Mobile Wi-fi Router

Rockman60

Hi
I need wi-fi for a flat I am in about 6-8 days a month maximum. The flat has a telephone socket but it has never been connected up. I do not want to pay over £20 a month for wi-fi if it can be helped. I only require basic wi-fi for my smart TV and to access the internet on my phone. I have been told I can get a mobile wi-fi router (I think that is what it is called) and then insert a data sim card. Can anyone advise of a decent mobile router and the best deal for a sim card? I would like a sim card where the data can roll over every moth if possible. I am not sure how much data I will need.
Any help greatly appreciated.

molerat

First thing is to find out the mobile download speed at your location from all the networks. Don't believe what their maps tell you.

Rockman60

Download speed is fine in this area for what I am looking for

ballyblack

its called MiFi,,,,,,,,,,,, google best deals

pramsay13

Can you use your phone data signal as a hotspot?

Biggus_Dickus

molerat said:

First thing is to find out the mobile download speed at your location from all the networks. Don't believe what their maps tell you.

Too right.

I had a Huawei mobile 4G router from ‘3’ last year;...it was great for 4 or 5 days,... good speed and no drop-outs. However, after that honeymoon period the internet connection became so  erratic and intermittent it effectively rendered the router completely useless. A replacement router fared no better.

The signal strength never varied,...it always showed full strength but nonetheless it couldn’t deliver a reliable internet connection.

I’d committed to a 24-month contract with ‘3’ and extricating myself from their clutches was very difficult, to say the least.

That being said, my daughter uses a Huawei mobile 4G router from ‘3’ at her home and office and (for the most part!) it works very well.

At my sons address he can’t get a ‘3’ mobile signal at all,...despite the ‘3’ maps saying he is in a strong signal area for ‘3’ mobile reception.

 

 

Rockman60

pramsay13 said:

Can you use your phone data signal as a hotspot?

I can use photo phone data signal as a hotspot for whatsapp messages and internet searches but it does not allow me to connect to my smart TV which is a nuisance.

HereToday

Rockman60 said:

pramsay13 said:

Can you use your phone data signal as a hotspot?

I can use photo phone data signal as a hotspot for whatsapp messages and internet searches but it does not allow me to connect to my smart TV which is a nuisance.

What happens or doesn't happen, exactly? Which phone and which TV?

Sandtree

Rockman60 said:

I only require basic wi-fi for my smart TV and to access the internet on my phone.

Why do you need a mobile based router for your mobile?

What do you need wifi for on your TV? Is it to stream programmes like Netflix/YouTube or something else?

Why not avoid another mobile phone contract for the router and just cast from your phone to the TV if using the phone as a hotspot doesnt work?

Rockman60

Thank you all for your help. You saved me from buying Chromecast which would have been no good. Looking at this from another angle I have Sky Q HD and my Sky viewing card has Sky Sport on it. Can I take my Sky viewing card and use it  in my son's Sky HD box and receive Sky Sports? Thanks.