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Due to line contention / crosstalk, my 4G connection is now faster than my continuously degrading home VDSL2 connection (BT's "super fast broadband" fibre-to-th
by snorrah 11y ago
Due to line contention / crosstalk, my 4G connection is now faster than my continuously degrading home VDSL2 connection (BT's "super fast broadband" fibre-to-the-cabinet offering).
However, it still doesn't mean a huge amount because data caps here in the UK seem pretty restrictive. It costs a small fortune to get a data package that might start to give you a landline-replacement service: A 20GB package is probably going to be £40 a month or more.
- matthewmacleod 11y agoWow, I had no idea there were caps that low! Virgin's 152Mb cable is costing me around £40/mo and there are no limits on the downstream. I understand they limit upload speeds using some kind of rolling threshold though, but it's still unlimited.
- Gracana 11y agoAs bad as that is, that's £25 less and 5GB more than what I've seen available in the US. I've been wanting to switch to wireless internet, but it just doesn't seem practical.
- zimbatm 11y agoDid you have a look at virginmobile's 10GBP/month for "unlimited" data ? Three is around 17GBP/month I believe.
- jsingleton 11y agoI regularly find my 4G is faster than friends' fixed broadband. It's often not worth connecting to the WiFi. The one problem is contention. Mobile networks may give you full signal but they'll have under-provisioned the back-haul and won't connect you. Very annoying when this happens. I used to have unlimited data on 3G but couldn't find a 4G package which offers this. I'm sure it isn't a technical limitation as it's available in the far east.