Is there a wireless broadband provider that doesn't use phone line or cable?

Question

BT only provide 12 month contracts and I can't get a phone through anyone else either for less that 12 months. Therefore I can't get broadband that relies on a landline as I don't have one! So I need to find a true wireless internet and preferably cheaply!

Answer 1

In a word, No.

Answer 2

Virgin Media can provide you with an up to 2Mb broadband connection for only £10 a month and you don’t need a phone line. This is by far the cheapest around as you won’t have to pay line rental.

£10 a month is a one year offer, after which time the cost goes up to £18 a month. But as your contract would be up then you would be able to switch to another provider if you wanted to. There is also a £25 installation fee.

You might also want to try using VoIP IF you have a cable connection as you’ll still be able to make phone calls, via the internet, from home without having to have a phone line.

You can get satellite broadband but it is usually very expensive compared to ADSL broadband via a landline and planning permission is often required.

If you are interested a Google search can find you further information and service providers.

Otherwise, you could make use of wireless internet available in some public places. These are known as Wireless Hotspots and they can be located via www.jiwire.com.

You could try a vodafone 3g PCMIA card if you have a laptop but these are often quite costly per mb; OR you're next door neighbour could share their Internet connection with you.


Only the cable companies offer broadband without phone and as Telewest and NTL are to merge soon anyway that does not leave you with any option.

At some point in the future you will start to see ADSL available without a voice phone line but until then, most broadband providers are just resellers of BT ADSL lines. :(

Answer 3

It depends which provider and which type of internet you want. If you want Home Broadband you have two options either ADSL which goes through your phone line or Cable which doesn't require a phone line. Cable (such as Virgin) can only be found in specific areas so worth checking on their website. If you can't get cable you're only other high speed broadband is ADSL which goes through your telephone provider. Obviously you can then have Wireless internet access through a Wireless Router at home if you have either of these options. If you want mobile broadband then you can go with your current mobile phone provider but beware that it will only work at full 3G (high speed mobile broadband) if you're in a 3G area. Your mobile phone provider will tell if you're in a 3G area. Also be careful that your useage limit will often be restricted, with high costs if you go over so this will restrict you from downloading large files or streaming without quickly going over your usage limit.

Answer 4

Most broadband providers use BT's landline and it seems to have the market sown up when it comes to other companies connecting.

However, there are a few systems which operate outside of BT and these include "Neoeon" and some others. It depends on where you live of course. Here's a few links that might help you.

http://www.brightlingseawireless.co.uk/store.lasso

http://www.neoeon.com/homeusers.htm

http://www.neoeon.com/

Answer 5

You can buy a wireless system for your computer. I don't believe it's actually broadband, as it works differently from a phone or cable connection. It will cost more, but it might be faster than either phone or cable connections. You can connect the antenna to your computer, ( using a USB connection)or use a wireless card, depending on the type of wireless service you choose.

Answer 6

Wireless broadband that is beyond local to your house is wide area networking, WAN or WiFi. In the USA, cities keep proposing to install WiFi that with be free or low cost to residents and provide water billing and emergency utility services for fire and police and telephone companies and cable keep shooting it down but not providing it themselves.
Cell phone internet access is slower
Local area wireless in your house does require a wired connection.

Answer 7

In short no! All connections need a wired telephone or cable connection to connect to the ISP Server. Wireless has a very limited range (100m max but only 10m for full usable connection). It is possible to use many public places though with wifi - I know the Wetherspoon pubs have wifi IT boxes and our local council have a public WiFi system that is available in front of the City Hall. Many coffee shops and restaurants have WiFi too - but you may have to pay for these.

Answer 8

Not that I am aware of. your wireless needs to connect wirelessly through a modem. This modem needs to receive information through something whether it be a cable or phone line. The only thing is that you find company that connects using satellites or something similar that will be able to transfer information over a long distance. That I cannot believe will be cheap. I know I tried too and could not find anything. I had to get the phone line.

Answer 9

You're going to have to do it through a cell phone company, but they have usually have 24 month contracts. You need to do more research in your area... or just get a landline. They are only like $12/month for basic service.

Answer 10

Yes, but it depends on where you are living. I use Keyon (keyon.com) which has low cost, wireless internet service on broadband. You don't need a landline, or a sat dish. But it depends on where you are located if it is available.

I'm mostly happy with the service; you just need to see if it is available in your area.

Answer 11

Sprint, Verizon, and ATT/Cingular offer broadband wireless cards that run via the PC card slot on a laptop computer.