Broadband down, or not live yet, and your job depends on it. What a 5G router handles, what to check before you rely on it, and how to be back at your desk by the next working day.
Last updated 6 September 2026
Working from home has turned a broadband outage from an annoyance into a lost day's pay. The phone hotspot gets you through an afternoon; it does not get you through a week of video calls, and it eats your data allowance. A rented 5G router is the same idea done properly: a real router, unlimited data, every device in the house, and no contract when the line comes back.
| Task | On a 5G router in good coverage |
|---|---|
| Video calls (Teams, Zoom, Meet) | Yes. A call needs a few megabits each way; there is plenty of headroom. |
| Company VPN | Yes. VPNs work over mobile networks like any other connection. Connect the laptop to the router's WiFi and use the VPN as normal. |
| Cloud tools, email, shared drives | Yes. This is light traffic. |
| Large uploads (video files, backups) | Yes, but uploads are slower than downloads on mobile networks. Start them and leave them. |
| Hosting something others connect in to | Usually no. Mobile networks share public addresses, so inbound connections to your home are not possible. Almost nobody needs this; if you do, you will know. |
Every order is checked across the UK networks before dispatch and we fit the SIM from the network with the strongest predicted signal at your address. Predictions are for the postcode; your walls are your walls. Put the router near a window when it arrives and you will know within minutes. If it disappoints, the 48-hour money-back guarantee applies.
Put the router where the signal is best, not where your desk is. WiFi crosses the house; 5G does not cross a stone wall. Upstairs, by a window, facing open ground beats a downstairs cupboard every time.
Order by 2pm on a working day and it arrives the next working day. Order on a Friday afternoon and it goes out on Monday. If your line went down on Thursday, order Thursday.
Expensing it. Stripe emails a receipt the moment you pay, and it shows the rental period and amount. Most employers accept that as-is. If yours needs it addressed to the company, reply to your confirmation email and we will sort it.
Post the router back free with the QR code on the card in the box; any Post Office prints the label. Rental stops when Royal Mail accepts it. If the fault drags on, extend a week at a time for £25 rather than re-ordering.
Yes. A VPN runs over any internet connection. Connect your laptop to the router's WiFi and start the VPN as usual.
In good coverage, comfortably. A video call uses a few megabits per second; a 5G router in decent signal has many times that. Put the router by a window for the best result.
Not by post. Order by 2pm on a working day and it arrives the next working day by Royal Mail Tracked 24.
Unlimited 5G WiFi from £49 a week, delivered next working day. No contract, no credit check, free return when your line is back.
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