Wi-Fi at The White Hart
Have you have noticed that The White Hart now has Wi-Fi access to the internet? Maybe not, but it has quietly been rolled out bringing St Teath into a world previously dominated by coffee shops like Starbucks. Even better than coffee shops and many hotels which charge upwards of £5 per hour to use it, access is free at The White Hart. Ask at the bar for the password you'll need.
What is Wi-Fi?
A Wi-Fi service can connect computers (usually laptops) or some recent mobile phones to the internet via a device called an access point using wireless technology.
The useful range from the access point is quite variable and depends on any intervening structures.
This service is most likely to be of interest to visitors to the area who often travel with laptops and hope to keep up with their business interests, the latest news and/or use email.
Wi-Fi is also in use in several homes in St Teath and last year replaced a wired system at St Teath School. This anables children to use laptops at many places in the school without trailing wires and still connect to the internet or access files that they might have been working on.
Privacy is an important consideration with Wi-Fi because any laptop can potentially access files on another laptop when they are both connected to the same access point. See here for some handy tips on wireless security. Make sure that a firewall is turned on and folders (in Windows) are not 'shared' or marked like this 
Now you can find out all about St Teath while enjoying a drink at The White Hart. To find out more about the pub, visit the website here.
Photo: Adrian Jasper
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