Vodafone 5G Broadband review

If you plan to get 5G home broadband on Vodafone, then at the time of writing it’s the Vodafone Indoor 5G Hub that the company will typically send you – though there’s also an Outdoor Hub for homes where the signal is stronger outside.

While it’s a shame that there’s so little hardware choice offered, that’s not unusual among broadband providers and – as you’ll see below – the Vodafone Indoor 5G Hub is a very good 5G home broadband device, albeit one that doesn’t offer much you won’t get from rivals.

Below we’ll cover everything you need to know about Vodafone 5G Broadband, including the design, specs, and features of its Indoor 5G Hub, and the key rivals you’ll find elsewhere.

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Design

The Vodafone Indoor 5G Hub is a white rectangle that stands upright like a mini monolith. It has a blue circle of lights a third of the way up, and while this is sold as a Vodafone device it actually appears to be a rebranded Greenpacket E5-250MA.

You don’t need to worry too much about the model, but we’ll get to how it performs below. In terms of how it looks, it’s plain, other than that circle of lights.

At 221 x 116 x 116mm it’s taller than most broadband devices, but should still comfortably fit on most surfaces.

Setup

One of the good things about 5G home broadband is just how quick and easy it is to set up. The process is similar on most devices, but essentially you just need to put the supplied SIM card in, plug the Vodafone Indoor 5G Hub in, switch it on, and then it should quickly get up and running.

From there you can connect to the network it broadcasts using the supplied Wi-Fi password, and optionally configure additional settings or change the password via a web browser.

Anyone who’s ever set a router up before or has even the most basic of tech skills should find this refreshingly easy to set up, and the best bit is that there’s no need for an engineer to visit and no need to wait for your connection to be switched on. So where wired broadband can take days or weeks to get up and running, with the Vodafone Indoor 5G Hub you can have your internet working within minutes of receiving the device.

Again though, this is similar to most 5G home broadband devices, so only really an advantage compared to traditional broadband.

Performance and speeds

While the Indoor 5G Hub itself is theoretically capable of download speeds of up to 3Gbps, Vodafone’s current plans top out at either 150Mbps or 50Mbps.

That’s an odd restriction since Vodafone’s 5G network is capable of more than that in some places.

For reference, independent testing by Opensignal in 2026 found Vodafone’s average 5G download speed to be 130.9Mbps, while RootMetrics in 2025 found its median to be 144.3Mbps. So that’s in line with the speed cap on Vodafone’s current plans, but RootMetrics additionally recorded a 95th percentile download speed (meaning close to the highest it managed) of 456.8Mbps, which is significantly faster than Vodafone is allowing with this device.

Still, even at 150Mbps you’re looking at speeds that are far higher than a typical 4G connection, and while some fibre broadband will have that beat, many won’t.

Features and software

Some 4G broadband devices allow for a frustratingly small number of simultaneous connections, but that’s not so far the case with most 5G ones, including the Vodafone Indoor 5G Hub, which can get up to 64 devices online at once. That means even if you have multiple phones, tablets, TVs, computers, consoles and more all trying to connect to the internet at once, the Vodafone Indoor 5G Hub won’t have an issue.

The device also has two Ethernet ports, so you can get a wired connection to a couple of your gadgets if you want, and it supports both 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi. There are also external antenna ports, for if you need a signal boost.

Alternatives

The Vodafone Indoor 5G Hub has two main rivals, namely the Three 5G Broadband Hub and the EE Smart 5G Hub 7 Pro.

The Three device is a rebranded ZTE MC888, capable of a higher 3.8Gbps peak download speed, but otherwise it’s quite similar. And in fact if you order 4G broadband from Three you’ll get a seemingly identical device to the  Vodafone Indoor 5G Hub.

Over on EE, the Smart 5G Hub 7 Pro is a rebranded Askey HH70C, and this can get over 100 devices online. It’s also a tri-band device, supporting the 2.4GHz, 5GHz, and 6GHz bands, so it’s a bit more advanced. There’s also an EE Smart 5G Hub 7 Plus which is just dual-band.

Of course, the network often matters more than the hardware, and tests from RootMetrics suggest that Three and EE offer higher median 5G download speeds than Vodafone, while Opensignal found that Three’s average speeds were higher too, so that’s worth considering – though now that Vodafone and Three are merging, you should increasingly be able to use the latter’s signal. But the speeds you personally get will have as much to do with your location as your network.

Beyond these, some networks offer hybrid devices that can work either as home broadband or mobile broadband. That is to say, they pump out a 5G signal and can be either battery powered (to take with you) or plugged into the mains (for longer term use in one spot).

On EE for example you can get the EE 5G WiFi, a device that can get over 100 gadgets online at once but that has a 6,460mAh battery for use on the move.

Plans

At the time of writing, the Vodafone Indoor 5G Hub is available on a 24-month contract with unlimited data at 150Mbps speeds for £19 per month, or at 50Mbps speeds for £18 per month.

Alternatively you can build your own plan, pairing one of those speed caps with a one or 12-month plan, at a higher cost per month.

The option of short or long-term contracts is good, and these prices are fairly reasonable too, though it’s a shame there aren’t any plans with uncapped speeds.

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Conclusion

The Vodafone Indoor 5G Hub is an excellent 5G home broadband router, and one that’s broadly competitive with rival devices, though tests suggest that Three and EE might have Vodafone’s 5G speeds beat, even before you factor in the speed caps Vodafone applies.

Still, Vodafone’s 5G should be more than fast enough for most users, so the biggest deciding factor (assuming you have 5G coverage at home from multiple networks) is the allowances and prices, and on that front, Vodafone has a pleasing number of plan options to choose from, and it’s competitive on price too.

As such, this should make for an excellent purchase, and if you have Vodafone 5G coverage at home you won’t likely regret buying it.

• Dimensions (mm): 221 x 116 x 116
• Modem: 5G
• Colours: White
• Ethernet ports: 2
• Download speeds: Up to 3Gbps (but plans top out at 150Mbps)
• Upload speeds: Up to 250Mbps
• Wi-Fi specs: Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 2.4GHz and 5GHz
• External Antenna: 4 x SMA Antennas
• Power: Mains powered
• Launch date: Out now