Cannot get fast Internet in my area (help?)

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Money is not the issue, I can pay however my area does not have fibre which will allow me to have very fast internet. I need 25mbps atleast because of 4k, but where I live in the UK the companies are not yet ready to install their fibre wires in our area yet. Is there any way around this? I have heard of these wireless USB's people use to get access to the internet but not really sure how it works. Advise?
 
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Technically if money is not a issue you can have a private fiber bored under the roads to your house.....but I am sure you have some limit on your money. There are may be other fairly expensive business options that might be available near you.

You do not want just a 4g connection you want LTE. You need to find a provider that has good signal coverage where you live. If you get strong signal it at least in theory is possible to get 100mbps.

Most have no actual cap unless you buy a plan that has a cap. Most offer plans that you get xxGB with the plan and then you pay extra per GB. The ones I have see are about $10/GB. There is no limit other than you wallet.

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Can you get 4g where you live? That's what the wireless USB is using. The mobile network. Very expensive but you said money is not the issue. It's not very reliable though. I have fibre in my area but only from the exchange to my street, they're still using copper to my door. It's enough for 4k. Maybe your area is due for an upgrade in the near future.

Short of that the only other option I know of, but it's even more expensive, is to move house.
 

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Well I have 4g on my mobile device but are you saying to sign up with a service on contract to pay monthly for 4g for wireless USB? Does that mean I will have a limit though? For example restrictions such as only being able to download up to 1GB or something like that, then I cant use it anymore. Also how much mbps will 4g give?
 

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Yes they will most likely set limits on you but it varies by the provider as usual.
This might interest you.
https://recombu.com/digital/article/4k-video-over-4g-ee-v-nova-sony-z5-premium
 
Technically if money is not a issue you can have a private fiber bored under the roads to your house.....but I am sure you have some limit on your money. There are may be other fairly expensive business options that might be available near you.

You do not want just a 4g connection you want LTE. You need to find a provider that has good signal coverage where you live. If you get strong signal it at least in theory is possible to get 100mbps.

Most have no actual cap unless you buy a plan that has a cap. Most offer plans that you get xxGB with the plan and then you pay extra per GB. The ones I have see are about $10/GB. There is no limit other than you wallet.
 
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