Whether it's a 'work flat' or a main home is largely irrelevant. I would assume that a work flat will be in a town and likely to have a good signal but you need to check. First question to answer...
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Whether it's a 'work flat' or a main home is largely irrelevant. I would assume that a work flat will be in a town and likely to have a good signal but you need to check. First question to answer...
Then you need a decent 5G router and a Mesh setup to move the signal around your home. Any WiFi router would struggle in that situation regardless of whether 5G or not. I only have experience of...
To update this thread. At my previous home I used the 4G networks for several years as my Internet solution and it was good and reliable. I'm about to move into a modern apartment in Cheltenham...
Use Powerline adapters to get a wired connection to your SkyQ box. I can recommend THESE.
The problem with the mobile phone mast being on the roof of the building is that the antenna's radiation pattern isn't directly up or down, it's horizontal so you'll want to place the router as far...
For a home broadband solution 'quality of coverage' is only relevant at the home in question. Additionally, the difference between 60/35Mbps (that I get via SMARTY) and 150+Mbps is largely...
You can do all that with a 4G connection, it makes no difference.
I have used 4G networks for my home broadband for over 2 years now. Initially with EE, now with SMARTY. In all that time the ONLY outage I have experienced was recently when the 3 network went down...
An external (to the modem/router) or an external i.e. outdoor antenna will help where using the modem/router's inbuilt antennae provides a marginal signal. If you get a good signal using just the...
The 4G service where I am in the UK is fast enough to stream 3 channels of 4K video simultaneously - what more speed could you possibly need? When I was with EE I got 80Mbps/40Mbps. Now with SMARTY...
I don't have a recommendation between the two routers as I haven't used either. Do you believe a single router will give you good WiFi throughout your house? It depends on the size and internal...
Yes, no problem at all. I've streamed 4K from both Netflix and iTunes without issue.
After 1.5 years of using the mobile network (first EE, now SMARTY) for my broadband solution I experienced the first outage from 23:45 last night until 09:10 this morning. It appears the 3 (Three)...
A quick tip to save you a few minutes. You MUST activate the SIM in a phone; it won't activate while installed in a modem.
You're very welcome. I suspect that if your local mast is only 500m away you probably won't need an external antenna. Keep firing the questions in as they arise.
Using your phone for speed tests is fine; it's precisely what I did to determine that the 3 network (used by SMARTY) provided good speeds. The coverage checker suggested it wouldn't be great but it...
Unless your loft is converted I suspect it will get too hot for a router to last very long. Use THIS site to determine where your nearest mast is for various networks. Find a convenient location...
Completely agree. I haven't had a landline for 18 months and haven't missed it for a minute.
A month or so ago there was a SMARTY offer for the unlimited SIM at £18.75/month and I took it. £25 is still excellent value in my opinion, I was just lucky. I couldn't comment on how often SMARTY...
To report back on the SMARTY unlimited data SIM in my setup (Netgear LB2120 4G modem/router in bridge mode + 4 Google WiFi hubs for mesh WiFi). Absolutely faultless. I should say that having used...
The SMARTY unlimited SIM arrived today. It is now activated (done in my iPhone) and installed in the Netgear LB2120 4G Modem that is connected to the Google WiFi Mesh system (4 hubs). All good at...
As I've always been limited by either speed (when with providers using the BT phone line that I no longer have) or data usage (since using EE). I stream TV but don't stream 4K TV. It's what you get...
I've been using EE's 4G network for my broadband solution for almost 18 months. The contract ends in August and is 200GB/month for £62/month. Having borrowed a 3 Network SIM and found that the...
I ditched my BT line 16 months ago and use the EE 4G network for my Internet. It's far faster than I could get via my landline (there's no fibre where I am in rural Gloucestershire) and it has been...