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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 7+ WiFi turns itself back on

With Main 2.4 and 5GHz switched off in the dashboard, I noticed on a WiFi analyser app that the SSIDs for the hub had re-appeared.Only compatible 2.4 was meant to be enabled. The main WiFi was still showing as off in the app but confirmed as back on ...

jak26 by Established Contributor
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EE vs Plusnet

I am a Plusnet Broadband and Landline subscriber living in a rural area with part fibre service. As my exchange is being migrated to Digital Voice service, EE contacted me to say, that being a landline customer, I had to migrate to EE. The email quot...

Rob879 by Visitor
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Resolved! I got my Smart Hub 7 Plus router today

Hi, I got my Smart Hub 7 Plus today and plugged it in and plugged the WAN in to my OpenReach Modem and it has just been flashing orange for about 30 minutes now, I set my payment and start date to today (9th of July) and I am just wondering whether i...

XPGTomo by Contributor
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Resolved! ONT and Router in very inconvenient spot

Hi, my ONT and Router were placed in the kitchen BEHIND the tv and very near the windows, washing machine and dryer last year on installation. I just recently regraded to get 900mbps speeds with 700 guaranteed but i just cannot get over 150 anywhere ...

Worse decision I ever made transferring from BT to EE

I was a BT trialist (and Ex BT employee)... I took part in the Nuisance Call trial and also volunteer for the BT to EE Migration trial. Unfortunately the Migration was cancelled last year before it even started.So I moved tp EE (thinking it would hap...

humeka by Established Contributor
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Resolved! Broadband Hub

I am a bit confused a I have recently renewed my contract and they have sent me a new hub although the last one is working perfectly fine and so I am not sure why. I have received 2 boxes, one is the smart hub pro and the other is a smart wifi pro. I...

Smart Hub 7 Plus - Signal rubbish?

New to EE and really struggling with signal strength from the Smart Hub 7 Plus. In all my time having home WiFi I’ve never experienced such weak signal. It seems the router is completely incapable of penetrating walls. House is a very average size 4 ...

RiskyJ by Investigator
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