• Bit of a WiFi dilemma, moved into a 6 month let in the midlands. Partner needs WiFi to work from home. No phone line but landlord said they had enquired and it would be quick and cheap. Moved in and been told by openreach around 4 months to get a line installed. Virgin don’t have service in the area. Does that only leave a dongle? There’s about two bars of 3G outside the house...are dongle aerials such a thing?

  • Something like a MikroTik router on a poll attached to the chimney/roof with an Ethernet cable feeding back inside is your best bet. Not especially easy to setup though.

    Another option is to find a neighbor with a decent Internet connection and come to an arrangement to share it over WiFi (maybe a point to point link). Perhaps difficult if you are new to the street.

  • You say there is a a poor 3g signal, have you tried every network?

  • What about microwave internet? I guess if you need a mast you may as well try it with 4G first.

    Or satellite options? Slow up though and spendy and no idea if that's even a thing in the UK.

    I also remember looking into ISDN lines in a time before ADSL was available in Australia. Expensive though

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