Thread by @jonworth

Slightly strange request, but Twitter can solve *anything*, right?

Do any of my followers have experience of using 4G/4G+ boxes as an alternative to DSL in rural France?

Especially SFR
sfr.fr/offre-internet…

Or NRJ Mobile
nrjmobile.fr/fr/box-4g.html

The crux is this: these 4G/4G+ routers - especially from SFR/Bouygues/Orange - are positioned as DSL replacements in areas of France where DSL speeds are >10MBit/sec

In rural Bourgogne where I might need to be for a while, promised DSL speeds are:
Bouygues 12MBit
Orange 12MBit
SFR 6MBit
Free - no idea, their website is clear as mud

BUT... SFR can offer a 4G+ Box instead, with speeds of *up to* 260MBit/sec download and 50MBit/sec upload

NRJ Mobile offers up to 100MBit/sec download and 50MBit/sec upload

Now, I don't *need* 260MBit or even 100MBit, but I would reliably need 20-40MBit down, and 10MBit up - am I going to be able to get that?

And if so, can I possibly know reliably in advance?

And please don't go "check the eligibility on the providers's sites" - I have, and all it tells me is the info I have given in this thread

Any tips on this gratefully received!

/ends

All right - thanks for all the contributions! And indeed yes, Twitter can answer pretty much *anything*

Conclusion: buy my own 4G+ router (€90 for TP-Link or about €130 for Huawei), and try SIMcards on Orange/SFR/Bouygues, and buy an outdoor antenna to improve reception

(And for 19 Euro or so per month you can get a SIMcard with 130-150Gb of 4G data)