This week we’ve introduced a brand new product to our broadband range. It’s the first time it’s been launched in the UK, and it’s designed for the significant chunk of the population, especially renters and students, that have told us they want Wi-Fi at home, just without the phone line and the lengthy contract.
So we’ve designed Web Cube, and it’s something that we’re really excited about.
The Web Cube’s Wi-Fi signal is powered by our 3G network, so it comes ready-to-go with a mobile broadband SIM card. It’s really easy to set up – just plug it in, turn it on and connect using the name and password supplied in the box. You don’t need a phone line to get going, as long as it’s plugged into the mains and your SIM is inserted, our network will do the rest.
The Web Cube is HSPA+ enabled to the 21.1Mbps technical standard, to deliver typical download speeds of 2-5Mbps, comparable to those of entry-level fixed-line broadband solutions, with the potential to reach a maximum download speed in excess of 10Mbps. Up to five Wi-Fi enabled devices can be connected at any one time, including smartphones, laptops and tablets, and it has a range of up to 30 metres.
Because the Web Cube is brand new to the UK, before we take it nationwide we’ve chosen to launch in a few key cities first. We want to test the market, so we’ve gone to Leeds, Glasgow and Edinburgh, some of our most successful areas for Mobile Broadband, to kick things off.
We hope to be able to roll-out Web Cube nationwide very soon, so if you’re not in Glasgow, Edinburgh or Leeds but you’re still interested, you can register your details online and we’ll be in touch when we have more information.
In the meantime, if you manage to get your hands on one, or if you know someone who has one, we’d love to hear your feedback.
104 Responses to Introducing Broadband in a Box.
Moderator: Johanna 16/04/2013
@Roland – We don’t update blog posts when we stop selling devices, but sorry if it’s caused confusion. Why do you need to super glue the Mifi into its cradle?
Roland 15/04/2013
I would be useful for the original blog entry to be updated to note that the Webcube has been discontinued because it is still accessible on the Three website:
This is a real headache as the WebCube was so simple for non-techies: a single unit with a plug on, hence great for mobile classroom usage as it only needed to be plugged in to power and to tidy up a single unit with no bits to get lost. It does look like I’m either back to a D100 from ebay or a mifi superglued into it’s cradle…
Colin Dick 15/03/2013
@johanna-I meant to say that the app store only allows 50+mb apps using wifi only. My phone hotspot let my ipad do this, but was cut off by 3. I see the mifi dongle will provide wifi. Will 3 let me swap my 3 dongle for a mifi dongle or will they do the usual and insist I pay more.
I have 2 phones, 2 ipads and 2 dongles. I do not want to add another contract.
Colin Dick 14/03/2013
@Johanna, Sorry I meant to say that the App Store does not allow apps over 50mb unless you use wifi.
Hence the problem with the tethering of the phone or the iPad 3.
Using a phone to upload an app to a 3 iPad or any other device is prohibited unless you pay more money or use another Internet service. Why not just allow it, I mean, my phones unlimited Internet should be just that.