Greenfingers
Standard Member
Our Plusnet ADSL2+ broadband cannot keep up with our family's demands. On a good day, we get up to 5Mb/s download speeds, but have been experiencing multiple dropouts and unusable speeds daily for over 6 months. After 8 engineer visits, I have given up on getting a stable line and Openreach currently have no plans to upgrade to fibre.
After checking 4g download speeds on our mobile phones, I came up with the following averages for the four network providers:-
EE 22Mb/s
3 19Mb/s
O2 52Mb/s
Vodafone not tested
We currently use about 30Gb of data per month, but this is likely to increase if the kids start watching Netflix etc. If we could get unlimited data on a 4g connection, then surely it makes sense to ditch the ADSL completely?
There are a few 4g unlimited data deals at around £20/month, but it looks like we would get by far the fastest service on the O2 network (I haven't tested Vodafone yet, but their speed estimate was 20-30Mb/s). Current sim only, monthly contract offers form the 4 providers using the O2 network are:-
Sky £20/month 20Gb cap
Tesco £20/month 50Gb cap
Giffgaff £25/month 80Gb cap
Lycamobile £20/month unlimited
So on paper, it looks like Lycamobile are a clear winner, but my main question is can anyone here comment on their service? The reviews I have read tend to be horrendous, but does that mean I should steer clear?
Thanks in advance.
After checking 4g download speeds on our mobile phones, I came up with the following averages for the four network providers:-
EE 22Mb/s
3 19Mb/s
O2 52Mb/s
Vodafone not tested
We currently use about 30Gb of data per month, but this is likely to increase if the kids start watching Netflix etc. If we could get unlimited data on a 4g connection, then surely it makes sense to ditch the ADSL completely?
There are a few 4g unlimited data deals at around £20/month, but it looks like we would get by far the fastest service on the O2 network (I haven't tested Vodafone yet, but their speed estimate was 20-30Mb/s). Current sim only, monthly contract offers form the 4 providers using the O2 network are:-
Sky £20/month 20Gb cap
Tesco £20/month 50Gb cap
Giffgaff £25/month 80Gb cap
Lycamobile £20/month unlimited
So on paper, it looks like Lycamobile are a clear winner, but my main question is can anyone here comment on their service? The reviews I have read tend to be horrendous, but does that mean I should steer clear?
Thanks in advance.