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PersonSGThomas
30/6/2013 at 2:27pm
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Booster comes with USB connection so if your tablet has a port it should be OK


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PersonMike+Co
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Quote: Originally posted by manchestercamp on 30/6/2013MikeWhat is BTFon. or SFRF for that matter.
please forgive my ignorance


If you have BT Broadband at home then you can opt in to BT Fon, your home router then becomes a hot spot for anyone else to use. That means that there are thousands of hot spots for you to pick up WiFi from across the UK especially if you use a booster Ariel.
BT Fon have an agreement with the French SFR company where you can access BT Fon through the SFRFon hotspots    

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PersonOliverDay
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Quote: Originally posted by SGThomas on 30/6/2013
Booster comes with USB connection so if your tablet has a port it should be OK

No only a micro USB. I might get one for the Laptop but in the end I'm not really worried about it. My daughter however, well you'd think it was the end of the world!


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Personmanchestercamp
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Mike and Co
How extensive are these hot spots in France which you can
access with BT broadband. We do not have that yet but we are looking at our broadband /TV/phone package and it is an other thing to think about as we are likely to spend 2 months a year on the mainland from now on.


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PersonMike+Co
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Quote: Originally posted by manchestercamp on 01/7/2013
Mike and Co
How extensive are these hot spots in France which you can
access with BT broadband. We do not have that yet but we are looking at our broadband /TV/phone package and it is an other thing to think about as we are likely to spend 2 months a year on the mainland from now on.


If you have a decent booster aerial and you are close to some houses then there is a good chance that one of the homes will have SFRFon which is what you need.
You can join BT Fon without having BT as your broadband supplier at home.


Mike


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Personjuliev
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We also have the Alfa network booster mentioned by SGThomas and have used it in France to pick up Free WiFi from our pitch and to boost paid for WiFi. We bought a USB extension lead this year so we can extend Alfa booster to nearby tree fence or awning roof.

Also use it in UK to pick up BT Fon, (sometimes in the middle of a Rally field with no builings in clear sight) and at home to boost signal from router to laptop at far end of the house. Didn't know about SFRF so will remember next time we go to France.

A warning to tablet/Kindle users check before paying for WiFi. The paid for WiFi on our 2nd site in France did not work for tablets as a windows log on page has to stay open to keep the connection.



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Hello everybody,

I am using for 2 years now a 3G router in a small box and I am really satisfied of it. It provides a 3G connection really fast and everywhere even in the pampa... You only need to put your sim card in it. I advise to evryone of you travellers which also enjoy the confort of internet.

Here is the cheapest, french website where i bought it: http://arpci.fr/modems-routeurs/5105-wibe.html

Hoping I helped you,

Enjoy your travel!

Josh


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Personbadger54
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I use BT for my internet access and have BT Fon, but have to say that I have never yet found a hotspot that I can use in France. Having said that we have probably stayed on 15 French campsites in the last couple of years and have never been asked to pay extra for wi-fi access. Sometimes it is only available around the reception area, but many times we could get on-line in our MH. None of these were big fancy sites, just municipals and smaller independents.


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Yep the campsite we were at for a fortnight earlier this month in Frejus had free Wi-Fi which was great, but only at the reception/cafe area, which was fine and we had some fun contacting our Son (29) via Skype, who was trying to tell us that he was looking after the house, and that he was a little bored, at that point a dozen of his mates did the conga within camera view!

For my fix of Radio 4 we had the satellite system up and running, which was handy to have, and the wireless audio system, allowed for me to wander around the campsite listening to Women's hour!


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Not paid for wifi yet, this year ... first site, only at the bar ... second site from our pitch.
I use it daily ... several times a day at times ... need to keep working!


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Some sites that charge (eg Interlude on the Ile de Re) only allow one device at a time to be logged on with your password.

This little device is useful for this Kingston Mobilelite Wirelessas it lets three users share the same signal.

Add an SD card / micro SD card / flash drive and you can take and it also provides extra memory for phones / tablets eg you can take a a few thousand songs and half a dozen films with you - which is also handy if you've a long journey with kids in the back.


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Quote: Originally posted by manchestercamp on 01/7/2013
Mike and Co
How extensive are these hot spots in France which you can
access with BT broadband. We do not have that yet but we are looking at our broadband /TV/phone package and it is an other thing to think about as we are likely to spend 2 months a year on the mainland from now on.



FON Spots are quite Extensive through out Europe - Belgacom with FON(Belgian), SFR with FON (France) TMobile in Germany, My wife has used it in Poland.

If you are not a BT Subscriber, you can by FON Simple, which plugs into your Router at home, and gives you Free access to the FON network. Best £30 I spent.

FON Simple


FON F.A.Q's (at bottom of page)

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Nathan


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We had bad luck finding campsites in France with wi fi this year. Sitting here at home I can call up a map showing all the FON hotspots I should have been able to use, but as there was no wi fi I couldn't call up the map.

Reluctant to lurk in the front gardens of many many houses I gave up and took this I pad to several public libraries and tourist offices who were all most helpful.

How should I have found the FON hotspots when I only have an I pad saying No Internet Connection?


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We stayed at 7 camp sites this year. We had free wifi at 5. More by accident than design we managed to pitch within wifi distance at 3 of them. At the other 2 it was at the reception/bar, which wasn't far in either case.

Of the 2 sites without wifi, one was the new muni at Chatillon sur Loire where they've only been open 2 months and haven't quite got it sorted yet. The other was the muni in Cambrai where they send you to use the wifi at the Buffalo Grill opposite. The Buffalo Grill's wifi is abysmal!

L


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Berriow:

Apparently there is an availableIpad/phone app

"Fon App for iOS is an app designed to enable automatic connection and login to Fon WiFi networks, to give the user the status of the connection of the device, and to show Fon Spots in a map view.
Due to the restrictions in the iOS platform, the app is unable to detect when the user is in range of a Fon SSID, nor can it stay running in the background, and instead has to use geolocation techniques to alert the user of the proximity of a Fon Spot"

The Fact that it alerts the users to the FON Spots using Geolocation, would indicate that the Data is stored on the phone, and you should be able to use Map View offline.

I have not used it, as I have a Windows Phone, but may be worth giving a try

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Nathan, Thankyou for that. I'll have a go.



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