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[craigv]

LTE H-Monitor also works with it.

Thanks for mentioning LTE H-Monitor - I'm only now experimenting with mobile broadband myself for the first time (also on Three) this proved invaluable to helping me get the positioning right for the best possible signal

So far I've had the same IP, the modem set it's self up with the 3internet APN which apparently results in a public IP address and no NAT at Three's end. Only problem is I can ping the IP 92.x.x.x from my Three mobile, but I can't ping it from my home network, of via TBB Ping monitor, any idea's?

Tbh I'd not tested pinging the connection (as think it may have been blocked at my firewall anyway) but I did test exposing a webserver, and I was able to access that from the big wide interwebs without any hassle, which shocked me at first as I'd pretty much assumed there was going to be NAT.

[Ronski]

My IP's changed again, and now I don't have external access again, forced the IP to change several times now and still no go 

[Ronski]

[broadstairs]

If you find you need access to home when away you could use NO-IP which is what I've been using for sometime now, it has a small program which runs under windows to keep your IP updated with its records. I use a paid for account which negates the need for any messing around, not expensive for 12 moths at a time. (yes I do have one Windows PC  )

Stuart

[Ronski]

Hi Stuart,

Unfortunately that won't work, it's not that I don't know the IP address (pfSense emails my phone every time it changes), its that its behind CGNAT. Only way around CGNAT is to use a suitable VPN, something like what A&A offer.

It is possible to get accessible IP address's from Three, as I did have one, and Three actually state they can help with a static IP address, but I didn't enquire - this was only an experiment in case VM didn't play ball with what I felt was a reasonable price rise compared to theirs.

[cacoe]

As anyone usually is, sorry to kick up an oldish thread

I can't believe I'm saying this but I too am interested in Three 4G for my home connection.

Did you stick with it in the longer term? On average, just going by my Three phone speed tests, I seem to average at least double the speed of my wired connection (varies between 60-100mbps) - Maybe it is substantially worse at certain times but I haven't noticed that so far.

Biggest disadvantage seems to be the substantially higher pings, but I don't really game online that much so I think I could live with it.

I can't actually get 5G in my area, other than future proofing (and the fact that 3's 5g modem is much prettier) do you think there's much advantage with going with their "fancier" model?

In fact, do you think it's even worth going with the Three supplied routers at all? From my experience consumer ISP routers in general seem notoriously bad (or I've made many bad choices)

[Alex Atkin UK]

Trouble is, the only person whose opinion is any use is someone else on the same tower you'd be using, as it depends entirely on how loaded that tower is.  Even then, exactly how good a signal you get in your house can vary.

From my own experience I used to get the same as you on my phone with Three, but when I used it more consistently I found it would far too often be 2-20Mbit with pings sometimes clocking up to 2000ms.

On the other hand I now use Voxi (Vodafone) for heavy downloads (in addition to VDSL) and that rarely drops below 50Mbit, frequently hitting 120Mbit.

So basically it can be great, it can be terrible, and it can drift between those states at any given moment based on network load.  I'd personally always keep a backup DSL connection for the bad days.

[Ronski]

Hi cacoe, no I didn't stick with it, I was able to negotiate a price I was happy with for VM 350, so have stayed with them and sold the 4G modem.