topic 4G hub from Three in Broadband

4G hub from Three

moods — Wed, 25 May 2022 22:24:36 GMT

I acquired a 4G hub in March. It works excellent because in my area the signal is superb, yet on weekends it sometimes slows down a bit in terms of speed. I was wondering what would it be like in the future when more and more mobile/broadband users adopt 5G spectrum and 4G has lesser congestion. Theoretically it should improve but I would like to hear other member's opinions.

Re: 4G hub from Three

sc1999 — Thu, 26 May 2022 07:18:29 GMT

If it slows too much 3 may increase the bandwidth on your local tower. Complain to customer services if you think it is getting too slow. I was on EE and used to get 100+ meg all day and then last year I would have 100 at 6am and 1-2 by 10am and back up to 100 by midnight. They denied any problem and blamed my phone and still denied the problem when I got the same results on another phone.

Re: 4G hub from Three

DanC — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 12:32:56 GMT

In theory the more people that move over to 5G it helps free up 4G spectrum so speeds will increase.

Also Three are busy upgrading 4G masts to 4G+ when rolling out 5G too which means even existing non 5G devices can see a speed boost if they support the 4G+ technology.

My 4G went from around 20Mbps to 100Mbps with this network upgrade

Re: 4G hub from Three

Krisr — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 10:14:36 GMT

Its now August 2022 and I just received a 4G+ hub , it has medium strength signal all over the house , connected easy to all my devices, however, the speed is so variable it can be as low as 5 Mb the fastest I got has been 25 Mb most of the time it’s about 10 Mb , when 3 advertises 70 Mb …. Is this typical for this network?

Re: 4G hub from Three

moods — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 18:09:53 GMT

I usually get a little above 100 MB on weekends it can drop to about 25 MB. The signal strength is excellent. I guess it depends on the signal in your area I live just next to Canary Wharf.

Re: 4G hub from Three

moods — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 18:11:09 GMT

Try placing in a window and change it's angles to see also if no relief you can try an external antenna.