BT Fibre 100 Halo 3 v EE Fibre Max 100

[Aphid]

My existing BT Fibre 2 contract ends soon (typically 70mbps download with SmartHub 2) and I’m considering upgrading to a faster Fibre 100 service. Although BT has always worked well for me I’m considering the EE variation which would be about £5 cheaper per month as an existing EE mobile customer.

Any thoughts on the wisdom of changing, or am i better off staying put? Oddly, average BT speeds quote 145mbps whereas EE say typically 100mbps...and I thought all providers were much the same on that score.

[pip11]

No matter if you are with BT or EE the speed your line will support will be the same. It is exactly the same equipment that will be used just that the hubs will have different branding on them.

Speeds quoted are just estimates no one will know what you will get unti it goes live but both will guarantee 100Mbps.

Will your 100Mbps be via G.FAST or FTTP? If you don't know enter your phone number HERE and post the result. Just remove your number, leave the rest of the table intact.

[Aphid]

Thanks for the reply. Screen shot kept being rejected as having HTML issues (?) of the BT broadband availability report

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Telephone Number 01502****** on Exchange LOWESTOFT is served by Cabinet 83

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VDSL Range B (Impacted)

77.4	55	20	13.9	49	Available	Available	--
75.9	52.5	20	12.4	44	Available	Available	--

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KCI2 Assure

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2021-04-07

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20-04-2021

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N

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Y

The premise/line is associated with exchange which is NOT part of current fibre priority programme.

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I raise the speed issue because BT estimates have always been quite accurate over many years so I would expect to get the 145mbps estimate they quote, rather than the 100 mbps average suggested by the EE system. After all, there is an almost 50mbps difference.

I also wondered about the hardware. I have a BT SmartHub 2 currently and get excellent WiFi throughout my townhouse. You are suggesting that the EE hardware is basically a SmartHub 2 with an EE badge on it?

One final thing about landline. EE is without landline I believe...something I haven’t used to make a call for well over a year. So not sure if having the facility actually matters or not.

[pip11]

You'll be getting FTTP so I wouldn't worry. Speeds will be the same from either provider.

[Aphid]

Good to know. Thanks. 

Do you know how the EE SmartHub and BT’s SmartHub 2 compare?

[pip11]

They are exactly the same just different company stamp on them. Only slight difference in firmware. EE is a BT Group company so using the same hub makes sense.

[Aphid]

Thanks for clarifying.

There are subtle but significant differences between BT SmartHub 1 and SmartHub 2. The fact that EE refer to their router as a “SmartHub” doesn’t, however, clarify if their SmartHub is built to the BT 1 or 2 specifications. Clearly you are saying the EE SmartHub is the same as the BT SmartHub 2.

So with EE, same speeds, same router, lower price for an 18 month Fibre 100 contract as opposed to a BT 24 month contract

[pip11]

Correct.

[Aphid]

Thanks for your time and help with this. Much appreciated.

[pip11]

No problem, glad I was able to help.