#mobilebroadband

[2026-05-17 image ©WifFHire] I keep getting adverts for WiFiHire who will rent out a WiFi router (travel sized) which uses an eSIM card to connect to the mobile network for unlimited data - a great idea.

But, the cost seems to be £21 for 3 days, and up to £100 for a month. As many have pointed out in the comments, you can purchase a 4G / 5G router on Ebay for less than £30 [some much less] and an unlimited SIM from one of the mobile operators for less than £25pcm. Or even just hotspot with your phone.

[2026-01-04 image ©Visit Outer Hebrides] The Outer Hebrides is a wonderful place as is the Isle of Scalpay, just off the Isle of Harris. The residents of Scalpay have their Internet (and phone) upgraded to fibre and hence usually have an excellent connection. But, being in a remote area their electricity has more outages than those of us who are in cities. In an article in the Stornaway Gazette , a resident was complaining that, during electricity outages, they lost all connection including the ability to call emergency services. [they had no mobile phone signal] This was despite having emergency Broadband Battery Backup which did not work well. Although it must be said that these power backups only work for a short time, a few hours at best.

My solution would be to use the mobile phone network. But the resident states there is no mobile connection. However looking at the EE coverage map, they cover most of the island and only a corner in the north east is not covered. There is no way BT /EE could provide power backups over longer power outages as OfCom are asking. Would a better solution be to build a mast overlooking the corner of the island with no mobile connection and then the residents could use their phones during a power backup. The upgrading of mobile network with a mast and an associated emergency power backup must be better and in the long term cheaper for BT / EE.

Another (expensive) solution is for the resident to get a newish iPhone that can connect to satellite and send emergency SMS messages.

[2025-10-26 image ©quickline communications] The number of braodband connections is predicted to fall in 2025. This will be the first year that this has hapenned since the introduction of Braodband in the UK. So why is this? One reason is that nearly every property had broadband and some of these who have a poor service are looking elsewhere and this else where is satellite.

But mobile and fixed wireless access is also growing. 5G is getting more coverage over the UK and as long as you are not a mega gamer the mobile connection will do just nicely. As sit here writing this article I can get over 100Mbps, actually on 5G but this is the same as on 4G+ here. So a router that is capable of 4G connectivity will be as much as many people want, and at £20 for unlimited connection the sums are similar is not cheaper than the major UK broadband supplier. Mnay younger people who are students use this method and they just take this with then as they enter employment, and can easily move their location.

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