4g Home Broadband?
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Dan_1981

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18,113 posts

229 months

Monday 14th September 2020
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Wife used to work for BT so we got a favorable deal on BT broadband, however she's now left so we have to pay full price.

I used to excuse their poor service - delivering below their guaranteed minimum speed, regualr connection drop outs, as they have tried but don't seem to be able to fix it.


I assume i'll have the same issue with anyone that comes in over the landline.

We don't have cable in the area so it's not an option.

Is 4g a real solution for replacing landline broadband?

Does it work for gaming? streaming? all the rest of it?

Do powerline adapters work with it or mesh wifi?

Or is it a no go?

towser

1,430 posts

241 months

Monday 14th September 2020
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good thread on this topic here.

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

For what it's worth I use 4g for work / streaming / gaming and it's great.

IMHO the router you plug into is the key issue - don't rely on hotspots but buy a decent device.

If it's in a standard router then mesh / powerline connectivity shoud be fine.