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thanks walker and vac -- and thanks vac for that v useful info. vac, no, it's not the browsers at fault - i use ff, chrome and opera. vac, it is not so much that the pages hang -- it's just that they take longer to load ( i see this in the browser status bar). glad to know that no config is...

thanks chris and ben again -- stars given to all ! ben, i will have a read of that useful info u gave. much thanks to all !!

Avast for me ; just brilliant .

marc, it depends really. the only problem i have sometimes (as i described earlier ) is from upstairs; all downstairs devices have no issues. and i must be honest, after reboot of router this morning things are back to normal; but i am still interested in the idea of an extender -- just in case...

marc, thank u but yes when i take it downstairs all is well. star given . laptop is clean also; i have avast and mbam and IS clean.

thanks trv also - star given.

thanks vac (star given ) for that v useful info. actually today, after a reboot of the router things are back to normal, as they should be. I still am interested in the idea of getting an extender just in case. vac: no, although i do see other networks my laptop is definitely connecting to MY...

thanks all for your helpful replies. due to my electrics i probably cannot run the homeplug. re the extender : can someone please just enlighten me: is all that is required is a power source where it would sit in my bedroom? is the initial setup fairly easy? I have a BT wireless router (works...

wireless upstairs in my bedroom (no Ethernet cable available ). ^Folks, I'd love your help if possible. atm my BT router is downstairs in my lounge but in my bedroom i have my wireless laptop but the connection is slower (compared to the machines downstairs) . My Q is : if I buy a wireless...

wireless upstairs in my bedroom (no Ethernet cable available ). ^Folks, I'd love your help if possible. atm my BT router is downstairs in my lounge but in my bedroom i have my wireless laptop but the connection is slower (compared to the machines downstairs) . My Q is : if I buy a wireless...

Thanks both, stars for both. any other alternative suggestions perhaps?

Hello, could u folks here please recommend a freeware VPN - something tried and trusted? I need it to work in the UK and with online banking etc for safety when using wi-fi from a public hotspot. Thank u everyone, as always.

Very true, and although I'm not a particular big fan of McAfee anti-virus, the McAfee http://www.siteadvisor.com/ can be quite useful...although does it merely warn of the obvious[pimp]

Thanks both for your fast feedback; stars* for both.

What are people's opinions about malwarebytes with regards to type of scan? I've been reading recently (don't have the link) that it's been suggested to run only a quick scan and not a full scan.

Just as confused. Duck tape?

...And we all agree that the data is more important than the cost of the drive.

Yes, I quite like Yahoo for picture and video search too. Often gives me alternatives (but same definitions) to what G provides.

Once again, thanks for that goomb.

Thanks goomb, I did try searching on Google for the correct syntax, but I was receiving conflicting info such as [device name] etc. But thank you, and have a lovely Xmas.