Broadband keeps us connected to the world but you might be paying more than you want to for your home internet connection. Depending on your provider, you may feel you’re paying over the odds, particularly if your service is slow or unreliable.

The most common kind of broadband is fixed line, which is when internet services are delivered to the home via underground cable. But there is an alternative way to get online offered by service providers such as Three, the brand most recognised for its mobile network in the UK.

Three also offers home broadband using its mobile network rather than fixed line connections. The advantage to this is you don’t have to have a landline connection to get internet, and you don’t need an engineer to come out and connect your house to the correct cable from the street, because your reception is all pulled in wirelessly in the same way your mobile phone connects to networks.

You simply place a new Three router in your home and plug it in. This device then delivers 4G or 5G signal throughout your home, and you connect to the router just as you would with any other Wi-Fi network. Head to Three’s website and type in your postcode to see if you are able to get the service in your area. If it does, it’ll indicate whether you can get a 4G or 5G connection.

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Best of all, Three currently has a Christmas deal where it is offering the first six months of a two year plan at half price, so you’ll only pay £12 per month initially. This is a great price considering it’s an unlimited data plan with average download speeds of 150Mbps.

After the first six months, your plan will continue for another 18 at £24 per month, which is still a competitive price for unlimited data home broadband.

Three says if you order by 8pm you’ll get your router delivered to your door the next working day, so you can quickly get set up. There’s also a 30-day money back guarantee if you’re not happy with the service, which means you can test the router for a couple of weeks to see if it works for you, without having to cancel your fixed line service. You can then decide if you want to switch to Three, or get your money back.

The provider notes that “each April your Monthly Charge will increase by a fixed amount of £2 per month”.

If you’re thinking of ditching your landline or fixed line service, it’s best to check the terms of your contract to see if you’re able to do so immediately. Many broadband contracts have minimum terms you must see out before you can cancel.