Broadband with no landline

castle96

Sorry if a daft/newby Q, but how do I achieve this (to save on costs). Other people seem to have no l/line, just mobiles

Andy_L

You connect your computer to your phone, either by cable or wirelessly (called "tethering"), and use your mobile's data allowance.

Depends on your network coverage & what you want to do if that connection will be fast enough.
Your contract may not allow you to do this so you might need to change or take the risk of just doing it
You may need to up your mobile contrat's data allowance

RumRat

You can get BB only from Virgin if they are in your area, no need to take up the landline...However, the BB is dearer without a landline.
Check these out....Broadband Without a Landline - Compare Phone Line-Free Deals (gocompare.com)   Much cheaper, but, can't guarantee how good.

cx6

I ditched my ;landline and now use my Galaxy S21 phone as a router or hotspot as described above.

My plan is with Three and allow me to use my data this way.

It works well, but obviously I don't binge on Netflix or whatever.

neilmcl

castle96 said:

Sorry if a daft/newby Q, but how do I achieve this (to save on costs). Other people seem to have no l/line, just mobiles

It depends. If you're in a Fibre area or VM cable then you can get Fibre broadband without a landline. If not then get a 4g or 5g router and use your data. Cheaper option as mentioned is to just your phone as a wifi hotspot and use tethering.

CoastingHatbox

If you have an expensive phone, or you care about reducing e-waste, then I'd recommend getting a 4G/5G hotspot to tether your computers too as using a phone as a hot spot canes the battery and will shorten the life of the phone (or the time before you pony up to get the battery replaced)

Of course you can always put the phone on charge when you tether it - if you have the self-discipline that might work but, technically, it is still having a detrimental effect on the lifetime of the phones battery.

J_B

castle96 said:

Sorry if a daft/newby Q, but how do I achieve this (to save on costs). Other people seem to have no l/line, just mobiles

If you have 'conventional' broadband, it uses the phone line, so you can't save any money by not having it.

We use a WISP (Wireless Internet Service Provider) and our signal is 'pinged' from a mast about 8 miles away.

You can use a mobile phone as a router as some have suggested, or buy yourself a 4/5g router which connects to the mobile network in the same way as a phone does

castle96

Thanks all. Got a link for a 4/5g router? Does it use your phones data or what?

cx6

i would add that i have used my phone as a router for many years - galaxy s8 and now s21 and never had a battery problem.

J_B

castle96 said:

Thanks all. Got a link for a 4/5g router? Does it use your phones data or what?

It uses a separate sim card

http://www.three.co.uk/store/broadband/home-broadband is an example

castle96

I am with EE for phone. Would I have to get an EE 4/5g as

5GEE Router | Pay Monthly 5G Mobile Broadband | EE

I have computer on most of the day, so would the data be enough? My landline is with SSE at £16 pm so I wouldnt make any saving. Never use my l/line