Who offers the most, absolutely cheap broadband/isp services?

[ThatDevAaron]

Who knows any london ISPs that offer cheap broadband options?

When i say cheap, I mean dirt cheap, for the smallest amounts of speed <50mbps, or even <=10mbps.

I'm thinking about opening some points of presence around london, but, wanted to know if any ISPs provide small network allocations for cheap prices.

Interested in offers ranging from £10-£25/mo - contract is fine - wanna see what options are available, if any.

 

[martin_shl]

Have you thought about using a 4G dongle with a router?

 

[bodgitt&scarperLTD]

Have you thought about using a 4G dongle with a router?

You can get them with fixed IPs too if that's the concern.

 

[ThatDevAaron]

Have you thought about using a 4G dongle with a router?

Good point, I haven't done too much research into using dongles for what I would call enterprise usage. Do you think they are reliable for a consistent network etc?

You can get them with fixed IPs too if that's the concern.

Could you list me one or two providers that offer this if you already know of any? Will certainly look into this ---- do they support Port Forwarding? This is a major concern.

 

[martin_shl]

Good point, I haven't done too much research into using dongles for what I would call enterprise usage. Do you think they are reliable for a consistent network etc?

I've used them mainly while on holiday and found them much more reliable, when you have a good signal, than the hotel wifi. It will also partly come down to having a reliable and good quality router and what you go for there depends on your needs.

do they support Port Forwarding? This is a major concern.

I will bow to your superior network knowledge, but I thought that was a function of the router, not the ISP? I have done port forwarding on my Draytek router connected to normal home broadband using a DDNS service to overcome the lack of fixed IP and I know that the GL.iNet router (based on OpenWRT) I use for travel also supports port forwarding, though I generally have no need for that when travelling.

 

[ThatDevAaron]

I've used them mainly while on holiday and found them much more reliable, when you have a good signal, than the hotel wifi. It will also partly come down to having a reliable and good quality router and what you go for there depends on your needs.



I will bow to your superior network knowledge, but I thought that was a function of the router, not the ISP? I have done port forwarding on my Draytek router connected to normal home broadband using a DDNS service to overcome the lack of fixed IP and I know that the GL.iNet router (based on OpenWRT) I use for travel also supports port forwarding, though I generally have no need for that when travelling.

So yeah, most dongles don't support port forwarding, although yes, most of the time your router is responsible for the routing of your ports, it can also vary due to the type of connection you're using.

For our specific usage, I'm not entirely sure these dongles would work, but it's still an avenue of research I'm certainly going to look into.

 

[martin_shl]

So yeah, most dongles don't support port forwarding, although yes, most of the time your router is responsible for the routing of your ports, it can also vary due to the type of connection you're using.

For our specific usage, I'm not entirely sure these dongles would work, but it's still an avenue of research I'm certainly going to look into.

Some routers have a SIM card slot built in so you don't need to use a dongle. Have a look at https://www.draytek.co.uk/products/comparison/router-comparison as an example - look for 4G(LTE) Built in - some have 5G too.

In terms of the travel router I mentioned, see https://www.gl-inet.com/products/ and select "Cellular router" to see ones with SIM card slots