Using 4g for home internet

[Waitey]

Where I'm moving won't get fibre until 2017.

3 are doing a 4g sim for £23 a month with 1000gb of data on it. Whats to stop me using one in a wireless 4g router to provide internet at home?

 

[Rystar]

Just have to make sure the data can be used for tethering as the 4G router might flag as tethering use. Some providers restrict tethering data to stop exactly why you're doing 😂 just read the terms and check it for sure and check how the router uses the data and you should be fine :up:

 

[botfch]

+1 I'm on three with unlimited internet but only 4gb can be used for tethering a month.

 

[Rystar]

That of course depends on whether its a full mobile contract sim, or just a data only sim

 

[Waitey]

There's been a few people who have put enough links in the chain it can't tell if its tethered anymore.

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

There's been a few people who have put enough links in the chain it can't tell if its tethered anymore.

Anything's possible mate, but I'd imagine unless they can see a phone as the device being used for big amounts of data each month then questions will be asked. Depending how hard they look, it'd be quite easy to determine this by the type of traffic being sent/received (unless you used a VPN too)

I mean worst case is they give you a warning and then cut you off if you continue so maybe it's worth a go?

In some areas around Brighton 4G is actually faster than my home internet (both up and downstream with a half decent ping too)

 

[Waitey]

Anything's possible mate, but I'd imagine unless they can see a phone as the device being used for big amounts of data each month then questions will be asked. Depending how hard they look, it'd be quite easy to determine this by the type of traffic being sent/received (unless you used a VPN too)

I mean worst case is they give you a warning and then cut you off if you continue so maybe it's worth a go?

In some areas around Brighton 4G is actually faster than my home internet (both up and downstream with a half decent ping too)

Well the 4g at the site, gives a sold 50meg down and 20meg up. Its only a £23 month rolling, so getting chucked wouldn't be the end of the world.

 

[Chrisgti6]

There are 4G broadband providers, EE do a plan, but it's got limited data allowances.

Probably worth a look around.

 

[Knuckles]

@jesus did this I'm sure

 

[jesus]

Yeah I used to be on a £15 per month phone contract with 3 with unlimited tethering. I got through about 860GB in the space of a few months.

They stopped 'The One Plan' and forced us onto other tariffs, but I came out with unlimited everything for £15 (4GB tethering limit). I had to get broadband but I'd had my money's worth 😂

Sorry this post is no help!

 

[Clio_fool]

Look at giffgaff they do data only plans.

 

[CrippsCorner]

My mate's been doing this for a couple of years now!