I considered doing this after a recent loss of service with another provider that lasted 38hrs. After the initial annoyance, I realised that it’s probably not worth the expense for a once in decade event.
Depending on the router, you’re looking at anything between £15 for a dongle to £35 up to a few hundred for a decent 4/5G modem that’s unlocked and supports bridge mode and a reasonable number of channels, then a few quid on a SIM each month, and while you can get some amazing introductory rates, they do go up, so it’s getting on for a ton a year for not using it in Y2 and potentially more than that in Y1 because of the hardware (less if dongle, more if decent router).
I looked at it in simple terms: If that’s the difference between being able to work and not work or work from home rather than have to commute and it happens regularly, then that to me would easily be worth the cost. If it’s £100+ a year, happens once every few years and it’s just so I don’t have to flip a light switch or open a local app, then I think I can probably manage for a few hours. Obviously each persons priorities and situation are different.
Depending on the router, you’re looking at anything between £15 for a dongle to £35 up to a few hundred for a decent 4/5G modem that’s unlocked and supports bridge mode and a reasonable number of channels, then a few quid on a SIM each month, and while you can get some amazing introductory rates, they do go up, so it’s getting on for a ton a year for not using it in Y2 and potentially more than that in Y1 because of the hardware (less if dongle, more if decent router).
I looked at it in simple terms: If that’s the difference between being able to work and not work or work from home rather than have to commute and it happens regularly, then that to me would easily be worth the cost. If it’s £100+ a year, happens once every few years and it’s just so I don’t have to flip a light switch or open a local app, then I think I can probably manage for a few hours. Obviously each persons priorities and situation are different.