i hope we get broadband, im used to all these luxuries at home :P hehe. I cant believe we hav to wait till registration to get online, im gonna b so bloody homesick, used to being on msn to my mates like 24/7 !!! hehe. ah well, im sure thre will b plenty to keep me busy till regi day!
As far as I know (I asked someone at Clarence Dock) it's very fast. For the price you guys at James Baillie are paying, though, it should be as fast as it can get, that price is mental..
what are the registration dates again ? better not have to wait too long as i wont even have my tv licence by then no doubt, and no pc is just salt to the wounds! ..and they wonder why the youth of today is turning to alcohol, eeeeh i tell thee!
You'll probably have to wait at least 2-3 days before you can get on the internet; so make the best of the opportunity and go meet new people in your halls. It's so much easier at the very beginning of the term than it is later on.
It is a bit of a pain I know. Last year I was expecting to just plug in and be set up but twas not the case. No temporary connection either It's only the first few days though, and you won't miss it because of all the hecticness. Trust me
I think registration is on the Tuesday, but that might just be my department.
Would be better than those in soem of the blocks of Leodis (F, i'm assured, H and J i presume.. and no doubt E and G too) which havent been set up yet for internet apparently.. was told by someone from ISS they're unsure of when block F will have internet.. I mean cud be a day, cud be a month...
Welcome to the University of Leeds, you have received this email because you have requested accommodation within one of the University’s residences that offers a network connection, please take some time to read the following information as it will prove useful to you when connecting to the residence network.
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