Replace home broadband with mobile plan?

[pigpigoink]

will try to reuse old hp to open without battery need, then use it as hotspot.

but not much info online

 

[sacredrays]

Im using Singtel. My area the mobile connection isnt stable. most of the time is only 1 to 2 bar.
sometimes will have no mobile connections. I have residents here using M1 / Gomo / SH all same issue.
To replace fibre with mobile plan, meaning its sim card / mobile signal. Fibre/home BB is using wired/LAN connection which is constant/stable unless the ISP down.

If only there's no issue with mobile connection, will definitely try to replace. But I wondering how fast is a 5G sim card , as at night there will be usage of TV with youtubes, mobiles with youtube and Laptop with netflix etc.

My Mesh has over 30 devices connected to it .

woah. singtel 4g 1-2 bars at your area? that really sucks.

 

[sacredrays]

will try to reuse old hp to open without battery need, then use it as hotspot.

but not much info online

you want connect how many devices? if your old wifi router supports usb tethering i think can consider that. the slow usb charge speed cover the small batt drain.

 

[jiaklormee]

For this whole thing to make sense, should have some/most of the following criteria:

1. Single person household (maximum two member household)
2. Work from office or minimal work from home
3. Minimal internet connected devices
4. No intensive gaming/torrent/streaming

 

[IcYFl4mEz]

woah. singtel 4g 1-2 bars at your area? that really sucks.

Singtel 5g....Never had a smooth mobile line call before, always intermittent disrupted

 

[sacredrays]

Singtel 5g....Never had a smooth mobile line call before, always intermittent disrupted

5g hard to have good coverage in home i guess... in public places at least got those amplifiers to boost the coverage indoors..

 

[Lss]

Im using Singtel. My area the mobile connection isnt stable. most of the time is only 1 to 2 bar.
sometimes will have no mobile connections. I have residents here using M1 / Gomo / SH all same issue.
To replace fibre with mobile plan, meaning its sim card / mobile signal. Fibre/home BB is using wired/LAN connection which is constant/stable unless the ISP down.

If only there's no issue with mobile connection, will definitely try to replace. But I wondering how fast is a 5G sim card , as at night there will be usage of TV with youtubes, mobiles with youtube and Laptop with netflix etc.

My Mesh has over 30 devices connected to it .

Unlike a phone which moves, the modem/router doesn't. My place also had some dead spots where there is no connectivity. Took me a while to find the sweet spot also.

This setup confirm not suitable for a family but bachelor or couple shouldn't be a problem. I was watching 4k netflix on it too. Only problem is it eats into the 100gb cap abit too quickly. And this is on 4G not 5G.

 

[Lss]

yes thats why i say with a smart home, a bit hard to replace home BB / Fibre.
over 30 devices connected constantly, with a few / some connected when its switched on(e.g Oven , Dishwasher , washing machine etc)
Last time when I set up this smart home, I tot of going for 500mbps plans, but end up going with 1GBps plan after the ID and the one who help me set up recommend.

quite poor suggestion by the id. Iot needs constant connection is true but they don't need alot of bandwidth.

When I stopped using Simba 4G I switched to whizcomm 300Mbps without any issue. I have about 30+ devices connected too.

 

[The_Davis]

Im using Singtel. My area the mobile connection isnt stable. most of the time is only 1 to 2 bar.
sometimes will have no mobile connections. I have residents here using M1 / Gomo / SH all same issue.
To replace fibre with mobile plan, meaning its sim card / mobile signal. Fibre/home BB is using wired/LAN connection which is constant/stable unless the ISP down.

If only there's no issue with mobile connection, will definitely try to replace. But I wondering how fast is a 5G sim card , as at night there will be usage of TV with youtubes, mobiles with youtube and Laptop with netflix etc.

My Mesh has over 30 devices connected to it .

Never complain to telecom to come down fix?

 

[The_Davis]

Just bought eight $8 228Gb plan.
going to use portable router to set up.

