20 Sep 2023 12:41 PM
I'm currently in the process of transitioning from Sky to Virginmedia as my broadband provider. However, there's a two-day gap between when Sky will be switching off, and Virginmedia will be activating their services. To maintain my TV connection during this period, I've tested using a 4G router, and it seems to work fine.
My only concern now is how much data I might use during these two days. The SIM card I plan to use in the router has 70GB of data. Can anyone provide insights or advice on whether this would be sufficient to keep my TV running smoothly during the transition?
20 Sep 2023 12:52 PM
What I did was ordered a "used" 5g router off Amazon, then went on a £20 Smarty plan.
I used it for 5 days, returned the router to Amazon, then went on live chat with Smarty and put in a
cancellation request (you can do within 31 days) so I only paid for 5 days data.
20 Sep 2023 12:45 PM
@Bigkenny1975 wrote:I'm currently in the process of transitioning from Sky to Virginmedia as my broadband provider. However, there's a two-day gap between when Sky will be switching off, and Virginmedia will be activating their services. To maintain my TV connection during this period, I've tested using a 4G router, and it seems to work fine.
My only concern now is how much data I might use during these two days. The SIM card I plan to use in the router has 70GB of data. Can anyone provide insights or advice on whether this would be sufficient to keep my TV running smoothly during the transition?
It'll depend on what you watch and for how long you watch it but I'd steer clear of any UHD content as that'll suck up your 70Gb pretty darn quickly.... if it can even stream it over your 4G connection.
Maybe just read a book for a couple of days. It's actually quite fun.
20 Sep 2023 12:47 PM
I'd be fine with a book but my wife and kids may kill each other without TV. I might upgrade to unlimited data for a month as it is a rolling contract SIM
20 Sep 2023 12:49 PM
@Bigkenny1975 wrote:I'd be fine with a book but my wife and kids may kill each other without TV. I might upgrade to unlimited data for a month as it is a rolling contract SIM
That sounds like a plan. 👍
20 Sep 2023 12:52 PM
What I did was ordered a "used" 5g router off Amazon, then went on a £20 Smarty plan.
I used it for 5 days, returned the router to Amazon, then went on live chat with Smarty and put in a
cancellation request (you can do within 31 days) so I only paid for 5 days data.
20 Sep 2023 01:07 PM
@DanielF1987 wrote:What I did was ordered a "used" 5g router off Amazon, then went on a £20 Smarty plan.
I used it for 5 days, returned the router to Amazon, then went on live chat with Smarty and put in a
cancellation request (you can do within 31 days) so I only paid for 5 days data.
I have a 4G Router already and it seems to work with no problems. I love the Smarty idea though. Thanks!