NEW Telephone Number: 01823 213388
The Taunton Minster broadband, WiFi and telephone systems have just been upgraded and we now have a new telephone number. This new number will enable you to reach the various parts of the church organisation.
When you phone, there’s a simple menu system from which you choose who you want to talk to. The most popular will be the office for which you simply dial 01823 213388 and press Option 1. Through the menu, you can also reach:
- The Vestry (Option 2)
- Magdalene’s Coffee Shop (Option 3)
- The Gifts & Books Shop (Option 4)
- The Vicarage (Option 5)
If you know who you want to be in touch with, then you don’t have to listen to the whole menu—just press the Option number you want straight away to get connected.
Please note the new number, update your own phone’s directory and begin using the new number straight away. (Any old numbers you might have a note of will continue to work for now, but in due course they’ll cease.)
All this means we have a telephone system fit for the future (when copper lines end), the broadband in the office is now much faster and the church WiFi has more coverage.
WiFi
The WiFi coverage within the church has been improved and it now has a new network name. So, if your phone or tablet previously connected to ‘Magdalene’s Coffee Shop’, you’ll find that this will no longer appear as an available network.
Instead, you’ll see ‘Taunton Minster Guest’ as a network option. You can sign into this using the password that you have used previously. If you can’t remember the password, then just ask when you’re next in church. Once you have connected to the new network your device should remember it for the future.
(You’ll see other network options available within the Minster, but there’s only public access network which is the ‘Taunton Minster Guest’ option.)
Please note that WiFi is provided based on a fair usage policy and the Minster’s public WiFi is intentionally bandwith limited. You’re welcome to use the WiFi for normal things like website surfing, emails and all the general stuff that we all do. The free WiFi isn’t meant for big downloads, running games, video chats and the like. You can use your own data for those things!
Here’s a QR code for Taunton Minster Guest which you can use when you are within WiFi range to help make your initial connection:
And finally! The church WiFi mentioned already only has a range within the body of the church. So, if you are in the Upper Room, then you’ll need to use the network ‘Magdalene Centre’ (and this connection has not changed, so if you have used it previously, then it’s still the same).
