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David

David Report 26 Jan 2018 08:51


I recall watching on Bid TV some years ago Peter Simon trying to sell to the

public a thing called A DONGLE. As I recall it plunged into a USB socket enabling

your PC to become a giant TV receiver pulling in foreign channels.

Was this a hoax? or is my memory playing tricks? What is a Dongle?

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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 26 Jan 2018 08:58

Nope it existed

A dongle — also called an internet dongle — is a small USB device that allows you to access the internet. It can be referred to as a dongle, USB modem, internet stick, USB network adapter or USB mobile broadband stick.
Mobile Internet Dongle Deals & Information - uSwitch.com
https://www.uswitch.com › guides › what...

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Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 26 Jan 2018 10:30

Might also be known, as a Firestick,
methinks!

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me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

David

David Report 26 Jan 2018 14:58

Thank you Shirley and Bobtanian.I'd thought they were a mini antenna.

Most of the Freeview channel you can get through iplayer.

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ShelleyRose

ShelleyRose Report 27 Jan 2018 13:25

Yes they did/do exist, when my daughter was in University she had one, for her computer. couldn't use it without it.

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 27 Jan 2018 16:35

Our kitchen designer had one, whether it was just full of data, or accessed the internet, I'm not sure..

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me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

David

David Report 27 Jan 2018 17:07


I've got a firestick. That's a portable file you put data of your choice on.

The thing I had in mind was a TV receiver. Haven't a clue how it works.

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