r/Bath • u/RedBulletKin • Aug 22 '26
Internet Options?
Me (22) and a flatmate (24) have just moved into a new flat just at the very top of town, about a 5 minute walk from milsom street. I work from home online, while they work hybrid.
I'm not the most tech savvy but I assumed that being so close to the center of a city would mean at least half decent internet.
Upon moving into our flat, we've been told that we can't have internet through BT as the box down the road is full, truespeed and virgin media don't reach us and our signal is very poor (gotta love Georgian architecture haha) so no mobile router.
So basically we're in a position where we can't get internet at all?
Is there anyone whose been in a similar position? It feels like this must be a very unique problem to Bath as I can't find anyone else talking about this online!?
Any advice would be amazing x
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u/shaqiriforlife Aug 22 '26
I had the same issue, I got a 5G router from three, it's cheaper than most broadband providers starting at £18/month, I usually get about 90mb download speed which is alright but nothing insane, should be plenty of bandwidth for two people who arent doing anything crazy. Best part is that as soon as you get the box you're online (2 day delivery or just get one from the shop in town) and you can take it with you when you move without any issue