Phoenix Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Anyone got any experience of this? We decided to get this for my step-son, who is permanently in a care home. His life consists of watching movies and sport, for which we have a Sky package. However, it has become apparent that having the internet would be advantageous, for a number of reasons. Having discussed it with Vodafone (who have some decent offers) the guy suggested that there may be difficulties getting a permanent phone line installed (in a care home), and that the landline broadband speed is not too good in that particular part of Loughborough. However, the 4G signal has very good coverage there (allegedly). Another advantage is that it's portable, so if he's moved to another room, it's a win-win. We also went for the Video Pass which gives (apparently) easy access to a number of apps, although we still have to pay the usual fees for Netflix and the like. We obviously have 30 days to see if it's viable, or whether we've been sold B/S, but any hint, tips or downsides would be welcome. We've gone for the 30 Gb per month for starters but that can be adjusted up or down through experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTedd Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 4g can definitely be faster than a lot of broadband speeds. There’s a lot of time I’ll turn WiFi off cod my 4g is better. So it may well be the way of the future. Like ditching your landline altogether. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 5 minutes ago, TigerTedd said: There’s a lot of time I’ll turn WiFi off cod my 4g is better The cod up here get by without the internet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTedd Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 19 minutes ago, David said: The cod up here get by without the internet How do they survive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 1 minute ago, TigerTedd said: How do they survive? Plenty of fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1of4 Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 28 minutes ago, TigerTedd said: How do they survive? Probably best if they are not on the net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PistoldPete2 Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 6 hours ago, TigerTedd said: 4g can definitely be faster than a lot of broadband speeds. There’s a lot of time I’ll turn WiFi off cod my 4g is better. So it may well be the way of the future. Like ditching your landline altogether. Eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTedd Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 5 hours ago, PistoldPete2 said: Eh? I’ll be on wifi, normally public wifi, and it’s rubbish, so I’ll turn the wifi off and switch to 4g. When the reception is good, it’s almost instantaneous. I don’t have a landline any more (we’ll i do, it comes free with my sky package, but I don’t even know the number, and don’t have a physical phone), and I think a lot of people are the same. What’s the point with free calls, even 08 and 03 numbers now, from your mobile? So I think that’s the future, and that 4g will probably become faster than most headbands, so just using a 4g wifi hotspot will become the norm for most people. Does that add a bit more clarification? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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