 minutes at the shop down the road, his cat was called [fffff], his dog was called [ggggg], and his daughter [hhhhh] went to such and such a school. He went white and asked how the hell they knew all that... They explained just how insecure the cafe wifi was!
[This internet security post was brought to you by the man who put his wifi router on a window sill next to a public pavement, with the wifi password clearly visible on the back to everyone who walked by!
When I'm out all I would do is as you describe. Possibly check, email, FB or messenger if something shows but when I'm out at most I'd generally just look at the screen to see what alerts I have. I don't live a life which requires me to check everything every 10 minutes.
Online banking I'd only do at home unless there was a total emergency. Same applies to any other sensitive online work.
I feel online security is a question of being sensible rather than paranoid. It's similar to email and phone scams - think before one acts and avoid the potential problem.
