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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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Hub

Just had replacement hub delivered but no red end cable included??? I had no broadband or phone for a couple of days. Was told engineer would visit waited in 5 hours no visit. Problem started at 1.30pm finally got a human call at 6.30 pm. ???Turns ou...

Juanny by • Contributor
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What are the email settings for POP3 these days?

Hi all, since changing from Plusnet to EE broadband on 25th Aug' my email will not send, although it still receives. The current settings (that used to work) using POP3 'incoming' is: mail.plus.net / port server  port # 110 (which is ok) . Outgoing' ...

tamahaac by • Investigator
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internet down during hot weather

3 times in 3 days my internet has gone down. seems to come back overnight. Am running internet via hotspot on Three Network. Not a good look for EE having to run internet over competitor phone network. I  also have Smart hybrid which has never worked...

neillmak by • Visitor
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Resolved! Cant connect my new 2025 Samsung TV to Wifi

I purchased e a new 2025 Samsung TV and cant connect to my Broadband which is 900MBS via the EE Hub, comes back with an error, Automatic IP setup failed. I entered an IP address manually of 192.168.1.188, Subnet mask:@ 255.255.255.0, Gateway, 192.168...

agh551 by • Investigator
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Returning your faulty equipment to be replaced.

I have a failed secondary router and a failed TV box (what no TV - seriously yes) that BOT system isn't geared to sort this - keeps revisiting that the broadsband is OK.  Time wasting last time I had an issue and this time.  Time wasted is bad image ...

geo261 by • Visitor
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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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