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Mobile Broadband - Low Low cost..

  • 19-03-2021 02:14PM
    #1
    CB19Kevo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 805 ✭✭✭


    Currently on a 20 euro per month Eir package, 100GB data.
    Only actually use this in an office for very limited work (-3GB) and monitoring CCTV.

    Want to reduce down to below 10 euro ideally, Can i use a package from Lycamobile or 48 with a Huawei B525s i wonder?

    Anyone any suggestions.


Comments

  • #2
    jdon72
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 245 ✭✭jdon72


    If your router is unlocked, then yes


  • #3
    CB19Kevo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 805 ✭✭✭CB19Kevo


    jdon72 wrote: »
    If your router is unlocked, then yes

    Some company's dont allow this type of usage, is anyone able to confirm if Lyca / 48 can be used for mobile broadband?


  • #4
    Ten Pin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,937 ✭✭✭Ten Pin


    Some company's dont allow this type of usage, is anyone able to confirm if Lyca / 48 can be used for mobile broadband?

    It should work as long as the APN is set correctly.

    Vodafone sell a PAYG add on of 5GB for 5e / 28 days which AFAIK is the cheapest rate of all the networks for low usage.


    If the SIM router is used as a gateway for CCTV, there may be a problem accessing camera footage directly. A public IP address is usually needed for such applications but networks normally don't assign them to PAYG phone SIMs.
    https://4gcctv.net/faq-about-4g-cctv/why-cant-i-use-a-normal-data-sim-for-remote-access/


  • #5
    Darc19
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,814 ✭✭✭Darc19


    I use 48 as a mobile hotspot at a holiday property and it has worked well.

    Mainly for watching Netflix. No problems encountered


  • #6
    homer911
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,070 ✭✭✭homer911


    I have a 48.ie sim in a 4G router working well


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  • #7
    DopeTech
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,191 ✭✭✭DopeTech


    Just take it out a few times a year and make a call.


  • #8
    opus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,158 ✭✭✭opus


    I've been using one of the GoMo €9.99 SIMs for well over a year in a 4G router, all working grand. I tried a 48 SIM as well when they launched but it was too inconsistent, sometimes way faster than GoMo but when it was slow, it was like a dial up modem! YMMV depending on your location of course.


  • #9
    Aint Eazy Being Cheezy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,634 ✭✭✭Aint Eazy Being Cheezy


    Anyone recommend a router, I’d like to get one just for that purpose, I wouldn’t know which one to get though.


  • #10
    Ten Pin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,937 ✭✭✭Ten Pin


    Anyone recommend a router, I’d like to get one just for that purpose, I wouldn’t know which one to get though.

    Threads here that may help...
    https://m.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058115790
    https://m.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058110719


  • #11
    CB19Kevo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 805 ✭✭✭CB19Kevo


    Thanks all, Some options to consider.


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