how do i avoid having to get a landline installed in order to get wireless broadband (UK)?

Answer 1

You will always need to be connected to a landline if you want to be connected to wireless. As has been suggested you could try seeing if there are any open connection available that you can piggyback from one of your neighbours. Alot of people tend to not bother adding security passwords.

Otherwise you'll need to get a network card from one of the mobile operators.

Answer 2

Although "wireless" does imply that you don't need any wires, you WILL still need wires along the route!

The broadband needs to get to your house somehow and this is either through a standard landline (e.g. BT) or through cable (e.g. NTL).

Not being in a cable area, I don't know precisely how it works, but whether it's bundled into the cable line or separate, I assume you will still need to have an active landline to be able to use broadband.

You do have one more option - take a laptop to a cafe or somewhere that has a wireless hotspot, I think Starbucks are trying to get wireless in many of their cafes, but there's others as well.

Answer 3

If you go with NTL, you can get just internet, you dont need phone or TV services. They will need to install a cable into your house into which your modem will need to be plugged. You can then plug that into a wireless router and you're ready to go.

If you dont want any cables at all, you could go with some satelite broadband provider but its not that great a service and is costly.

NTL is your best bet and being as they do TV, broadband and phone with free evening and weekend landline calls for £30, you cant really go wrong.

I'd also just like to point out that 'piggy backing' is illegal.

Answer 4

If your PC is capable of accepting a card then you can get onto wireless mobile networks run by the mobile phone companies. It uses 3g technology but there are 2 drawbacks- 1 coverage can be patchy and 2 it's bloody expensive. When I looked into it Vodafone did a reasonable package but there was no coverage in my area whereas Orange had plenty of coverage but exorbitant rates. Speeds were roughly equatable to broadband connections and in fact were faster than the broadband I've got now (out in the sticks I'm afraid with limited exchange capacity).
I think O2 are also doing one now but I used to be a telecoms engineer and know how bad it was when it was BT cellnet and I just don't trust it anymore. Pop down the mobile phone shop and they should be able to tell you all about it.

Hope that's useful.

Answer 5

you can get a WLAN card from T-Mobile who sell the package for about £30p/m and it gives you the option of connecting via gprs (2G), umts (3G-broadband) or WLAN (wireless)...and it really is completely wireless, you just upload the software, insert the card and away you go!! In my experience the coverage has been great, but the good thing is you can check wot the coverage will be like by using the "street check" tool on their website which allows you to pinpoint 3 specific locations (where you live, work and play) to check wot the coverage will be like before you buy! also, if you're a t-mobile employee like myself, or have a friend in the company, you could ask them very nicely to add you to their friedns and relations benefit which means you could get the package for half price!! thats just £15p/m for literally wireless broadband!! hope you find this useful! the T-Mobile web address is www.t-mobile.co.uk .
ps. the card will fit in just about any pc or laptop with the exception of apple mac's but i believe they are working on that too now. if you need anymore info, jus check out the web adress and look for the web'n'walk professional packages!

Answer 6

You can't. Wireless broadband works through a router, which needs to be connected to a landline. If your neighbour has a router, though, you might be able to 'piggy-back' on it!

Answer 7

as an earlier respondant has suggested, be nice to someone who has already installed a wireless network near by

OR log onto a publicly availbe network in your area (there is one in Norwich, and may be other ones (eg some shops, cafes & public buildings)

OR try to find if one is working in your area and hope its not secured and that you cna pigguback onto their service without their knowledge

OR subscribe to the new generation wide area wireless network (I think its being trialed by PIPEX & one or two other companies inthe UK)

failing that you need to have a landline to egt the connection to the remote server

Answer 8

If you mean, the package includes a landline then ok..I had to have a landline installed with cable but I never use it, have no charges relating to it and ignore it basically. They put it in but it doesn't mean you have to use it.

Answer 9

Hi

I believe NTL do a package for about 20 pounds a month that doesnt require you to have a phone line. Best checking with them

Answer 10

instant broadband is coming yet is in simple terms not here yet. Pipex have the license for wimax around the united kingdom (that's a real instant broadband provider over super distances) yet do not know how some distance they have have been given with this different than checks in Milton Keynes. Your different option may be for diverse you to share the fee of having a line in and sharing the get right of entry to wirelessly for internet and internet based telephone, nevertheless a sprint ambitious and slightly frowned upon by utilising internet vendors (the swines).