Bouygues 4G internet box
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Yes, I have.
Same as you we had Orange broadband that was supposed to be 2mb but never got anything like that, it was always nearer .9 to 1.4.
I have a GiffGaff Uk mobile that uses Bouygues as it's network in France and I sitting there playing one day and thought I would see what speed I could get on the mobile and was somewhat surprised that it was clocking between 12 and 14mb. Next time I was in town I went to the Bouygues shop to check if it was possible to have one of their 4g boxes and after a few checks he said yes my area was on the fringe but it should work OK.
Been very happy with it and have had no drop-outs and it's been in since October last year. I have a lot of wired connections so I linked the 4g box to my non-Orange router and use that to distribute around the house (there's only 1 port on the back of the 4g box).
I still have my Orange connection, I really must get around to cancelling the broadband as I'm paying for something that I'm not using anymore, I still need the Orange 'phone connection though as it give us a lot of international free calls so not sure how that's going to go!
Edit:
There's been no degradation in the speed as far as I can tell, I'm away at the moment in NZ but will be back at the start of April and will do another speed check then, it was still clocking 12-13mb at the end of January and we are quite heavy users.
Same as you we had Orange broadband that was supposed to be 2mb but never got anything like that, it was always nearer .9 to 1.4.
I have a GiffGaff Uk mobile that uses Bouygues as it's network in France and I sitting there playing one day and thought I would see what speed I could get on the mobile and was somewhat surprised that it was clocking between 12 and 14mb. Next time I was in town I went to the Bouygues shop to check if it was possible to have one of their 4g boxes and after a few checks he said yes my area was on the fringe but it should work OK.
Been very happy with it and have had no drop-outs and it's been in since October last year. I have a lot of wired connections so I linked the 4g box to my non-Orange router and use that to distribute around the house (there's only 1 port on the back of the 4g box).
I still have my Orange connection, I really must get around to cancelling the broadband as I'm paying for something that I'm not using anymore, I still need the Orange 'phone connection though as it give us a lot of international free calls so not sure how that's going to go!
Edit:
There's been no degradation in the speed as far as I can tell, I'm away at the moment in NZ but will be back at the start of April and will do another speed check then, it was still clocking 12-13mb at the end of January and we are quite heavy users.
Edited by Perik Omo on Saturday 17th March 20:32
Thanks for that, it does sound great. My Orange landline now only seems to attract tele-marketing calls.
I use my UK mobile for all my EU calls now that we have free roaming and use Bouygues for data and it is strong everywhere.
I worked my way through several French Avis Websites last night and the complaints only seem to come from people trying to use more than 200Gb per month (a lot) and those who are not eligible because they could receive fibre, or want to move it to their second home for holidays.
I use my UK mobile for all my EU calls now that we have free roaming and use Bouygues for data and it is strong everywhere.
I worked my way through several French Avis Websites last night and the complaints only seem to come from people trying to use more than 200Gb per month (a lot) and those who are not eligible because they could receive fibre, or want to move it to their second home for holidays.
Perik Omo said:
Yes, I have.
Same as you we had Orange broadband that was supposed to be 2mb but never got anything like that, it was always nearer .9 to 1.4.
I have a GiffGaff Uk mobile that uses Bouygues as it's network in France and I sitting there playing one day and thought I would see what speed I could get on the mobile and was somewhat surprised that it was clocking between 12 and 14mb. Next time I was in town I went to the Bouygues shop to check if it was possible to have one of their 4g boxes and after a few checks he said yes my area was on the fringe but it should work OK.
Been very happy with it and have had no drop-outs and it's been in since October last year. I have a lot of wired connections so I linked the 4g box to my non-Orange router and use that to distribute around the house (there's only 1 port on the back of the 4g box).
I still have my Orange connection, I really must get around to cancelling the broadband as I'm paying for something that I'm not using anymore, I still need the Orange 'phone connection though as it give us a lot of international free calls so not sure how that's going to go!
Edit:
There's been no degradation in the speed as far as I can tell, I'm away at the moment in NZ but will be back at the start of April and will do another speed check then, it was still clocking 12-13mb at the end of January and we are quite heavy users.
Where are you in 87? I could do with an alternative to Orange, so this sounds interesting. What are the costs?Same as you we had Orange broadband that was supposed to be 2mb but never got anything like that, it was always nearer .9 to 1.4.
I have a GiffGaff Uk mobile that uses Bouygues as it's network in France and I sitting there playing one day and thought I would see what speed I could get on the mobile and was somewhat surprised that it was clocking between 12 and 14mb. Next time I was in town I went to the Bouygues shop to check if it was possible to have one of their 4g boxes and after a few checks he said yes my area was on the fringe but it should work OK.
Been very happy with it and have had no drop-outs and it's been in since October last year. I have a lot of wired connections so I linked the 4g box to my non-Orange router and use that to distribute around the house (there's only 1 port on the back of the 4g box).
I still have my Orange connection, I really must get around to cancelling the broadband as I'm paying for something that I'm not using anymore, I still need the Orange 'phone connection though as it give us a lot of international free calls so not sure how that's going to go!
