topic Re: using a data only olan in Pay Monthly

using a data only olan

HWalker1 — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 23:22:17 GMT

I just bought a 59gig data chip. It's fircuse in my router to provide internet for my house. It seems to have unlimited calls and texts. How can these be accessed via my router?

Re: using a data only olan

MI5 — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 23:26:48 GMT

@HWalker1

You can use calls and you have the wrong SIM for a router.

O2 will cut you off once the system detects it.

You need a mobile broadband SIM only.

Any of these https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/sim-cards/sim-only-deals#deviceType=other&contractLength=P12M

Re: using a data only olan

HWalker1 — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 23:33:29 GMT

That is what I asked for when I ordered it from O2 using the phone line and talking to an advisor. I stressed it was for use only on my router, and was told that was what I needed. It's still in the post and I am currently using a different supplier on a different LTE Router.
Will have to speak to customer services and see what they have to say. They said it did not matter if I only used the data.

Re: using a data only olan

MI5 — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 23:35:38 GMT

Unfortunately they don't know what the are talking about.
It happens all too often these days.

Re: using a data only olan

HWalker1 — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 23:49:40 GMT

Thanks for that. I am with Three at the moment, and get unlimited everything on a Pay Monthly contract, includung a free modem for £18.a month. The problem us that their signal is very hit and miss. I live at 1130 feet up in the hills in a small depression. Their signal oasses over me, but as Zi have a 29 foot tall mast and a 25db gain LTE trial that just pokes into it, I usually get a good signal. However , if a horse or a cow gets in the way I lose my signal.
With O2, I did a signal check in my basement on my phone and got a good signal. Good to me means -40 to - 60 dbm. What do you class as good

Re: using a data only olan

MI5 — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 07:50:34 GMT

Quality is better than quantity. Did you run any speed checks?

Re: using a data only olan

HWalker1 — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 08:48:28 GMT

Speed dies not particularly matter. It's reliability of service and actually getting a signal inside my house. The other night I had to stand outside in 4 degree heat to make a phone call using Three. I could not log into the O2 network. But it was the only one available. If it does not work I have 14 days to cancel

Re: using a data only olan

HWalker1 — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 18:50:42 GMT

So after contacting ghem they did not know what they were talking about. Closed my account abd binned the sim.