4G unlimited sims

[Steevo]

the fixed line telecom network used to be advertised as unlimited until you read the small print which said a 40gb per month was the upper limit, altho now it is genuinely unlimited, with the kids streaming films games etc you can get 150gb month easily.

Makes you wonder if by the time all properties have access to fibre, everyone will once again be switching to wireless broadband via 4G/5G.

 

[upnortheast]

Lad that works here got the 3 sim. Speed started off at 40 but in early evening down to 2.
Found the speed varied so much it was unusable.
Spoke to support @£1.50 min. Lots of woffle but no satisfaction
Cancelled it

 

[bobk]

Lad that works here got the 3 sim. Speed started off at 40 but in early evening down to 2.
Found the speed varied so much it was unusable.
Spoke to support @£1.50 min. Lots of woffle but no satisfaction
Cancelled it

Yes, it's shite .

 

[Grain Buyer]

3's unlimited data option is throttled when you hit 30 gb

the old one was.....not the new one.

 

[Grain Buyer]

Lad that works here got the 3 sim. Speed started off at 40 but in early evening down to 2.
Found the speed varied so much it was unusable.
Spoke to support @£1.50 min. Lots of woffle but no satisfaction
Cancelled it

I've relied on a Three router for years....quite happy with them. speed does vary from 3meg to 12meg but still liveable.

 

[bobk]

the old one was.....not the new one.

The new one is 5 .

 

[Steevo]

Thought I’d drag this back up again.

See Three have it available on unltd mobile broadband contract with their own routers for £22/mth on 24mth contract, or £27 on a 12mth contract.

http://www.three.co.uk/Discover/Devices/Huawei/HomeFi?memory=0&colour=Black

 

[Woody]

These guys use the Three network.

https://smarty.co.uk/plans/unlimited

Worked great so far for me!

 

[Steevo]

These guys use the Three network.

https://smarty.co.uk/plans/unlimited

Worked great so far for me!

Mobile broadband, or phone SIM?

 

[Woody]

Mobile broadband, or phone SIM?

Mobile broadband in a Draytek router with an external antenna.

We get a better signal with EE but couldn't get unlimited data with EE for a reasonable sum, so are sacrificing a little speed for a much better price.

 

[Grain Buyer]

been running the Three unlimited mifi data for 3 months now. the only issue I've found is it comes annoyingly slow if too many devices are connected. For that reason I am running 2 routers, one for the house, and one for work. Otherwise it's been great. Kids are playing xbox games, wife is buying stuff on amazon and the definition in the forearm of my right arm is akin to Arnold Swatzanager in the 1980's.

 

[bovrill]

the definition in the forearm of my right arm is akin to Arnold Swatzanager in the 1980's.

TMI, I believe is the modern acronym

 

[dave6470]

Brother in-law has 3 mobile broadband router and external antenn at £23 month getting solid 60mg in his new house loves it it helps the mast is 4600 meters away BT where going to charge him a fortune to get land line in as he was the only house on the road he talked to his nearest neighbour where the line wood be coming from he was only getting 2 mg

 

[Steevo]

Brother in-law has 3 mobile broadband router and external antenn at £23 month getting solid 60mg in his new house loves it it helps the mast is 4600 meters away BT where going to charge him a fortune to get land line in as he was the only house on the road he talked to his nearest neighbour where the line wood be coming from he was only getting 2 mg

4.6km? How far away are most masts? I assumed most were about a 5-7 mile distance.

 

[dave6470]

4.6km? How far away are most masts? I assumed most were about a 5-7 mile distance.

Sorry that's a typo should have been 400 meters

 

[Steevo]

Sorry that's a typo should have been 400 meters

Thanks. Just checked mine - 2km exactly from the nearest mast.

 

[bobk]

Thanks. Just checked mine - 2km exactly from the nearest mast.

Haven't a clue where mine is .

 

[Steevo]

Haven't a clue where mine is .

https://www.mastdata.com/37/37_Homepage.aspx

 

[bobk]

https://www.mastdata.com/37/37_Homepage.aspx

Thanks , that actually quite interesting .

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

It's not just distance to the mast though. Closer doesn't always automatically = faster connection. But it does help

It also depends on how busy/congested the mast is and what sort of connection it has to the rest of the network (backhaul).

For example If its a recently updated mast, with nice fat fibre link, with a few users then happy days. If on the other hand it's a temporary mast, say at the local county show with a microwave link, with 10,000 people trying to use it, it will be so dog slow its not worth using almost.

So it's all a bit....ahem variable.