Hotspot limits · United Kingdom

Three hotspot limits

Checked 1 November 2026 against Three’s own pages. Plans change: your plan’s terms win.

Three includes Personal Hotspot on its plans. You can share any or all of your data allowance, and on unlimited data Three says there’s no data cap and no fair usage policy.

Hotspot data
Any or all of your plan’s data, in the UK and in Go Roam in Europe destinations.
After it
Three publishes no hotspot slowdown; some unlimited SIMs have a top speed of 100 Mbps.
Video
Three publishes no hotspot-specific video limit.
Check
The Three app, or your account online.

Hotspot allowance

  • Three’s Advanced Plans price guide says you can use all or any of your data allowance for a personal hotspot within the UK or in its Go Roam in Europe destinations.
  • On unlimited data plans, Three says there are no data caps and no fair usage policy, and you can share your unlimited data with other devices.

Speed after the allowance

  • Three doesn’t describe a lower hotspot speed.
  • Some of its unlimited SIMs are sold with speeds up to 100 Mbps, which applies to the phone and the hotspot alike.
  • Three’s One Day Boost and Data Passport add-ons can be used for personal hotspot too.

Plans without hotspot

  • The Advanced Plans guide names the UK and Go Roam in Europe destinations for hotspot use. For Go Roam Around the World destinations, check the plan’s terms before relying on hotspot.

Video

Three publishes no video limit for hotspot use.

Check what’s left

  1. Open the Three app; your data allowance and what you’ve used are there.

  2. Or sign in to your Three account online.

What Kilobat can tell you

If every speed test and big download on your hotspot stops near the same speed on different occasions while the ping stays normal, Health says it looks like a hotspot cap. A weak signal or a busy cell wanders instead, and Kilobat says nothing then. It also notices video held near 1.5 Mbps while other downloads run faster. It can’t see your allowance or tell a hotspot cap from a plan that caps everything: check on the phone too.

It’s free in Health on any phone hotspot, with the measurements behind it in Kilobat Pro, and in the terminal with kilobat hotspot. More in the docs and saving hotspot data.

Questions

Does Three slow tethering on unlimited plans?

Three says its unlimited data has no data caps and no fair usage policy, and you can share it as a hotspot. A slow hotspot is then more likely the signal or a busy mast.

Sources

Checked against Three’s own plan pages, terms and help articles on 1 November 2026. Allowances and speeds differ by plan and change often; what your own plan says wins.

See what your hotspot is really doing

Kilobat is a Mac menu-bar app that shows which apps use your hotspot’s data, holds back updaters on metered networks, and says when downloads keep stopping at the same speed.

Download for Mac ↓
brew install seifip/kilobat/kilobat