Wireless broadband pricing

[Ed Davies]

Do you happen to know if they have any restrictions on what services you can access? E.g., do they say you shouldn't or do they prevent you from using VoIP? I think my current EE mobile SIM's conditions say you're not allowed to use VoIP.

 

I currently have a “wires-only” (no voice calls) copper pair to the exchange for fibre to the cabinet (FTTC, the cabinet's by the exchange) getting 24 Mb/s down which is reasonable. Rather than deal with BT at all I have a VoIP number as my landline.

 

Neighbours where I'm building only get 5 Mb/s down (ADSL rather than FTTC, I assume). That was what I was getting in my previous house in Tongue which was OK but made live video useless. Always downloaded YouTube and watched later. I don't know what I'd get at the house site, yet, of course but suspect it would be similar so would need to pay an extra £10/month for FTTC.

 

Mobile at the house site is pretty good so it would be an option rather than putting in any landline if VoIP was OK.

[Guest Alphonsox]

I'm currently using a vodafone mobile broadband (50G - £25) and VOIP works fine (Sipgate). These are intended as fixed installation broadband connections running over 4G. I believe you can do anything you can do with a fixed line.

[vfrdave]

@Alphonsox I know you spoke to beacon broadband before. Did you check with airfibre or bluebox

[Guest Alphonsox]

5 minutes ago, vfrdave said:

@Alphonsox I know you spoke to beacon broadband before. Did you check with airfibre or bluebox

 

They're on my list to check-out before I commit to a long term solution.

[Guest Alphonsox]

On 08/10/2018 at 18:44, vfrdave said:

@Alphonsox I know you spoke to beacon broadband before. Did you check with airfibre or bluebox

 

On 08/10/2018 at 18:53, Alphonsox said:

 

They're on my list to check-out before I commit to a long term solution.

 

So just checked with them both and neither of them have coverage where we are. Looks like it's going to have to be EE

 

[Guest Alphonsox]

Another update,

Three UK have removed the tethering limits on their 4G plans ( as mentioned by  @readiescardsabove)

 

https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2018/10/three-uk-quietly-removes-tethering-caps-from-4g-mobile-plans.html

[Weegaz]

With Airfibre guys, good service if you can get a signal. We got a repeater site setup so 1 main signal split between 3 houses, works well.

 

A grant was also available for hardware, better broadband scheme I think it was, not sure if it’s ended yet or not