4G home broadband v mifi

[Chriss]

Hi, I'm looking to get a 4G hub for a property. Three's website says 4G home broadband isn't available for the postcode but that I should get their mifi product instead. 

If there's no 4G broadband signal, then surely mifi won't work either? Or am I confusing things? 

Thanks!

[sc1999 · Accepted solution]

Mifi uses a data sim which uses, I think, the phone side of the network. Broadband,  obviously,  uses the broadband side of the network. Phones use less data than broadband so more people can connect than broadband customers to a cell. 3 makes broadband available only when there is sufficient bandwidth to support it. As less people think of mifi as a permanent supply for broadband it runs on the phone side of the network.  If everyone who can't get broadband, but can get a 4g phone signal, decided to get a mifi then 3 may consider limiting its availability. 

There are a number of posts as to why people get 5g on their phone but can't get 5g home broadband. Just substitute 4g for 5g and the reasons are the same.

[Chriss]

Thanks very much for explaining!