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Mobile operator Three UK<\/a> has launched a new 3G<\/a> \/ 4G<\/a> supporting Mobile Broadband router and data plan called\u00a0HomeFi<\/em><\/a> that’s aimed at home users, which is one of the first such packages that we’ve seen to include “unlimited data<\/em>” and at a cost of just \u00a322 per month on a 24 month contract term.<\/p>\n

The new Home-Fi<\/strong><\/a> package is designed to be used like a home broadband connection, albeit delivered over Three’s mobile network instead of a fixed line connection. As such the bundle includes a Huawei B311<\/strong> router, which is able to distribute the mobile data connection out to a maximum of up to 32 connected devices<\/strong> (Phones, Laptops etc.) via WiFi<\/a> (only supports the 2.4GHz band).<\/p>\n

Assuming the router that Three has chosen to ship is the same as the unbranded model then it should also include one Ethernet port for LAN\/WAN and is capable of delivering a peak theoretical 4G<\/a> (LTE Cat 4, 2*2 MIMO) speed of 150Mbps download (50Mbps upload); but expect to get a lot less than that in the real-world. As usual customers will also benefit from the operator’s “Go Binge<\/em>” service (i.e. unlimited video streaming via Netflix etc.).<\/p>\n

According to the operator this plan does indeed give you “unlimited data<\/em>“, although their press release has confusingly described the plan as “100GB data plus an unlimited data add-on<\/em>” (eh?) and if you go through the order process then it comes up as “Plan – 100GB data – 24<\/span> month<\/em>” (no mention of unlimited).<\/p>\n

Despite this confusion Three’s PR people continue to insist that it will give you unlimited data, which leads us to believe that this plan is a time-limited special offer and as such you’ll get probably “unlimited<\/em>” data for the first 24 months and after that it may revert to 100GB (if not then we’d expect a lot of advertising complaints to the ASA).<\/span><\/p>\n

In fairness Three’s sibling fixed wireless ISP in London, Relish Wireless, does already offer an unlimited 4G<\/a> based plan for exactly the same price, although that is a different network setup but Three have made no secret of their desire to launch a similar sort of service nationwide via their future 5G<\/a> network (here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

However we suspect that even this plan is still subject to Three’s TrafficSense<\/strong> management system, which uses a soft cap of “around<\/em>” 1000GB<\/strong> (1 TeraByte) each month to “identify inappropriate use of the service, such as commercial use, which isn\u2019t permitted under our terms and conditions<\/em>” (here<\/a>). Nevertheless that would still be very impressive for a 4G service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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