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Parental controls on Three Home Broadband

Three adult content filter (network-level) + eero on 5G Outdoor Hub

Three is a 4G/5G home broadband provider. Adult content is blocked by default at network level until the bill payer age-verifies. The 5G Outdoor Hub ships with an Amazon eero, which unlocks proper per-child profiles in the eero app.

Last reviewed · By Dr Alex J. Martin-Smith

Network filter Yes
On by default Yes
Cost Free. Network filter on by default; eero Secure included on 5G Outdoor Hub plans
Time to apply Immediate
Filter levels Adult content blocked (network), eero profiles (per-device)
Step by step

How to switch it on

  1. 01

    Confirm your hub. If you have the Three 5G Outdoor Hub, you have an eero. If you have an indoor 4G/5G hub, you only get the network 18+ filter.

  2. 02

    Network filter: this is on by default and blocks 18+ content for all devices on the connection. Only turn it off if every household member is 18+ and you have age-verified with Three.

  3. 03

    eero path (Outdoor Hub only): download the eero app, sign in, and follow the same profile-and-content-filter steps as on the Fibrus or Cuckoo guides.

  4. 04

    For everyone else on Three Home Broadband, we recommend adding a free family DNS layer (Cloudflare 1.1.1.3) to the hub's DNS settings. See our /dns/ guide.

  5. 05

    Also set up Apple Screen Time or Google Family Link on each child's device. These follow the device when it leaves home Wi-Fi and joins mobile data.

Honest limits

What it covers and what it does not

Covers

Network filter covers every device on Three home broadband. eero gives per-child profiles when present.

Does not cover

Without eero, no per-child controls. No granular category filtering. Mobile data on the same SIM is separate.

Also do this

Even with Three adult content filter (network-level) + eero on 5G Outdoor Hub turned on, adding a free DNS layer adds a second line of cover and closes some of the gaps. It takes about ten minutes and works on every device on your home Wi-Fi.

Add a free DNS filter

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