topic Re: Broadband Deals in Broadband & Landline

Broadband Deals

essexkath — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 07:52:45 GMT

Morning All

Are EE broadband deals good & is the performance of EE broadband any good..is there alot if problems with the broadband?

Im looking at deals & no idea whats good lol

thank u katharyn x

Re: Broadband Deals

Katie_B — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 10:45:22 GMT

Good Morning @essexkath.

Welcome to the community.

You can check the speeds and deals you will receive should you take EE Broadband HERE.

Katie 🙂

Re: Broadband Deals

XRaySpeX — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 10:50:25 GMT

It'll be much the same as all the other BT-based ISPs. They use the same infrastructure.

What does BT Wholesale Broadband Availability Checker estimate for your phone number? Post just the whole table and the line above it, blanking out your phone number. If it doesn't recognise your phone number or you don't have one, use the Address Checker.

Re: Broadband Deals

wgwright — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 13:38:34 GMT

I recently switched from Sky FTTP to EE FTTTP and am really pleased that I did. I get a better service than previously and at a much cheaper price. There is also the additional benefit of a mobile data boost for my phone.

EE Broadband is very similar to that provided by BT so has a same level of performance. The only downside for me so far is the router which is provided in white. Would much prefer to have one in black!!

Re: Broadband Deals

XRaySpeX — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 13:42:33 GMT

@wgwright : Ask CS for the black Smart Hub. Either will work with FTTP.

Re: Broadband Deals

wgwright — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 13:45:50 GMT

I wasn’t aware that there was an option for a black smarthub! Is there a cost for this at all?

Re: Broadband Deals

XRaySpeX — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 13:50:31 GMT

It's not an official option but you could try it. EE supplies the white Smart Router with FTTP & G.Fast BB. EE supplies the black Smart Hub with VDSL2 BB.

Re: Broadband Deals

wgwright — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 16:49:18 GMT

@XRaySpeX I’ve spoken to EE and been told that unfortunately the black smart hub is not compatible with FTTP

Re: Broadband Deals

Mustrum — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 17:02:57 GMT

@wgwright proably just as well, the black smart hub is not as powerful as the white smart hub, and you may have run into performance issues.

Re: Broadband Deals

XRaySpeX — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 17:14:26 GMT

That's not true. Practically any router will work on FTTP. It does not need to act as a modem as that is provided by the ONT.

There is very little, if any, difference between the power of the 2 Smart routers.

Re: Broadband Deals

Mustrum — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 17:27:00 GMT

@XRaySpeX any router may well work, but the Home Hub is based on the BT HH6 and designed for VDSL and has a 30Mbps upload restriction.

The Smart Router based on the BT Smart Router and designed for FTTP and G Fast, hence much higher throughput.

How soon some forget this https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/Broadband-Landline/FTTP-900Mbps-capped-upload-speed/td-p/981453

Re: Broadband Deals

XRaySpeX — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 18:24:29 GMT

@Mustrum : That was a long thread but wasn't it all about the FTTP supplied EE Smart Router capping the upload speed, thereby belying your present statement? In fact I seem to remember that 1 of those posters managed to wangle an EE Smart Hub & his slow up speed went away.

Any design for VDSL2 or G.Fast goes into the modern not the router. Furthermore the BT HH6 Type B, on which the EE Smart Hub is based, was specifically designed for FTTP with its Ethernet WAN port, well before the BT SH was ever thought of.