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  • 24-04-2020 1:26pm
    #1
    karkar athlete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 674 ✭✭✭


    I am currently working from home but my home fixed broadband is not sufficient often cutting out. My download speeds at roughly 1.5Mbsp and upload speeds are very low at 0.16Mbsp. I am on a basic PAYG package myself but rather leave it the way it is as I am only looking for a short term solution.

    I am wondering what options are available to me in the short term to help me complete my work in terms of perhaps mobile internet as a pay as you go customer?

    I don't want to get tied up with a contract. I found an old Vodafone R209-Z Mobile Wi-Fi here at home but it appears to have only 3G capabilities otherwise I have an old mobile phone which I was thinking of using as a hotspot as most of my work needs to be completed on a laptop.

    Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions that would enable me to get up and running pretty quickly. I do have a spare Vodafone Sim lying around.


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  • #2
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,478 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Get a 3 PAYG sim on €20 top up for all you can eat data. Then use an old smartphone as a WiFi hotspot and leave it on charge somewhere with good coverage.


  • #3
    karkar athlete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 674 ✭✭✭karkar athlete


    Thanks for the reply - one member of the family is on 3 but coverage isn't great, lucky to get 3G. Rest are on Vodafone as a result


  • #4
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,478 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    That changes things.

    Any idea how much data you would be using?


  • #5
    karkar athlete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 674 ✭✭✭karkar athlete


    I really don't know how much I'll be using to be honest.

    I have to open, edit and re-upload files constantly on a site. It is the re-uploading that is most infuriating :mad: as I just have to sit and wait. Nothing can be done with fixed broadband - although it's always been slow but more-so now than ever as it's under pressure.

    I am looking into purchasing a data add on for myself on my own number but just need to make sure it works for hot spot.


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