Please help

[Steveo789]

I live in a rural area and have EE 4G Unlimited, however we find using multiple devices on this causes lag and isnt enough for our TV/mobiles smart devices, so have also had Fibre 50 Essentials installed.

Is there a device anyone can recomend to 'link' the two services so we can have our smart items phones/laptops alexa etc onto one network?

Thanks

[Chris_B]

@Steveo789  Just connect your devices to the router via WiFi.  

[Steveo789]

All devices are connected to the EE 4G unlimited wifi but as it is only 4G it is not powerful enough for everything. Hence needing Fiber 50 essentials aswell...

[XRaySpeX]

Then don't connect them to the mobile router at all but to the fixed Home BB router. Don't try to use both at once but just fall back on the mobile router when the fixed BB goes down.

[Mustrum]

@Steveo789   you would need a router that can take input from your 4G service and Fiber 50, Some Asus and Draytek as well as others can do this.

EE offer a service called Smart Hybrid connect, which uses 4G to provide service if your Fier 50 line goes down.

The router that comes with your Fiber 50 is far more powerful than the 4G one, hence it would be better connecting your devices to that. Do you have the option for faster speeds?

What issues is it that you are trying to get around?

[Steveo789]

Can you recommend a specific device? I have spent a long time looking and researching but the more I look the more confusing it is with mesh/bonded devices and load balancing. 

I don’t need the internets to be ‘one’. I just need so we can connect all our devices to one network and if the 4g is a bit slow then the iphone will automatically switch to the fiber 50 essentials or vice versa. I suppose this sounds like EE smart hybrid connect. Our previous home had high speed fiber but as we are rural now fibre 50 essentials is the best we can get…hence trying the 4EE unlimited (as it is supposed to be faster).

If that’s not possible we can stick to two networks it just means half the house (Alexa etc) will be connected to fiber 50 and everything else on the 4G network…..and if 4G connection causes devices to lag then we have to manually switch between….i just wondered if there is a more effective way. At first I thought about getting a TPLink mesh device but after researching I’m not sure I can connect both internet connections to a TPLink mesh device.

[XRaySpeX]

Yes, it it will involve bonding &/or load balancing & that's too complicated for me but have a read of  Bonding vs Load Balancing Explained: Brief Guide 

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