topic Re: Using mobile sim for home broadband in My Order

Using mobile sim for home broadband

Rph — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 22:16:00 GMT

Hi all, new to the forum.
Was going to switch to full fibre but the engineer who came didn't know where the line entered my property and advised I would have to have some of my drive dug up to gain access for the fibre. However wherever they enter the house is not near a socket. They have said i could use a mobile sim in a different router. Has anyone tried this?

Re: Using mobile sim for home broadband

jab1 — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:43:57 GMT

@Rph That sounds almost unbelievable - not saying you are wrong in what you say, but the engineer should be able to trace your connection.

I assume you have an underground feed?

What does https://www.broadbandchecker.btwholesale.com/#/ADSL say below the availability matrix?

Re: Using mobile sim for home broadband

Rph — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:04:04 GMT

Hi,
Availabilty is fine already have virgin and swish running up the street, but would have to dig in my garden to find the connection into my house. I am surprised they couldn't trace it back from the box in my house.

Re: Using mobile sim for home broadband

dvorak — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:11:56 GMT

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Re: Using mobile sim for home broadband

jab1 — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:20:15 GMT

@Rph wrote:
Hi,
Availabilty is fine already have virgin and swish running up the street, but would have to dig in my garden to find the connection into my house. I am surprised they couldn't trace it back from the box in my house.

What about the Openreach fibre network, though - Plusnet can't/don't use the Virgin or Swish networks.

Re: Using mobile sim for home broadband

Rph — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:21:53 GMT

Don't know if they will have to dig the street up again.
Have you any thoughts on using a mobile sim, would have to buy a router and then £25.00 a month on rolling contract.

Re: Using mobile sim for home broadband

jab1 — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:27:42 GMT

If you already have an OR connection, as I assume you have, they will not have to dig the street up again - they use the current route.

I have no experience of mobile broadband, sorry.

Re: Using mobile sim for home broadband

Rph — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:29:41 GMT

Ok, thanks John

Re: Using mobile sim for home broadband

Protech — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:31:25 GMT

@Rph
Have a look at this recent thread on mobile broadband

https://community.plus.net/t5/Tech-Help-Software-Hardware-etc/Mobile-Broadband/td-p/2047561/jump-to/first-unread-message