Short Term Broadband deal

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I'm moving back to my house next month (which I've been renting out). It's possible I may sell it but not immediately and I need broadband in the property.
If I sell soon I don't want to be in a long term contract.
I'm wondering what my best option is based on my situation.
If I sell soon I don't want to be in a long term contract.
I'm wondering what my best option is based on my situation.
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The main networks all offer mobile broadband solutions but they are usually linked to 12,18 or 24 month contracts.
Again, it's only worth considering if you've got a solid mobile signal inside yoir property.
Netflix and other streaming video is massive downloading, not "no downloading". You must be aware with data limits on 4G / 5G.
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Here are the averages for video streaming data usage:
As you can see, video streaming can be extremely bandwidth-intensive. Capped data plans are pretty unsuitable for HQ streaming. Even with a 10 GB plan, streaming 4K videos is not a very good idea, as you’ll eat through your monthly cap in an hour and a half.
I did this for 2 years on Vodafone and the speeds were way faster than ADSL at my property. I would get about 130mps down and 30mps up. Connection was rock solid for 2 years. I do live within site of a Vodafone mast though, and speeds are hugely dependent on how far you are from the mast and how congested it is.