I run a custom setup, I have a dual Wan Draytek 2925 router which takes two isp connections and using load balancing makes them appear as one connection to any users. Not as good as bonding but to a household no discernible difference.
As the 2 ISP's I started off with 3G Three on a phone plus ADSL, then went local area wifi with ADSL, then 4G router with ADSL, did the VOIP transfer and finally two 4G routers. These point at 2 different masts and two providers so if there is a powercut to one mast I still get one. As the masts are 5 miles apart then the powercut would be over a large area before I was cut off completely.
Tell me about 4g broadband. Who supplied it? Is it reasonably fast?
The 4g routers have been a B525, B715 and a B818. All work and give much the same downloads. From Three and EE combined I get 150mg down and 50mb up. Three are cheap but variable, EE are expensive but consistent I buy the router separately and sims are sim only contracts. All a bit geeky but the screams & howls when the ADSL wet string went down were loud and frequent
. FTTP is on its way to replace Three, will keep EE for a few months and once the FTTP is confirmed as working will drop that also.
You transferred your landline to SipGate I assume?
Yes, filled in a form, emailed it and paid £20
Presumably that just takes incoming calls and you make all your outgoing on your mobile phone?
Yes. plus one of the 4G routers is VoLTE enabled so with Three I can make calls with a handset plugged into the router (B715) and use the call allowance on that sim card.
With Sipgate I get emails of all incoming call details and if voicemail is left a sound file with the recording for playback. Never answer the landline as all the info comes through for return call if needed. You can access the caller list on a webpage and add any numbers to a blocklist,