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4G Router with Unlimited ThreeUK Sim - Is this correct?

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Hi all, having recently served cancellation notice to Sky I'm looking at perhaps purchasing a 4G router for use with a ThreeUK Unlimited sim (as I get excellent 4G signal with ThreeUK at home).

From what I can tell, the only costs would be for the router itself, and £20ppm for the sim card, and that I'd have unlimited data each month.

Am I overlooking something here?
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  • Cisco001
    Cisco001 Posts: 4,135 Forumite
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    Yes. router is all you need. And click it through quidco/ TCB to get cashback.

    There are people manage to haggle the price down by reduce mins.

    Alternative there is 24 months homefi for £22 which including router.

    By the way, I compare a few routers based on price and spec..
    IMO, Huawei seems to be best value for money.
    Huawei B525 £115
    Huawei B310-22s £60
  • GibsonSt19
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    Cisco001 wrote: »
    Yes. router is all you need. And click it through quidco/ TCB to get cashback.

    There are people manage to haggle the price down by reduce mins.

    Alternative there is 24 months homefi for £22 which including router.

    By the way, I compare a few routers based on price and spec..
    IMO, Huawei seems to be best value for money.
    Huawei B525 £115
    Huawei B310-22s £60

    Thanks for replying!

    People haggle with ThreeUK to reduce the price due to having no need for minutes, but still retain Unlimited Data? If so, I will certainly give that a try, but I thought they were set packages.

    The B525 is the router I'm looking to get, and wondering whether the additional antennae would be worth getting too? The router is £122 along on amazon (easier returns), but £115 in eBay (including antennae).
  • Pluto88888
    Pluto88888 Posts: 65 Forumite
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    edited 22 February 2019 at 12:51PM
    GibsonSt19 wrote: »
    Thanks for replying!

    People haggle with ThreeUK to reduce the price due to having no need for minutes, but still retain Unlimited Data? If so, I will certainly give that a try, but I thought they were set packages.

    The B525 is the router I'm looking to get, and wondering whether the additional antennae would be worth getting too? The router is £122 along on amazon (easier returns), but £115 in eBay (including antennae).

    This is the plan you take order the £20 sim card with quidco £70 cashback head over to three chats complaints (Google it) politely telling them not feeling happy with my plan.
    I want less minutes eg like 200/600 you should end up with 600 minutes for £13-£14 or 200 minutes for £10-£11 this method worked twice now beware do it within your 14 days cooling period.

    Using my £11 200 minutes ayce sim card in a 4G tplink router 1200ac update my £70 cashback just been confirmed too works out I'm paying £62 a year for home broadband bargain. Lol
  • GibsonSt19
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    I take it the Huawei B525s-65a is better than the B525s-23a due to additional band support?
  • Gloomendoom
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    I would just use the supplied router to receive the 4G and a standard wifi router to distribute. You get a much wider choice.
  • GibsonSt19
    GibsonSt19 Posts: 2,736 Forumite
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    I would just use the supplied router to receive the 4G and a standard wifi router to distribute. You get a much wider choice.

    What supplied router? I'm buying my own.
  • phillw
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    Pluto88888 wrote: »
    Using my £11 200 minutes ayce sim card in a 4G tplink router 1200ac update my £70 cashback just been confirmed too works out I'm paying £62 a year for home broadband bargain. Lol

    What speed do you get?
  • Cisco001
    Cisco001 Posts: 4,135 Forumite
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    GibsonSt19 wrote: »
    What supplied router? I'm buying my own.

    He probably talking about HomeFi plan which is 24 months with £22 per month, come with Huawei B311.
    That looks like the £60 B310.


    B525s-65a seems to be same price. I would go for that.
  • phillw wrote: »
    What speed do you get?

    70 meg here off-peak peak time down 40meg
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