The new Three 4G Broadband Hub (4G Ready Hub or Greenpacket E5-250MA) is Three’s latest 4G home broadband router, so you might be confused by the mention of 5G – that’s because even though this is capable of 5G, it’s what Three sends out if your home only has 4G coverage (as it also supports 4G).
In fact, it’s capable of incredibly high speeds, with Three claiming the hardware can deliver up to 3Gbps download speeds – though the network itself is unlikely to be capable of that, particularly on 4G. But for reference, even the very fastest fibre broadband only hovers around 1Gbps, so this hardware is highly future-proofed.
It also has four Ethernet ports, so you can plug plenty of things in if you want wired connections, but of course it’s also capable of wirelessly beaming an internet connection to all your Wi-Fi-enabled devices.
Plus, it supports Wi-Fi 6 and both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands, and it’s simple to set up, with the Three 5G Ready Hub being something that you can almost just plug and play. Simply insert your Three SIM card, power it on, and then use a web-based management interface to configure any settings you want to tweak.
So unlike conventional broadband there’s no engineer visit required, and Three offers free next working day delivery too, so you can be up and running in no time.
As with other 4G and 5G routers there’s no landline required either, and the Three 5G Ready Hub itself is a sleek black tower that should fit seamlessly into most rooms.
