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Mrs H has just discovered that it's possible to have internet connection without phone lines or broadband. There are routers which plug in and use a sim card, like a phone. One can either use the pay as you go or the monthly tariff and it seems the cost is lower than the cost of a phone line and is generally more reliable, in terms of signal strength and drop-outs.
So, dear ponners, could you advise please: (a) is this the type of thing that would work in a garden office - just plug it in, put in the sim and go? ( b) has anyone got rid of their landline and broadband, replacing it with this type of router?
Ta in advance. I bet CC knows - I asked Bruce but his mouth was full of chips and half a chicken (raw).
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(11-06-2022, 01:45 PM)hudds Wrote: Mrs H has just discovered that it's possible to have internet connection without phone lines or broadband. There are routers which plug in and use a sim card, like a phone. One can either use the pay as you go or the monthly tariff and it seems the cost is lower than the cost of a phone line and is generally more reliable, in terms of signal strength and drop-outs.
So, dear ponners, could you advise please: (a) is this the type of thing that would work in a garden office - just plug it in, put in the sim and go? ( b) has anyone got rid of their landline and broadband, replacing it with this type of router?
Ta in advance. I bet CC knows - I asked Bruce but his mouth was full of chips and half a chicken (raw).
Use a phone. Plug a 4g sim card into it and set the phone as a mobile hotspot and then connect to it as you would do regular WiFi.
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It's just 4G/5G exactly as you would get on your phone. If you get decent signal in your house then it's a reasonable option. I changed all our chalet Internet over to 4g boxes from ADSL when I worked in the alps because it was quicker
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U'dds, if you still live where I think you do it may not be a great solution for you. I doubt you'll get any 5G signal, and if your 4G reception isn't great then don't expect it to be better than your broadband.
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Just be wary of the amount of bandwidth you are allowed t to consume.
30 GB may sound a lot but if you stream HD video or even standard quality, you can chew through that quite quickly. Just run a quick report and it looks like I've used around 250gb in the last month or so.
