1) Sadly sometimes a chain cafe is the only cafe in an area.
2) I dont know if the legislation for mobile broadband signals is the same as for normal phone signals never having read it, I have no idea if there is any legal difference between the 2. Besides, people do think they can get away with doing dodgy stuff on the quiet – hence my orig question.
3) My foil hat tended to set off the security systems by the shop doors, even when I took it off and put it in my bag.
4) I will skip moving to Kettering then, as it sounds even tougher to get connected.
It does seem odd though, that the only place I get ‘your modem is broken’ type messages is in chain cafes. Its the only time I ever see that message on my pc.