Ditching landline and Broadband for
30 July 2015, 04:21 PM
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Ditching landline and Broadband for
4G data package sim
My router will accept a 4G dongle, with EE confirming 4G in my location. I can get a much higher speed and less money £20/month as opposed £28 for BT.
Plus no more telephone cold calling which takes up more than 90% of our calls
Any downsides?
My router will accept a 4G dongle, with EE confirming 4G in my location. I can get a much higher speed and less money £20/month as opposed £28 for BT.
Plus no more telephone cold calling which takes up more than 90% of our calls
Any downsides?
30 July 2015, 04:33 PM
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I can get 15GB per month on a rolling 30 day contract. I was going to run them in parallel for a month to ensure it was reliable and we didn't exceed allowance, but given its only 30 days I could always upgrade allowance or even downgrade-doubt it
30 July 2015, 05:23 PM
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Not going to be downloading any large files then. Just using general internet stuff you might be surprised how much bandwidth you suck up over a month.
30 July 2015, 07:48 PM
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We did similar in spain.
Although its via point to multipoint WiFi to a nearby mast.
Voice calls now come via VOIP, so no need for a landline.
To think, I used to have a "unlimited" 3G contact in the UK...and I ditched it so I could get a better phone; Admittedly a Samsung Tocco was probably the most useless phone for anything internet related.
Although its via point to multipoint WiFi to a nearby mast.
Voice calls now come via VOIP, so no need for a landline.
To think, I used to have a "unlimited" 3G contact in the UK...and I ditched it so I could get a better phone; Admittedly a Samsung Tocco was probably the most useless phone for anything internet related.
31 July 2015, 08:56 AM
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I have mobile internet out here in Croatia only 5GB at the fastest speed then it slows down a bit but the price goes mental after that, used 10GB one month watching BBC iplayer went from £8 to almost £60 
lesson learnt, they'll not have me like that again.
lesson learnt, they'll not have me like that again.
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31 July 2015, 09:03 AM
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My problem is that's the most they'll let you have, and now I know why, it's so they can cane the **** off you if you go over, no other reason as the quality/speed didn't drop off like it has done in the past, which is normally how I know I'm over my quota, so there's me thinking it's all good until the bill landed, sneaky *******.
31 July 2015, 09:26 AM
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You really want to watch out for this. I was watching the first series of Falling Skies through Sky Box Sets and made it half way through before spotting the box that says each episode in HD is 1.3GB worth. So you can munch through a hell of a lot of data really quickly if you're not paying attention.
31 July 2015, 09:41 AM
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You really want to watch out for this. I was watching the first series of Falling Skies through Sky Box Sets and made it half way through before spotting the box that says each episode in HD is 1.3GB worth. So you can munch through a hell of a lot of data really quickly if you're not paying attention.
there I was thinking what a clever d1ck I was watching all sorts of UK tv via Zenmate who also want money now the free month is over 
only to discover I was being teased and greased up on the sly, then before I knew something was amiss I was swiftly awoken by a jolly good rogering. 
As the saying goes, if it seems too good to be true, then it probably isn't.
31 July 2015, 10:41 AM
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Just did a quick calc. on data usage, wife watches loads of netflix series at 650mb to 1.5gb per programme, kids gaming, then general browsing. I woud exceed the 4G allocation in about 5 days if not less
Not worth using 4G until it becomes truly unlimited across the UK!
Not worth using 4G until it becomes truly unlimited across the UK!
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