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Using 4G for home network advice please!
We're moving to a new house that has appalling broadband speed and no Virgin so I'm looking at 3networks sim only deal with unlimited data and tethering. It's got to be used via an actual 4G phone and then create a hotspot in the house. Any advice please regarding what sort of router etc would be gratefully received!
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Why would you think you need a router for a hotspot?
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Why would you think you need a router for a hotspot?
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Who told you you could send a 4g signal through a router? The phone itself is what other devices connect to. I've never heard of a router you can send a 4g or any mobile phone signal through.
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Also bare in mind the three unlimited tethering is not technically a home broadband replacement and you may get throttled.
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Also bare in mind the three unlimited tethering is not technically a home broadband replacement and you may get throttled.
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Who told you you could send a 4g signal through a router? The phone itself is what other devices connect to. I've never heard of a router you can send a 4g or any mobile phone signal through.
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I tethered for 18 months as my flat doesn't have cable or a phone line. The connection isn't as reliable as a broadband WiFi but its good enough.
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Who told you you could send a 4g signal through a router? The phone itself is what other devices connect to. I've never heard of a router you can send a 4g or any mobile phone signal through.
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I tethered for 18 months as my flat doesn't have cable or a phone line. The connection isn't as reliable as a broadband WiFi but its good enough.
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he could use a wifi networking bridge and then pump the internet around his house by hardwire or use another wifi router as a wifi booster
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Did you just use the phone without any router/booster??
I've since had a phone line put in. |
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What's a wifi networking bridge when it's at home please??
somthing like this will do the job fine http://www.amazon.com/Sapido-GR-1733...437644&sr=8-11 |
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What's a wifi networking bridge when it's at home please??
The routing and NAT is done by the phone. These bridges can be a little fiddly to set up but basically they connect to the phone hotspot and then connect to an Ethernet network. Mine is cabled to a 8 port switch. My work PC's are connected to this via Ethernet but I also have a WiFi access point connected to one of the ports giving me a stronger WiFi signal. |
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Isn't there a limit placed on the amount of tethering on new contracts with Three ?>
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I did think that also and asked 3 about it, they said they only throttle evenings when P2P, file sharing etc and not things like netflix. We shall have to wait and see and as I told the assistant what I proposed to be using it for, I should expect to be able to get out of the contract if it doesn't work satisfactorily!
Normally it is when A the network is under strain, or B when you have used a lot over the previous day/days. I have had a speedtest of 0.2 download several times! |
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The sim only one plan isn't affected by the recent changes.
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