ed fournier Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Has anyone tried out the 4G Home Broadband from Sure? https://web.sure.com/isleofman/internet/4g-unlimited-broadband-offer I'd be interested to hear of anyones experiences with it. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stinking enigma Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 My brother has it ed. He reckons it's spot on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bear Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 I'm using it and it's been fine. Miles better for uploading large files like videos. It used to take all night on wired broadband. I'd recommend using their modems though. I used an existing Archer 200 4G modem and it didn't seem to recognise the Sure SIM even when fully unlocked. Then when I managed to get it going it dropped the connection regularly. Once I'd tested it to find out if it was going to work for me I signed up to the 2-year plan and got their modem which looks identical but has been fine. One oddity is that they said the APN was "broadband" but I could only connect by using the older APN "internet". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed fournier Posted October 16, 2017 Author Share Posted October 16, 2017 Thanks both. Bear - have you used it for watching TV online - iPlayer for example? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egg Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 I'm using it , loads videos and tv fast enough to stream. My only complaint is the signal from the router could be better but a booster would sort that and it probably just my thick walls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilp Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Are they painted in eggshell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bear Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 I've not really tested streaming ability on anything more arduous than YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannin Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 I have a unit on test and it's fair to say it's smashing for the money and much better than the copper service I can get out in the goonies. All the TV in our house is delivered over the internet (netflix / amazon / Iplayer / Sky go) and it works perfectly. Skype struggles a little (I'm guessing latency) or we might simply be running out of bandwidth. It's worth nothing that the 40Mbit is theoretical and the actual speeds that the modem reports are variable. Unlike with a copper service the modem doesn't connect at whatever speed and then stay connected at that speed. the idea of the 4g is that is bursts as and when required (although sometimes it doesn't) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overdose Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Had it for a month or so now and the only issue I have come across so far is the strict NAT settings when gaming. Sure are meant to be looking at a work around but I've not heard anything about that yet. Apart from that it seems to be spot on, especially for those of us in the sticks blighted with poor speeds through a cable. I've had no issues streaming Netflix/Amazon content and, NAT aside, no issues gaming either. I've gone from 11Mbps down and 0.8Mbps up to ~43Mbps down and 11Mbps up, placement of router is key though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbk Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 On 16/10/2017 at 11:04 AM, Egg said: I'm using it , loads videos and tv fast enough to stream. My only complaint is the signal from the router could be better but a booster would sort that and it probably just my thick walls. I am using it at The Eairy. Gone from a maximum 4meg down on copper to up to 35meg. Signal strength does vary but still better than wired out here. As Egg said above wifi signal from the supplied router could be better, we don't have thick walls, but once a range extender added downstairs works all over house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Anyone using it with an exterior antenna? And if so what type - and what length of feed (ie - before feed loss is an issue). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed fournier Posted October 30, 2017 Author Share Posted October 30, 2017 After sitting around in their awful showroom for too long, we finally got our hands on a shiny new 4G broadband box. Simple to set up and it works fantastically well with movies, iplayer etc. Thanks for the advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad_manx Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Are there LAN sockets on the router they supply?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed fournier Posted October 30, 2017 Author Share Posted October 30, 2017 Yes. The box they give you is much the same as any other broadband box - several LAN connections in the back. I've got it connected to to one of those extender things through the power lines that I was using with the old broadband. Worked no problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSCL Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Got my box set up a few days ago - love it. Using Netflix and watching things in HD without problem on demand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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