Edit:
There's been no degradation in the speed as far as I can tell, I'm away at the moment in NZ but will be back at the start of April and will do another speed check then, it was still clocking 12-13mb at the end of January and we are quite heavy users.
Edited by Perik Omo on Saturday 17th March 20:32
Doofus said:
Where are you in 87? I could do with an alternative to Orange, so this sounds interesting. What are the costs?
We are near to Chalus, I think the charge is something like €36 per month and the first month was free when we took up the offer. If your area is OK (check the coverage map or go into the shop) you will get 30 days to check it out at home and if not OK you can return the box and cancel.Perik Omo said:
We are near to Chalus, I think the charge is something like €36 per month and the first month was free when we took up the offer. If your area is OK (check the coverage map or go into the shop) you will get 30 days to check it out at home and if not OK you can return the box and cancel.
Thanks. We're near Vayres, but mobile coverage isn't too good. I think Bouygues is OK, but I'll investigate further.https://www.bouyguestelecom.fr/offres-internet/4g-...
This will tell you if you are eligible. They need to be able to geo-locate your home on three masts.
This will tell you if you are eligible. They need to be able to geo-locate your home on three masts.
Had a Bouygues mobile once, they had a computer programme which showed how brilliant the signal was in my area - except that when I got home there was no signal at all, nothing. That phone went back the next day. Then had a Virgin pay as you go which worked OK but they insisted you bought another €20 of credit every 3 months regardless of whether you actually needed it and if you didn't then they took the credit you still had remaining. I told them that was theft but got only the Gallic shrug so after they had stolen credit off me three times I cancelled that and went back to good old O2. My Orange Livebox router in the house manages an asthmatic download speed of between 0.3-2.0 mbps. It blew up in yesterdays thunderstorm so I got another from them this morning, no problems, very helpful. I asked when we might expect an improvement in our mbps and apparently it is coming, just that nobody knows when. Use a UK mobile and put up with whatever Orange can give you for the internet connection, at least their service is quite good and as they are the State owned service provider they get to turn down their competitors operating speeds where they share a mast!
We've had one for a few months because nothing else with wires works and satellite is way too expensive for the data you get.
There is a 200Gb cap which we have yet to reach, but we don't stream video or download anything out of the ordinary.
For €30 a month and no contract I can't find anything that touches it provided you are in range of their 4G network. Orange have a similar offer, but the cap I think is 100Gb (or less).
Happy with ours.
There is a 200Gb cap which we have yet to reach, but we don't stream video or download anything out of the ordinary.
For €30 a month and no contract I can't find anything that touches it provided you are in range of their 4G network. Orange have a similar offer, but the cap I think is 100Gb (or less).
Happy with ours.
Watching this thread with interest.
Has anyone with this 4G box used it in an old stone house with thick walls, and does the signal travel into adjacent rooms ok?
I'm considering binning our current wired freebox/telephone setup and it seems the 4G box will do the job in our area, but only worth it if the signal gets into the house, and then to other rooms.
Off topic, but the 'France' forum has been quiet recently, does anyone know if there are there any car/classic car events/meetings in the south east soon?
(We're an hour north east of Bordeaux).
Has anyone with this 4G box used it in an old stone house with thick walls, and does the signal travel into adjacent rooms ok?
I'm considering binning our current wired freebox/telephone setup and it seems the 4G box will do the job in our area, but only worth it if the signal gets into the house, and then to other rooms.
Off topic, but the 'France' forum has been quiet recently, does anyone know if there are there any car/classic car events/meetings in the south east soon?
(We're an hour north east of Bordeaux).
Our Freebox couldn't penetrate more than one thick stone wall, and to get a signal out of our house and into some places in the gites it has to pass through up to four.
We installed a Ubiquity Bullet and aerial on the outside of our house that distributes a secured signal successfully throughout the gites and gardens. With a clear line of sight reception is at least 500 yds. I'd recommend it to anyone seeking to cover several properties over a large area from the same box.
Its considered overkill by those who know, but this was done several years ago, when repeaters weren't as effective as I believe they are now, and OPL wasn't reliable due to separate mains supplies.
Deviating somewhat, our mobile reception is very poor but as we have a Freebox and Free mobiles, we have been able to activate the femtocell on the Freebox to give us excellent mobile reception (on Free) throughout our house and nearby.
We installed a Ubiquity Bullet and aerial on the outside of our house that distributes a secured signal successfully throughout the gites and gardens. With a clear line of sight reception is at least 500 yds. I'd recommend it to anyone seeking to cover several properties over a large area from the same box.
Its considered overkill by those who know, but this was done several years ago, when repeaters weren't as effective as I believe they are now, and OPL wasn't reliable due to separate mains supplies.
Deviating somewhat, our mobile reception is very poor but as we have a Freebox and Free mobiles, we have been able to activate the femtocell on the Freebox to give us excellent mobile reception (on Free) throughout our house and nearby.
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