3UK sim based broadband - ideal for those with slow broadband options

[lamblamb]

i thought i'd post this as it may well help others out.

i recently decided to ditch virgin broadband primarliy due to having 2 months of it going down for hours on end and the ridiculous cost

anyway, during downtime i was using my phone as a hotspot for wireless devices around the house.

the signal in our road is pretty pap tbh, 2-3 bars of 4g at best though still hitting enough speed for streaming.

anyway, long story short i purchased the following, not cheap but working extremely well now ive set it up.

£20 all you can eat data sim from 3 - going via topcashback will get you £60+ back.

tplink mr400 4g router - £130ish from various places.

Poynting 4G-XPOL-A0001 Cross Polarised 4G Omni LTE Antenna - £66 on amazon

set up without the external antenna was giving around 30meg , with the external antenna fitted im hitting 80meg plus with a 100% signal being reported by the router 👍

so, ignoring the initial outlay i now pay £20 a month for 80meg broadband, it hasnt dropped out once in the last few weeks and is quick enough to stream on 3 devices at the same time.

on a side note, 3 also do a Huawei B535 router for free on a 24 month contract with unlimited broadbnd for £20 a month so you don't even need to shell out for a router. a quick google shows you can fit an external antenna to it 👍

it will only get better when 5g gets here so thats the way i'll be staying for the foreseeable future.

 

[moshibeth]

i thought i'd post this as it may well help others out.

i recently decided to ditch virgin broadband primarliy due to having 2 months of it going down for hours on end and the ridiculous cost

anyway, during downtime i was using my phone as a hotspot for wireless devices around the house.

the signal in our road is pretty pap tbh, 2-3 bars of 4g at best though still hitting enough speed for streaming.

anyway, long story short i purchased the following, not cheap but working extremely well now ive set it up.

£20 all you can eat data sim from 3 - going via topcashback will get you £60+ back.

tplink mr400 4g router - £130ish from various places.

Poynting 4G-XPOL-A0001 Cross Polarised 4G Omni LTE Antenna - £66 on amazon

set up without the external antenna was giving around 30meg , with the external antenna fitted im hitting 80meg plus with a 100% signal being reported by the router 👍

so, ignoring the initial outlay i now pay £20 a month for 80meg broadband, it hasnt dropped out once in the last few weeks and is quick enough to stream on 3 devices at the same time.

on a side note, 3 also do a Huawei B535 router for free on a 24 month contract with unlimited broadbnd for £20 a month so you don't even need to shell out for a router. a quick google shows you can fit an external antenna to it 👍

it will only get better when 5g gets here so thats the way i'll be staying for the foreseeable future.

Did you read the small print on this as most say a fair user data policy and will be limited unless a premium customer (Great post) Mr lamb by the way 👍

 

[lamblamb]

i did, however the sim was ordered as a replacement for the missus phone, i just never used it lol so worst case scenario it can go in her phone and ill ditch her virgin contract.

ive used 438gb since it was rebooted a few days ago so it's looking good

 

[hunter99]

I have 3 unlimited broadband, and must admit for the money its fantastic.

 

[steptoe]

I know its an old post,
but,
anyone got any updates on this.?
my home BB has went up again, and is now almost £35 month for about 16meg,!!!!
looking at 3 and can get unlimited 4G for £22 month,
I'll get a 3 PAYG SIM tomorrow and check their coverage in my area before committing to a contract,
just wondering if anyone knew of anything better.

 

[pabloescaban]

I know its an old post,
but,
anyone got any updates on this.?
my home BB has went up again, and is now almost £35 month for about 16meg,!!!!
looking at 3 and can get unlimited 4G for £22 month,
I'll get a 3 PAYG SIM tomorrow and check their coverage in my area before committing to a contract,
just wondering if anyone knew of anything better.

I thought you had VM?
If you're still wired up to next door's VM feed this won't suffice 😏
Get VM in and get on lowest package.
I get 100mb for about £27...it was 50 but they doubled it.
Each year they try a price hike and each year I tell them to stick it up their arse and they drop it back to what it was

 

[steptoe]

I thought you had VM?
If you're still wired up to next door's VM feed this won't suffice 😏
Get VM in and get on lowest package.
I get 100mb for about £27...it was 50 but they doubled it.
Each year they try a price hike and each year I tell them to stick it up their arse and they drop it back to what it was

I dont want tied into a package, possibly moving house soon and the new area doesnt have VM,
with 4G its no issue moving,
I'm currently out of contract with SSE