In reply to a post by Pheasant:

Agreed. That’s a very neat solution. 👍

But not of much use to those of us who need t'internet to have wi-fi calling due to poor mobile signals.

A neat solution for @jimbof - but I don't recall saying it was a perfect solution for EVERYONE in all manner of circumstances 😅

[BTW have you tried an external router -something like a ZTE MC7010 with a parabolic dish - its amazing what you can eek out of a marginal mobile signal area.]

I totally agree - which makes our plight all the more pressing; rightly or wrongly, access to the internet (of a high quality - especially if you have gotten used to that for many years) is a necessity and no longer a luxury.

P.S. Still waiting to hear from Zen regarding the cease and reprovide 🙁.

P.P.S. I am considering getting a 5g router as my indoor 5g reception on my iPhone is very good. Still resisting this as it feels like settling for an unacceptable compromise… But perhaps as a temporary stopgap?

Sure, but I don't think there was any indication the OP doesn't have a good signal strength.
I put it in as I literally seem to have the kid & wife on the verge of breakdown if the internet goes away. Here in the city centre even slow 4G is good for 30Mbps+, so it's quite useable for a couple of screens watching streaming.

In reply to a post by Pheasant:

A neat solution for @jimbof - but I don't recall saying it was a perfect solution for EVERYONE in all manner of circumstances 😅

[BTW have you tried an external router -something like a ZTE MC7010 with a parabolic dish - its amazing what you can eek out of a marginal mobile signal area.]

AFAIK it would need listed building consent, add to that being in a conservation area, I think the answer would be "you have FTTP so don't need one", doubt I'd get consent as a back up.

If any houses around you are also listed and have burglar alarm bell boxes on them then you'd have no issues getting an external 5G router if that's what you wanted.

Or sky dishes if you need the parabolic. It’s a sky dish guv honest 😂

Around here a sky dish is pretty much impossible, as for alarm box, yes we have one, it was listed with one, what 'they' haven't spotted is it's now a different box.

Got a loft? Stick in there. Then the stickybeaks are non the wiser. You’re probably going to tell me you’ve got a 19th century lead lined roof now 😎😅

Close, it's 18thC thatched plus bird wire, might not be a Faraday cage, but certainly seems to reduce rf upstairs.