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EE Hub firmware versions

We regularly update your Smart Hub to keep your broadband secure, stable, and performing at its best, often adding new features and behind-the-scenes fixes.   Hub nameModelCurrent firmware versionNotesSmart Hub 6 PlusSH30Ar4.26.3 Smart Hub 6 PlusSH31...

James_B by • EE Community Manager
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Top Tips for pairing your WiFi Extenders to the Smart Hub 7 Pro

We’ve seen a few customers asking for help pairing their extenders wirelessly with their Smart Hub 7 Pro. We haven’t been able to confirm a fault, but if you need some more help, there’s a reliable workaround that usually gets things connected first ...

Chrissy_G by • EE Knowledge Specialist
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Google Pixel 8 WiFi issues?

We're aware of reports from Google Pixel 8 users who are having difficulties connecting their phones to the new Smart Hub 7 Plus. When trying to connect your Pixel 8 to the hub's WiFi, you may find that it fails to connect at all, or connects very br...

James_B by • EE Community Manager
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Need Help with Your Home Broadband Speed or Connection?

To effectively help you with any Broadband speed or connection issues we would need to see some hard data about your line after carrying out a few short tests for starters, which will enable us to diagnose the problem and advise you further.   Using ...

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XRaySpeX by • EE Community Star
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Changing Your WiFi Password on a Smart Hub

You may have seen in the News that some ISPs have had a security breach whereby their users' routers WiFi passwords have been hacked. You might want to change the WiFi password of your EE Smart Hub router in case a similar attack is made against EE's...

XRaySpeX by • EE Community Star
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Resolved! Bt hub2 router with original white disk but home network

I have an ee  bt hub2 router but an original white disc bthome network. One of the discs has the blue light continuously on. But I cannot login to the disk to turn it off. I get wrong password even though I am definitely using the correct one from th...

MikeB49 by • Explorer
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Slow broadband

Unbelievable conversation this morning. My contract page clearly states a 9-10 mbps minimum and I measured it today at 7.25 and 8.21 so clearly not at the minimum. I was given a load of old waffle and even asked to send a screenshot of my contract pa...

AlGibbo by • Investigator
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Smart Hybrid Connect

Just been moved to EE from BT and sent a Smart Hybrid Connect.It would be nice to see this actually working i.e. transferring to 4G.  How long does it take to switch to 4G?I hope there will not be a BT Openreach man at the door asking if my broadband...

Lundavra by • Contributor
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Resolved! Broadband fault

Hi all, has anyone else had a faulty router? My internet has been down now for 4 days, engineer came out and said it the router. Now I have to wait for a new one. I wouldnt be bothered if I didn’t work from home 

Buzz2511 by • Visitor
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Resolved! IPv6 Fragmentation "Black Hole" on EE/BT 900Mb FTTP

I'd love to hear if anyone can validate this -- I've been fighting with an iOS power drain issue, but in fact it's actually a IPv6 issue which occurs both with the EE Homehub AND with a opnsense router. Basically it seems as if the EE network is brea...

planetf1b by • Established Contributor
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Wi-Fi Extender

Having moved from BT to EE I have a white square extender that works fine, but I was sent an additional extender which was a BT branded disc and this will not connect to the system. Was I sent this disc in error? Is there a specific way to add them t...

Resolved! british gas hive hub

i got a hive hub form british gas  which has been working fine up to now  i been told i need to check that The ports a Hive Hub requires are openUDP port 123 (NTP)TCP port 443 (HTTPS)TCP port 5671 (AMQPS)how do i do this?

tudor231 by • Investigator
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Resolved! Hmm, better than Virgin?

I got stopped by a guy on my drive as I returned from work.He claimed faster speeds for lower prices. I told him I didn't have a problem with Virgin but he offered me a price which was below £40 per month (£36.13).I took the new subscription & since ...