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Best data only SIM for portable hotspot?

  • 28-07-2025 06:47PM
    #1
    Dont be at yourself
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,452 ✭✭✭✭


    Can anybody recommend a data-only SIM that can be used without throttling in a portable hotspot? I want to create WiFi in my car.

    Signed up to Sky Mobile's "Unlimited" data-only sim, but unfortunately they throttle hotspot traffic to the point that it's unuseable so had to cancel.



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  • #2
    smuggler.ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,409 ✭✭✭smuggler.ie


    ?
    not sure understand need for it , but OK .
    How about hotspot from your mobile?
    three €20/28d PAYG not throttled

    history of boards 2021




  • #3
    NotShero
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 530 ✭✭✭NotShero


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058420553/best-data-only-sim-for-portable-hotspot

    Here's some options, all unlimited 5G data -

    GoMo (eir) - €14.99pm

    48 (Three) - €12.99pm

    Clear Mobile (Vodafone) - €12.99pm



  • #4
    biebiebie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,096 ✭✭✭biebiebie


    To what extent is Sky being throttled? Did you measure speeds before and after, and from the same location and same time of day? What readings did you measure for both?

    I like to see concrete speed tests for these types of reports ;-)



  • #5
    biebiebie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,096 ✭✭✭biebiebie


    Btw I'm hot spotting in Spain right now. Haven't run any measured tests myself, other than saying "it's working". Must run some tests when I have nothing better to be doing, which may never happen :-D



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