I’m hitting my first month on eight mobile!
tomorrow recharge

 

[pigpigoink]

you want connect how many devices? if your old wifi router supports usb tethering i think can consider that. the slow usb charge speed cover the small batt drain.

for moi, should be only 1 device(desktop) only.

moi read that hp can connect direct via usb cable and share internet to desktop, that's moi plan. to try to power up old hp without internal battery is because battery will spoil overtime.

thanks for the suggestion, will go read up moar on usb tethering

 

[sacredrays]

for moi, should be only 1 device(desktop) only.

moi read that hp can connect direct via usb cable and share internet to desktop, that's moi plan. to try to power up old hp without internal battery is because battery will spoil overtime.

thanks for the suggestion, will go read up moar on usb tethering

yea ur 2nd part is called usb tethering.

 

[IcYFl4mEz]

quite poor suggestion by the id. Iot needs constant connection is true but they don't need alot of bandwidth.

When I stopped using Simba 4G I switched to whizcomm 300Mbps without any issue. I have about 30+ devices connected too.

Maybe they know I stream 4k and also sometimes download stuff etc. but now i think a good mesh is bettter thaan a bigger mbps.

Never complain to telecom to come down fix?

Telecom push to IMDA , IMDA push back to telecom . its still ongoing..

 

[Lss]

Maybe they know I stream 4k and also sometimes download stuff etc. but now i think a good mesh is bettter thaan a bigger mbps.


Telecom push to IMDA , IMDA push back to telecom . its still ongoing..

Depends bah. If you can have good wireless access point placement, may not even need a mesh. Esp if house not super big.

Mine 1 ap settle all coz I located it centrally. Both back on Simba 4g and now. Just need to pull LAN cable to the wireless router.

 

[sacredrays]

Maybe they know I stream 4k and also sometimes download stuff etc. but now i think a good mesh is bettter thaan a bigger mbps.


Telecom push to IMDA , IMDA push back to telecom . its still ongoing..

ur mesh network can work for both fibre bb and mobile bb. so home network set up is identical if want choose between mobile/ fibre.

just ethernet tethering to the WAN port of the router instead of the fibre ont to router, so the issue is ur weak mobile coverage only sadly.

 

[sacredrays]

Depends bah. If you can have good wireless access point placement, may not even need a mesh. Esp if house not super big.

Mine 1 ap settle all coz I located it centrally. Both back on Simba 4g and now. Just need to pull LAN cable to the wireless router.

the term mesh network is actually the same as a group of wap working together, just that mesh network can use wireless backhaul instead of just ethernet backhaul.

but wap nowadays also can wireless backhaul too.. so basically can just say all work the same ba.

 

[Lss]

the term mesh network is actually the same as a group of wap working together, just that mesh network can use wireless backhaul instead of just ethernet backhaul.

but wap nowadays also can wireless backhaul too.. so basically can just say all work the same ba.

First principles, why do people need mesh. Because their devices can't connect to AP, not stable or throughput too low.

 

[sacredrays]

First principles, why do people need mesh. Because their devices can't connect to AP, not stable or throughput too low.

what the..? i dun get what you are talking about...

mesh node is a wap that is either communicating to the main node via wireless backhaul or ethernet backhaul, if use ethernet (wired) backhaul, it is no different from a wap. even wap nowadays may have wireless backhaul capability.

mesh node using wireless backhaul can be similar to a wifi repeater if device is connected to the furthest node. main node > node > device.

 

[~sabaisabai~]

Many provider impose limit on Data routers. I've tried it. Wasted my money buying sim modem and very expensive if 5g. Cheaper to tether from HP

which router u bought?

 

[Lss]

what the..? i dun get what you are talking about...

mesh node is a wap that is either communicating to the main node via wireless backhaul or ethernet backhaul, if use ethernet (wired) backhaul, it is no different from a wap. even wap nowadays may have wireless backhaul capability.

mesh node using wireless backhaul can be similar to a wifi repeater if device is connected to the furthest node. main node > node > device.

I'm saying he might have been able to just use 1 wireless router or AP and a 300/500Mbps fiber line.

Instead of 1Gbps and mesh solution.