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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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Home Hub Pro & WPA

Major WiFi issues - continuingBackground - Home Tech advised upgrading to to HH Pro and Wifi Extender Pro… so I did.Could not get extenders to connect, they would pair, but not connect as soon as more than a few metres way from the Hub.  (deled in se...

Memnon by Valued Contributor
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Wi fi plus

Hi ,I have just received the EE smart wifi plus modem and home phone adaptor having just renewed my contract. I have no issues in my house with connectivity generally speaking ,Do I need or have to install it ?

Jessie45 by Explorer
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Support issues

Why do I keep getting referred to a chat bot whenever I try to call EE over a pressing issue? could someone please explain this and also do something about it?

Range extender

I've tried a couple of wifi range extender with alleged capabilities of 1200 maps. Reality is only getting around 8mbps. Are there EE settings that block 3rd party extenders/repeaters? Are there settings i should change in main router? Both repeaters...

Edgy7 by Investigator
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Port Forwarding Issues - SMARTHUB SH32B

I have been trying to create several rules in order to host a server for a game, although I don't remember it being this difficult as I have done so in the past. I can only select UDP or TCP as the joint option never works. If i create a UDP rule I c...

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NazWaz1 by Explorer
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Resolved! Moved from Plusnet to EE

I was moved from: Plusnet to EE last week. I installed the EE app. But it asks me to link the device to see my account. Is that the iPad I use to access the net? Doing that it then asks me for my account number. Which I type in. It then it  has a scr...

Resolved! Smart Hub 7 plus - Port Forwarding horror.

After many weeks struggling with the 6023 ee tv box pro errors when watching live TV, Ive been forced into using the supplied Smart Hub in order for the support team to be able to help resolve it. This is OK, but I need to forward some ports to allow...

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zwavoo by Explorer
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Resolved! Terrible broadband

I got EE broadband a week ago and it's been up and down. Today, however my Firestick won't connect and the router keeps blocking google with the message: "The account holder has blocked this site." No I haven't. It's shockingly bad. 5 years with plus...

Sica by Investigator
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Resolved! Issue Port Forwarding For Game Servers

So I have port forwarded many times before with different isps for game servers tried both ark port 7777/7778 and Palworld 8211 however now that I am with EE I just can’t seem to get it working. I have set my port forwarding rules checked that my ser...

FadeLupae by Investigator
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