You do not need a phone line for home internet any more. Here are your options with no landline, which suits new-builds and renters, and how to get a whole home online with no installation at all.
Last updated 18 July 2026
Not long ago, home internet meant a phone line whether you used the phone or not. That is changing fast. The UK is retiring the old copper phone network, full-fibre runs without a landline, and plenty of new-builds and modern flats simply do not have one. So if you have no phone line, you are not stuck. Here are the ways to get proper home WiFi, and the quickest route when you need it now.
| Option | Needs a phone line? | Setup | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-fibre broadband | No | Order plus an install wait, often around two weeks | A permanent connection where fibre is available |
| 5G or 4G router (rented) | No | Next working day, about a minute | Getting online now, or a home with no fixed option yet |
| Mobile 5G home hub (contract) | No | A few days, credit check | A longer-term mobile connection you will keep |
Full-fibre, or FTTP, runs on its own fibre cable and needs no landline. Where it is available it is the best permanent option, fast and reliable. The catch is the same as any fixed line: you order it, and then you wait, usually around two weeks and sometimes longer if an engineer visit or external work is needed. It is the right long-term choice, but it does not help you on the day you need internet.
This is the fastest way to get a home online with no line. The router uses the mobile network rather than a fixed connection, so there is nothing to install. It arrives pre-configured the next working day, you plug it into a socket, connect, and the whole home is online in about a minute. It suits anyone with no line at all: a new-build waiting on fibre, a rental where you cannot install anything, a move where the fixed connection is weeks away, or an area where fixed broadband is poor. You keep it for as long as you need and send it back when you are done.
Providers like Three, EE and Vodafone sell rolling 5G home broadband from around £29 to £31 a month, with no landline required. The hardware is good and the data is generous. The trade-offs are a credit check, a direct debit and a contract to remember to cancel, so it is the better fit when you actually want a long-term mobile connection rather than a quick fix or a bridge.
No line, online today. Airgen Go rents pre-configured, unlimited-data 5G WiFi routers that arrive the next working day, from £35. No landline, no engineer, no installation and no credit check. We check your postcode across the mobile networks first and ship the SIM with the strongest predicted signal at your address, so you get the best connection your area allows. When a fixed line is ready, if you even want one, you post the router back and the rental ends.
If fixed full-fibre is available at your address and you want a permanent connection, order it, and use a rented 5G router to cover the wait until it goes live. If you have no fixed option, cannot install anything as a renter, or only need internet for a defined period, a 5G router on its own does the whole job with none of the commitment. And if you want a long-term mobile connection and do not mind the contract admin, a rolling home hub is worth a look. The one thing you no longer have to do is put in a phone line you will never use.
No landline is no longer a barrier to getting online. Full-fibre gives you a permanent line-free connection where it is available, and a 5G router gives you a whole-home connection today with no installation at all. For new-builds, rentals and anyone who needs internet now, renting a 5G router is the simplest way to have WiFi without a phone line.
Unlimited 5G WiFi from £35, delivered next working day. No phone line, no engineer, no credit check, free return when you are done.
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