Alternative to landline broadband

General-Lee · May 23, 2014

Apologies if this has been covered, don't have the will or the data to search. We've always had crap broadband with BT and now sky 0.5mb seems to be the norm

but this week we've had nothing, and due to being pretty busy and(although not rocket science) I'm the only one who understands filters, master sockets etc. So just wasted 3/4 of an hour (I'M NOT RACIST) speaking to someone where English isn't their 1st language, trying to diagnose the problem. We are thinking due to the astronomical price and poor service cancelling altogether.
Are any of you getting internet from a 3G type dongle? How do you find it? What about usage limits( I get close to 1gb limit p/m on mobile plus use landline a fair bit)?
So would one 5gb be enough, sis and me moderate-high and mum would be light usage?

Sorry for all the questions, only done a quick search on phone looking at packages.

roscoe erf · May 23, 2014

General-Lee said:
Apologies if this has been covered, don't have the will or the data to search. We've always had crap broadband with BT and now sky 0.5mb seems to be the norm but this week we've had nothing, and due to being pretty busy and(although not rocket science) I'm the only one who understands filters, master sockets etc. So just wasted 3/4 of an hour (I'M NOT RACIST) speaking to someone where English isn't their 1st language, trying to diagnose the problem. We are thinking due to the astronomical price and poor service cancelling altogether.
Are any of you getting internet from a 3G type dongle? How do you find it? What about usage limits( I get close to 1gb limit p/m on mobile plus use landline a fair bit)?
So would one 5gb be enough, sis and me moderate-high and mum would be light usage?

Sorry for all the questions, only done a quick search on phone looking at packages.

we are on three unlimited £15 a month good coverage for the arse end of nowhere

General-Lee · May 23, 2014

roscoe erf said:
we are on three unlimited £15 a month good coverage for the arse end of nowhere

That sounds good!! We're only 3 miles from the city centre but it's still rubbish.
We get good 3g at home so that's a start. How do they work like a normal router that puts out a wifi signal so multiple users/appliances can connect?

Thanks Lee

Derrick Hughes · May 23, 2014

I have Wifi 3G and 4 G hubs
Cost £15 with vat for 15g month, they are good as long as you have signal, they don't like thick walls so you may have to move them about or get two,a booster helps with this

Derrick Hughes · May 23, 2014

roscoe erf said:
we are on three unlimited £15 a month good coverage for the arse end of nowhere

Don't think it's unlimited. That's the phone contract is in not, the wifi hub Is 15g/month

General-Lee · May 23, 2014

Forage Trader said:
I have Wifi 3G and 4 G hubs
Cost £15 with vat for 15g month, they are good as long as you have signal, they don't like thick walls so you may have to move them about or get two,a booster helps with this

Just not sure whether 15gb will suffice. And we do have some cob walls in our house!

roscoe erf · May 23, 2014

General-Lee said:
That sounds good!! We're only 3 miles from the city centre but it's still rubbish.
We get good 3g at home so that's a start. How do they work like a normal router that puts out a wifi signal so multiple users/appliances can connect?

Thanks Lee

yes but your talking to the wrong man you need my son

roscoe erf · May 23, 2014

roscoe erf said:
yes but your talking to the wrong man you need my son

He recommends a three mobile broadband dongle as they are quite fast but he says to get a pay and go version first to check the coverage. @General-Lee

Forage Trader said:
Don't think it's unlimited. That's the phone contract is in not, the wifi hub Is 15g/month

The contract comes with unlimited data for the phone and tethering but I believe three are/have stopped unlimited tethering and only allow a couple of GB per month on tethering ONLY.

Derrick Hughes · May 23, 2014

They have a map in the Three office to check the coverage. The dongle picks up signal better than a phone

J B · May 24, 2014

Forage Trader said:
They have a map in the Three office to check the coverage. The dongle picks up signal better than a phone

With a dongle, you can find the best place for signal and work with it - with a phone you tend to move round more

Derrick Hughes · May 24, 2014

J B said:
With a dongle, you can find the best place for signal and work with it - with a phone you tend to move round more

Yes, mine are in the window but it does pick it up.better than a phone I'm sure

Kidds · May 24, 2014

I am on unlimited data on my phone with Three, they don't allow tethering unless you pay £25/month.
In my house I often get poor service from the broadband, at those times I revert to Three in a dongle or mifi. Costs about £15 for 5gig, don't know of cheaper.

multi power · May 24, 2014

the only way i got reliable broadband from BT was to ring up the disconnection depertment, said was canceling due to such poor service, funny how speaking to somebody who speaks the same laungauge, even in the same country gets progress

roscoe erf · May 24, 2014

multi power said:
the only way i got reliable broadband from BT was to ring up the disconnection depertment, said was canceling due to such poor service, funny how speaking to somebody who speaks the same laungauge, even in the same country gets progress

careful the racist police are about

Kidds · May 24, 2014

It is extremely frustrating having to try to converse with someone called George who is obviously in India, has no grasp of what this country is like and does not speak English as a first language. I was wondering what would happen if you insisted on speaking in Welsh (not that I speak Welsh but nor are they very good at English)
This isn't racism, this is just a damned stupid system!

General-Lee · May 24, 2014

multi power said:
the only way i got reliable broadband from BT was to ring up the disconnection depertment, said was canceling due to such poor service, funny how speaking to somebody who speaks the same laungauge, even in the same country gets progress

Maybe I'm wrong but nothing can be improved whether it's BT or sky as it's all done down the same phone line?:scratchead:

Waiting for them to do the line test but think we're gonna cancel anyway and probably go down the mifi route.

roscoe erf · May 24, 2014

General-Lee said:
Maybe I'm wrong but nothing can be improved whether it's BT or sky as it's all done down the same phone line?:scratchead:

Waiting for them to do the line test but think we're gonna cancel anyway and probably go down the mifi route.

mfi they went bust years ago :scratchhead:

General-Lee · May 24, 2014

roscoe erf said:
mfi they went bust years ago

Keep up old man, ask yer boy!!

.D

roscoe erf · May 24, 2014

General-Lee said:
Keep up old man, ask yer boy!!.D

multi power · May 24, 2014

Kidds said:
It is extremely frustrating having to try to converse with someone called George who is obviously in India, has no grasp of what this country is like and does not speak English as a first language. I was wondering what would happen if you insisted on speaking in Welsh (not that I speak Welsh but nor are they very good at English)
This isn't racism, this is just a damned stupid system!

Last time they wanted me to try lots of things n take cover off main socket etc. I said do you think I'm a fecking telephone engineer

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