uknowiama
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Where I live I can get FTTC. I pay for up to 38Mbps (old way of describing) with Plusnet. I get 36 to 37 Mbps. I can get up to 80 Mbps and did have in the past where I got about 77 to 78 Mbps, again with Plusnet. I downgraded as they was a big difference between the prices at the time and I could make the saving.
Now my job is pretty much home based. I could upgrade to up to 80Mbps as I had before. FTTP is supposed to be coming and last summer they put fibre down the ducts in the street, but keeps saying isn't live - although I note a couple of houses in the street seem to of had FTTP installed.
The interesting alternative is that I have quite a few EE mast near my - it looks like they built out along the railway line. I currently have an iPhone 12 on unlimited data with EE. Speed tests vary, but majority of the time they are 100Mbps+ with a max of 150Mbps seen. Uploads of 40 to 60 Mbps. My current router can do FTTC and 4G+. I have tested the SIM in that with an external omnidirectional antenna and can get the same speeds.
So is it worth ditching the phone line and getting a 4G setup and another unlimited data SIM? for £35 a month from EE? I could do cheaper if I change my phone number use the original unlimited SIM in my 4G router, I could get 160GB a month on the phone for £18 a month.
Am I missing something. Comparing Plusnet Ping = 17ms. Jitter = 0.58. EE 4G Ping = 29ms. Jitter is 4.4.
I don't online game, although I do do video calls. I tend to turn the iPhone off of wireless and use the 4G at home.
Thanks in advance.
Now my job is pretty much home based. I could upgrade to up to 80Mbps as I had before. FTTP is supposed to be coming and last summer they put fibre down the ducts in the street, but keeps saying isn't live - although I note a couple of houses in the street seem to of had FTTP installed.
The interesting alternative is that I have quite a few EE mast near my - it looks like they built out along the railway line. I currently have an iPhone 12 on unlimited data with EE. Speed tests vary, but majority of the time they are 100Mbps+ with a max of 150Mbps seen. Uploads of 40 to 60 Mbps. My current router can do FTTC and 4G+. I have tested the SIM in that with an external omnidirectional antenna and can get the same speeds.
So is it worth ditching the phone line and getting a 4G setup and another unlimited data SIM? for £35 a month from EE? I could do cheaper if I change my phone number use the original unlimited SIM in my 4G router, I could get 160GB a month on the phone for £18 a month.
Am I missing something. Comparing Plusnet Ping = 17ms. Jitter = 0.58. EE 4G Ping = 29ms. Jitter is 4.4.
I don't online game, although I do do video calls. I tend to turn the iPhone off of wireless and use the 4G at home.
Thanks in advance.