Switching to 5G Broadband: Cudy P5 Router

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5G Internet can be faster and cheaper than a wired connection! This video tells the story of my migration from wired to wireless broadband using a Cudy P5 router. Please note that the viability of this solution depends on your local 5G availability and service level. The Cudy P5 router is on Amazon UK here: https://amzn.to/4h4GGxN And on Amazon US here: https://amzn.to/48VbCOT Note that these above are affiliate links, and that as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Videos related to this topic, which explain my network setup, are: Wiring Ethernet Extensions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFBQsUwqy_g Adding Ethernet Ports with a Network Switch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m0kZOr7Ezw MORE INFORMATION ON MY SERVICES For those who are interested, before I switched to wireless broadband, I had a FTTC service from BT, for which I was paying £62.10 a month (£15.49 for an unlimited landline phone line and £46.61 broadband). This was very expensive, due to practical and legal difficulties preventing my migration to a FTTP solution (these in part relate to access to third party land). I was also not happy with BT’s FTTP solution anyway, as BT only offers its “Digital Voice” (ie VoIP) telephone service if a phone is connected to its BT Home Hub router, so preventing the sole use of alternative network hardware. I did explore all BT business options also. But the 29 day service outage was a driver for change! My new solution is based on a 24 month SIM-only contract from Three, which provides unlimited 5G broadband for £16.00 a month. This deal was only available as I added an additional SIM on an existing Three account. The price for this contact for a new customer is £21.00 a month. My phone remains with BT, as it never stopped working. I am therefore now a landline only BT customer, and understand that at some point before January 2027 I will be upgraded to Digital Voice via a cabinet solution that will not require any changes to the copper line to my home, or equipment therein (well, until at least 2030). BT explain this here: https://www.bt.com/help/landline/moving-to-dv/dv-landline-only The solution is based PDPL (pre-digital phone line) technology -- https://www.btwholesale.com/products-and-services/voice/pre-digital-phone-line.html – also known as SOTAP for analogue. However, if things change – and I trust neither BT or Openreach -- I will port my number to a virtual landline provider and either forward it to a mobile (eg via https://www.virtuallandline.co.uk/ ), or will obtain a VoIP service that allows the use of a customer’s own choice of equipment. More videos on computing and related topics can be found at: http://www.youtube.com/@ExplainingComputers And more videos on film and other making, plus retro tech, can be found on my Christopher Barnatt channel: http://www.youtube.com/@ChristopherBarnatt Chapters: 00:00 Titles & Intro 00:59 Wireless Migration 03:08 4G & Beyond 06:15 Cudy 5P Router 09:20 5G Speed Tests 13:35 Router Settings 15:20 Wrap #5G #Broadband #Internet #Cudy #Cudy5P #BT #Openreach #ExplainingComputers