What to do???

Robertr

Ok, so I am moving to the country. Bye Bye 240Mb broadband :(.

Where I am moving to does not have any DSL/Fibre so I need to use 3G/4G or Satellite

What’s the best option given I want to be able to have a much data as possible every month. I’d need between a 150 -200 GB allowance.

Are there any companies that can come an test to see which provider has best coverage for 4G?

Does it make much difference to install an antenna on the house and feed to the router? Do any companies do that?

Thanks.

cunnijo

Robertr wrote: »

Ok, so I am moving to the country. Bye Bye 240Mb broadband :(.

Where I am moving to does not have any DSL/Fibre so I need to use 3G/4G or Satellite

What’s the best option given I want to be able to have a much data as possible every month. I’d need between a 150 -200 GB allowance.

Are there any companies that can come an test to see which provider has best coverage for 4G?

Does it make much difference to install an antenna on the house and feed to the router? Do any companies do that?

Robertr

It depends on what part of the country you are moving to. Most areas are covered by fixed wireless providers as well as 3G/4G (4G would be much better and faster if available). Fixed wireless will require an external aerial linked to an internal modem/router and is usually fairly consistent speed wise. Some companies also offer phone service too as part of a package. Companies like Digiweb (Metro), Imagine (Wimax) just to name 2. It might be worth looking at those 2 companies to see if their services will be available in your new area. http://www.digiweb.ie, http://www.imagine.ie.

Also using the link below type in the new area you are moving to and you will get a reasonably good idea of what is available.

http://irelandoffline.org/map/#/home

Robertr

Thanks, should have mentioned, its in Kildare, outside Kildare town. I'll check those sites!

ACLFC7

3 are the best for data allowance but that's only 60GB for €35 a month.

Robertr

Yeah, thats useless.

There are two Wireless ISPs available in my area according to the map. Wicklow Broadband and Regional Broadband. Slow enough at 10-12 Mb but at least there is no data cap and low contention. Might be usable. Will have to see if I can actually get it though.

Grab All Association

In case you don't have line of sight http://www.broadbandforall.eu/

I'm not happy recommending satellite as a plan B but mobile midband can be worse than dial-up