Connecting to the Internet

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Find out how to safely connect to the internet both in your own home and using public Wi-Fi.

Less than 30 minutes
Lloyds

Connecting to the internet

Format: eLearning

Duration: 8 minutes

Audience: Beginners

Account creation/sign in required: No

Description: Learn to set up and safely connect to the internet.

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Digitising Social Care

Setting up your internet

Format: Webpage

Duration: Up to 30 minutes

Audience: Beginners in Care

Account creation/sign in required: No

Description: This guidance will help you to understand which type of connection you need and how to set up or improve your internet connection. 

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Between 30 minutes and 2 hours
AGE UK

A beginner's guide to connecting to the internet

Format: PDF document

Duration: Up to 2 hours

Audience: Beginners

Account creation/sign in required: No

Description: This guide will show you how to set up an internet connection – also known as getting online – in your home. It will also show you how to search for information online, so you can, for example, look up opening times for the supermarket or plan a day out.

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AGE UK

An intermediate guide to connecting to the internet

Format: PDF document

Duration: Up to 2 hours

Audience: Intermediate

Account creation/sign in required: No

Description: This guide will show you how to use public Wi-Fi, hotspots, mobile data and mobile broadband units. It will also explain how to use different tools on your web browser. This includes ‘bookmarking’ (saving) your favourite websites so you can find them easily.

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