Mobile Broadband dish

Dionjames · ‎18-02-2026

Hi,

I'm living at a rural property in South Wales with Plusnet broadband giving 1.5Mbps and paying £40/month for the privilege.

The Welsh government are making grants available for £800 for the installation of broadband equipment with the stipulation that the download speed must exceed 30 Mbps. The best solution would be to have a company fit a dish on the outside of the house - this has been trialed and I was getting 130+ Mbps. This includes a router for inside the house.

What would I need from EE to make this work? Would I just need a monthly SIM only package? Or would I need a Wifi Hub as well?

Thanks

XRaySpeX · ‎18-02-2026

You would need 1 of Mobile broadband . They come with a SIM on a monthly contract.

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To phone EE CS: Dial Freephone +44 800 079 8586 - Option 1 for Home Broadband & Home Phone or Option 2 for Mobile Phone & Mobile Broadband

ISPs: 1999: Freeserve 48K Dial-Up > 2005: Wanadoo 1 Meg BB > 2007: Orange 2 Meg BB > 2008: Orange 8 Meg LLU > 2010: Orange 16 Meg LLU > 2011: Orange 20 Meg WBC > 2014: EE 20 Meg WBC > 2020: EE 40 Meg FTTC > 2022:EE 80 Meg FTTC SoGEA > 2025 EE 150 Meg FTTP

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XRaySpeX · ‎18-02-2026

You would need 1 of Mobile broadband . They come with a SIM on a monthly contract.

If you think I helped please feel free to hit the "Thumbs Up" button below.

To phone EE CS: Dial Freephone +44 800 079 8586 - Option 1 for Home Broadband & Home Phone or Option 2 for Mobile Phone & Mobile Broadband

ISPs: 1999: Freeserve 48K Dial-Up > 2005: Wanadoo 1 Meg BB > 2007: Orange 2 Meg BB > 2008: Orange 8 Meg LLU > 2010: Orange 16 Meg LLU > 2011: Orange 20 Meg WBC > 2014: EE 20 Meg WBC > 2020: EE 40 Meg FTTC > 2022:EE 80 Meg FTTC SoGEA > 2025 EE 150 Meg FTTP

Northerner · ‎18-02-2026

Hi @Dionjames

Get Starlink if you live that rural.

Thanks

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