3 HomeFi - how does it all work?

longwalks1

As above, seen a good deal for a 3 network HomeFi package for £22 per month, and been promised speeds as good as or higher than the 12Mbps we currently get in our remote village (and only 1Mbps upload speed - which doesnt work well with our home CCTV)


How does everything connect to the HomeFi once its set up? Smart TV, Sky+ boxes, Tado thermostat etc


I am planning on locating the Homefi router in the loft with a 4G arieal booster just for a little extra help, just (in laymans terms please) how does everytihng connect to it, and is it secure??

S0litaire

It's just the same type of internet you'd get on a "3" phone. just in a Huawei modem with a sim card slot. (so grab a free "Three" sim card and test the signal strength and speed in your location first!)

The router has wifi and either 1 or 5 ports (depending on the version).

You just plug it into the network like every other box you'd get from an ISP. This just this just needs a power point and a good signal location.

*edit*
I moved house recently and it took BT over 2 months to get fibre internet installed. In that time I used my 3 sim with unlimited data as my internet modem for my whole house!


It killed the battery life of my old phone. but speeds were just as good as fast ADSL /Slow fibre. but can get faster or slower depending on the network congestion of other "3" users. It was good enough for Netflix/Amazon and other "services" (ahem!) for TV and movie watching.

molerat

It works in exactly the same way your landline internet but you have a router connected to a mobile signal rather than a landline. If you have any wired devices you may need a switch as the router only has one lan port. On the plus side when you go on holiday you can take it with you.