Temporary Internet access?

Puddings

Hi all

My dad will be visiting the UK for 2-3 months soon, Hull to be precise, staying with my gran who fits not have Internet. He's going to need Internet for this time for his laptop but I'm struggling to find a solution, any ideas? We can't lumber my 99 year old gran with a 2 year contract.. 

Thank you so much in advance. 

EnPointe

assuming   your gran;s house is not in the wilds ,   a  'Mifi' type router with a  pay as you go / 1 month contract  sim card is the obvious answer  or  if he has a reasonably up to date and not  carrier locked phone the same sim in the phone and hotspotting the laptop to the phone 

Veteransaver

Just get a SIM only with lots of data, like Smarty or Voxi and hotspot the laptop to it.

flaneurs_lobster

4G dongle and PAYG SIM?

Is he getting a PAYG SIM/phone for his visit? Get sufficient data and hotspot from the phone.

This all assumes that there's decent mobile reception where he's using the laptop. 

Cisco001

smarty/ lebara unlimted data. turn on hotspot on the smartphone.

Billxx

If your Gran has nice neighbours and they are close by, you might ask them to share their connection and contribute to their costs.

Desmond_Hume

Billxx said:

If your Gran has nice neighbours and they are close by, you might ask them to share their connection and contribute to their costs.

“No chance” would by my response. Letting a stranger download who knows what over my connection? Hard pass. 

cherry76

Both of my neighbours let me share theirs. No harm in asking.

Cisco001

cherry76 said:

Both of my neighbours let me share theirs. No harm in asking.

They are too nice.
I won't due to network security. 

onomatopoeia99

There are monthly ISPs, Cuckoo being the most well known, but given you mention Hull, the fief of Kingston Communications (KCOM), they may not be an option so you may be limited to mobile data unless KCOM offer monthly contracts or there or one of the other providers that buy connectivity wholesale from KCOM fo (Pure / Connexion and Giganet that I know of) .

Rob5342

As long as the coverage is sufficient then getting a smarty data only SIM and tethering it to his mobile is probably the way to go. Some laptops have similar card slots.

Does your gran have a home phone? If she does it might be worth seeing what she pays for that as broadband might not be much more, especially if she has never switched provider.