I know of people who will be relying solely on 4G when it comes out - and that's t-mobile. I get better speeds than 3 around here. The device I use was a 3 device but I unlocked it.

That might get quite common in cities, with the density of masts you're often not far away. Dump the landline totally.

Put a permanent aerial directed at your local transmitter, and the connection should be pretty solid.

In reply to a post by RobertoS:

Phone with Sky as well as the broadband? Try your address in that checker then. Not just your postcode.

Frankly, in the circs, I'd stick where you are until the time comes. Sky only have to get a £2000 or so link installed at the exchange, so might have it done in time, and both BT and PN can do the return of the phone with possible SIM provide as well. Though the SIM provide may tax them when it's FTTC.

My exchange is too small for anyone to bother with LLU, but it now has fibre. I can get both Sky and TalkTalk fibre. Why? I'm guessing my connection ends up in an exchange where they already have their own equipment and so the necessary work has been done to make it available.