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Alzabal

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Good evening

I am looking for some advice. I live in the post code IV52. Currently I use BT but as Im at the end of an old copper line the service is unreliable. I believe that I have a decent 4g and possibly 5g signal so thought about the possibility of using a mobile signal for home broadband.

Would any advice on the feasibility of this and possible solutions would be fantastic.

Thanks in advance.

Alan
 
Hi there @Alzabal welcome 👋

Judging by that postcode, you appear to be connected to a fairly rural exchange, where Openreach/BT appear to be pretty much the only provider [although you could get a service from another like EE, PlusNet or Sky, they will just be using BT’s network anyway, due to the location].

If you put your postcode into the address checker on https://www.broadbandchecker.btwholesale.com/#/ADSL/AddressHome and post the results here [making sure that you redact the full address, but leave the exchange name and cabinet number, if given], this may help with understanding your fixed-line options. You may have access to VDSL/SOGEA services or indeed FTTP, but chances are there may be a local provider in the area who are providing higher-speed services, rather than BT.

It may be that if your offerings are poor on your fixed-line service, you will have to try a 4G mobile provider or consider satellite broadband, which you pretty much hinted at. The best way to find out what the ideal mobile provider is in your location, put your postcode into https://bidb.uk which will list the MNOs and which one provides the best signal strength [usually rural areas will only have good service from a single source]
 
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