Home broadband without phone socket

SUPERGIRL2020

Is it possible to get home broadband without phone socket and cheaper than virgin? I did a bit of googling its confusing 

Ayr_Rage

Yes, if your area has been cabled with real fibe by the likes of Openreach or City Fibre.

Many ISPs use their infrastructure.

SUPERGIRL2020

Ayr_Rage said:

Yes, if your area has been cabled with real fibe by the likes of Openreach or City Fibre.

Many ISPs use their infrastructure.

I can get Virgin Fibre but its very pricey can't seem to find anyone cheap offering broadband without a landline tho

bluelad1927

I recently got Plusnet without a line for a load cheaper than I had Bt with a landline

QrizB

SUPERGIRL2020 said:

Is it possible to get home broadband without a landline ...

Do you mean "without a fixed-line telephone" or "without a wired connection"?

The answer to either is "yes" but the options are different

SUPERGIRL2020 said:

... and cheaper than virgin?

That's a yes in both cases, although you might have a slower connection.

SUPERGIRL2020

QrizB said:

SUPERGIRL2020 said:

Is it possible to get home broadband without a landline ...

Do you mean "without a fixed-line telephone" or "without a wired connection"?

Without a wire

QrizB

Ok, as an easy example of wireless broadband take a look at Three's offerings:

https://www.three.co.uk/broadband/home-broadband

There are more providers but this gives an idea of costs etc.

J_B

SUPERGIRL2020 said:

QrizB said:

SUPERGIRL2020 said:

Is it possible to get home broadband without a landline ...

Do you mean "without a fixed-line telephone" or "without a wired connection"?

Without a wire

We are unable to get 'traditional' fibre broadband so use the WISP service from 

https://www.airband.co.uk/technology/fixed-wireless-broadband/

matelodave

Is your definition of a "landline" a phone connection or the physical connection (wires or fibre)

There are basically three ways to get either broadband, a phone or both connected to your premises - two of them require a physical connection, either a pair of wires or an optical fibre and either can offer broadband and/or a fixed telephone connection) and you can choose what you want depending on the service provider (Plusnet and some others for instance dont offer a phone, but SKY, TalkTalk and other do)

The third way is using radio either using the 4G/5G mobile phone network or,  as JB suggests, with a WISP service but in general they are very few and far between and tend to be in rural areas where physical and mobile phones services are not available.

There is a fourth option, using a satellite connection like Starlink

jbrassy

The best thing to do is use the MSE broadband finder tool: https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/compare-broadband-deals/

Enter your postcode and make sure you only have the 'Broadband' box ticked. You should then be shown the options for broadband only (ie excluding a home phone).

SUPERGIRL2020

bluelad1927 said:

I recently got Plusnet without a line for a load cheaper than I had Bt with a landline

How much do you pay?