Does anyone here use a mobile carrier bases broadband service?

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I'm sure I've not dreamed this product but I'm struggling to find what it's called or a provider, but basically a home broadband service that rather than using the phone line, it actually comes via the mobile network?

If so any suggestions
 
Ricardodaforce said:
4G on the mobile then activate the wifi hotspot?
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I don't want to do that as it's going to batter my battery even more, plus my current contract isn't ideal for home broadband usage, finally it would also be no good for when I go out my home would no longer have broadband which will be no use to my dad if he is at home

neil_g said:
assuming youre not charged for tethering :)

some routers allow you to add in a SIM card. otherwise a mifi will do what you want, not sure on the range of the wireless connectivity for a whole house however.
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So if I was to buy a router with a slot for a sim would I be correct in assuming all I'd need to do I find a suitable contract or PAYG sim/deal...

That would be ideal
 
neil_g said:
i believe so, ive never used one but seen one in a retail unit where the sim/3g was used as a failover.

it was a netgear router but im not sure what model.
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I shall do some research :thumbs: anything to get away from BT right now, completely hacked off with them, so if I can find a viable solution I can tell them where to stick their service
 
A couple of mates use mobile dongle for their internet access. Not sure what their data allowances are or what their speeds are like.
 
I think Virgin do a non phone line based broadband service. Was on WatchDog the other week, someone didnt want a phone but did want broadband, all (except Virgin) said they only provided broadband via a phone line and charged accordingly. Virgin said you could have broadband without a phone or line rental.
http://store.virginmedia.com/broadb..._clickid=4b01ae55-ddef-09a9-9a56-00000938a9e3

See the Broadband only tab (second one).

Matt
 
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I had a T mobile dongle before I had broadband at home and it was good. (only if you have a good mobile signal though!)

It is just connected to a USB port.
 
You can get wireless dongles too now, I use one when I'm away from home
Not sure it would be cost effective as a main connection, but they are pretty good speed wise
 
Doesn't answer your question but I have 20gb a month on my ipad/iphone with EE. Its 3 times the speed of my home broadband (sky, no fibre here :( ) It comes in really handy when sky slows down or is off for whatever reason and excellent for tethering when Im out & about.
 
Gremlin said:
You can get wireless dongles too now, I use one when I'm away from home
Not sure it would be cost effective as a main connection, but they are pretty good speed wise
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I saw a couple of (what I assume were) these when I was looking in the EE shop on Tuesday. Seemed to be aimed at in car use (one of them plugged into the accessory power socket) but I dare say they could be used with a suitable mains PS.
 
Mine is charged via a USB connection, either in the car or direct to my laptop, once charged it no longer needs to be
connected to the PC, in some hotels you need to have the wifi dongle near the window and with this I can actually
leave it on the window sill whilst sitting elsewhere, it does also mean that more then one device can connect
at a time
 
Some very interesting options basically what I want is to simply have wifi that I can connect all my devices, phone, iPad, telly etc too, I don't think range should be an issue as truth betold so long as I have wifi in my lounge I can live without it elsewhere :thumbs: well until I get my office space set up properly then I might just relocate it or if needed get a a route that supports an extender...this is all unless maybe just maybe BT pull their heads out of their arses and sort my issues...
 
I have a mifi with 15gb data a month. This provides internet access for 5 devices and costs around £15 a month.
 
Orange/T mobile offer a couple of wireless broadband packages, not all that cheap mind and totally useless where I am now as it relies on phone network data signal. No doubt it's fine in big ol' Englandshire
 
MWHCVT said:
I'm sure I've not dreamed this product but I'm struggling to find what it's called or a provider, but basically a home broadband service that rather than using the phone line, it actually comes via the mobile network?

If so any suggestions
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There are routers avaliable that have 3g/4g support but I can't think there would be much benefit to doing this unless you are in an area with really good 3g/4g but terrible adsl - unlikely as it's mainly very rural areas with bad ADSL but rural areas normally don't have the best 3g either (often only 2g or edge)
 
boliston said:
There are routers avaliable that have 3g/4g support but I can't think there would be much benefit to doing this unless you are in an area with really good 3g/4g but terrible adsl - unlikely as it's mainly very rural areas with bad ADSL but rural areas normally don't have the best 3g either (often only 2g or edge)
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Well lets put it this way I'm lucky if I get 2mb/s via BT, I know via 3 I should get roughly 6-7mb/s download

Frankly this is as much about getting away from BT ineptitude as it is getting a better service
 
MWHCVT said:
Well lets put it this way I'm lucky if I get 2mb/s via BT, I know via 3 I should get roughly 6-7mb/s download

Frankly this is as much about getting away from BT ineptitude as it is getting a better service
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Why do you have to use BT? - they are the LAST company I would probably consider LOL
 
boliston said:
Why do you have to use BT? - they are the LAST company I would probably consider LOL
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Sky are more expensive than BT at least in my area, Cable/Virgin are not in my area and frankly even if it was I still wouldn't use them, I've had poor experience with talk talk when they handled our land line for all of 4 months before going back to BT

And besides its all going to come down the same line so it's not like I'm going to get a better service by switching
 
MWHCVT said:
Sky are more expensive than BT at least in my area, Cable/Virgin are not in my area and frankly even if it was I still wouldn't use them, I've had poor experience with talk talk when they handled our land line for all of 4 months before going back to BT

And besides its all going to come down the same line so it's not like I'm going to get a better service by switching
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What is your sync speed?
 
MWHCVT said:
And besides its all going to come down the same line so it's not like I'm going to get a better service by switching
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Nice to see you realise that Matt. I remember a while back when due to Pipex selling and the service being rubbish afterwards
I made some enquiries and had companies trying to sell me superfast connections, at least BT were honest and and said
paying extra wasn't an option for a fast connection as it wasn't supported
 
MWHCVT said:
And besides its all going to come down the same line so it's not like I'm going to get a better service by switching
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No. ISP quality is not measured in megabits per second in speedtests.

The question about sync speed asked earlier is relevant. You would do well to answer it. There is a whole internet full of information on how to answer it. Try "how do I find my sync speed" on google, for example, in case it's not obvious what question to ask if you want to know how to find your sync speed :rolleyes:.
 
onomatopoeia said:
No. ISP quality is not measured in megabits per second in speedtests.

The question about sync speed asked earlier is relevant. You would do well to answer it. There is a whole internet full of information on how to answer it. Try "how do I find my sync speed" on google, for example, in case it's not obvious what question to ask if you want to know how to find your sync speed :rolleyes:.
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You know something Mark, do you not think I tried that before asking, I found out what it was, but I didn't find how to find out what mine was...but you know what thanks for the helpful response :thumbs:
 
When you log into the admin page of your broadband router it should tell you the sync speed and many more details about your DSL connection.

Sometimes a reset is useful, but also no two routers are the same in dealing with the signal noise etc. and to stay on the safe side of a stable connection they will throttle your speed down.

I'm in an area where there is no local loop unbundling and no other company are around. Heck it's only been a few years we got "fast" broadband.

Anyway I used to sync at about 4.5, but found it really slow lately. I discovered it dropped down to 2.4. I had BT reset it, but couldn't go above it. I then tried a different router, bought a billion 7800N. And that manages to connect at 6.7. So go figure that, I got nearly three times the speed I had before by just getting a better router with a different chipset.
 
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