5G Internet can be faster and cheaper than a wired connection! This video tells the story of my migration from wired to wireless broadband using a Cudy P5 router. Please note that the viability of this solution depends on your local 5G availability and service level.
The Cudy P5 router is on Amazon UK here:
https://amzn.to/4h4GGxNAnd on Amazon US here:
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Videos related to this topic, which explain my network setup, are:
Wiring Ethernet Extensions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFBQsUwqy_gAdding Ethernet Ports with a Network Switch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m0kZOr7EzwMORE INFORMATION ON MY SERVICES
For those who are interested, before I switched to wireless broadband, I had a FTTC service from BT, for which I was paying £62.10 a month (£15.49 for an unlimited landline phone line and £46.61 broadband). This was very expensive, due to practical and legal difficulties preventing my migration to a FTTP solution (these in part relate to access to third party land). I was also not happy with BT’s FTTP solution anyway, as BT only offers its “Digital Voice” (ie VoIP) telephone service if a phone is connected to its BT Home Hub router, so preventing the sole use of alternative network hardware. I did explore all BT business options also. But the 29 day service outage was a driver for change!
My new solution is based on a 24 month SIM-only contract from Three, which provides unlimited 5G broadband for £16.00 a month. This deal was only available as I added an additional SIM on an existing Three account. The price for this contact for a new customer is £21.00 a month.
My phone remains with BT, as it never stopped working. I am therefore now a landline only BT customer, and understand that at some point before January 2027 I will be upgraded to Digital Voice via a cabinet solution that will not require any changes to the copper line to my home, or equipment therein (well, until at least 2030). BT explain this here:
https://www.bt.com/help/landline/moving-to-dv/dv-landline-only The solution is based PDPL (pre-digital phone line) technology --
https://www.btwholesale.com/products-and-services/voice/pre-digital-phone-line.html – also known as SOTAP for analogue. However, if things change – and I trust neither BT or Openreach -- I will port my number to a virtual landline provider and either forward it to a mobile (eg via
https://www.virtuallandline.co.uk/ ), or will obtain a VoIP service that allows the use of a customer’s own choice of equipment.
More videos on computing and related topics can be found at:
http://www.youtube.com/@ExplainingComputersAnd more videos on film and other making, plus retro tech, can be found on my Christopher Barnatt channel:
http://www.youtube.com/@ChristopherBarnattChapters:
00:00 Titles & Intro
00:59 Wireless Migration
03:08 4G & Beyond
06:15 Cudy 5P Router
09:20 5G Speed Tests
13:35 Router Settings
15:20 Wrap
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