ISP EE Launches UK Gigabit FTTP Home Broadband Packages

Mobile operator and UK ISP EE have just launched their own range of Home Broadband packages on Openreach’s new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network. Most of the prices tend to mirror their existing FTTC and G.fast based plans, except the top 900Mbps+ tier.

The move is hardly a surprise since EE tends to trail their parent, BT, for new product launches. Indeed, the wireless router that EE bundle with the new service is largely just a re-branded Smart Hub 2. As with BT, if you live in an FTTP area then almost all of EE’s broadband packages (expect ‘standard broadband’ on ADSL) will be offered over full fibre instead of their hybrid fibre FTTC or G.fast lines.

One catch with EE’s FTTP packages though is that, unlike on FTTC, G.fast and ADSL, they don’t appear to be offering a phone (voice) product alongside it – not even a VoIP alternative like BT’s Digital Voice, which means you’ll lose that service and your landline number when upgrading or switching to it (i.e. data-only connectivity). On the other plans you can add this for +£8 extra per month with unlimited calls.

Otherwise new subscribers will typically receive unlimited usage, an included wireless router, UK and Ireland based customer support, a 20GB mobile data boost for EE pay monthly mobile customers (5GB on their slower packages), an 18-month contract term and all of their “ultrafast” (100Mbps+) class packages attach a £25 one-off activation fee (£10 on ADSL and free on FTTC).

Standard Broadband 10Mbps
PRICE: £21.50 a month for 18 months (£27 thereafter)

NOTE: If you’re an EE mobile customer it’s £19.

Fibre 36Mbps
PRICE: £26 a month for 18 months (£30 thereafter)

NOTE: If you’re an EE mobile customer it’s £23.

Fibre Plus 67Mbps
PRICE: £30 a month for 18 months (£32 thereafter)

NOTE: If you’re an EE mobile customer it’s £27.

Fibre Max 145Mbps
PRICE: £39 a month for 18 months (£40 thereafter)

NOTE: If you’re an EE mobile customer it’s £35.

Fibre Max 300Mbps
PRICE: £47 a month for 18 months (£48 thereafter)

NOTE: If you’re an EE mobile customer it’s £42.

Full Fibre Max 900Mbps
PRICE: £54 a month for 18 months (£56 thereafter)

At the time of writing none of the FTTP postcodes we tried in EE’s checker returned a result for their full fibre plans, thus we haven’t been able to get all of their pricing (as above, we’re currently only able to show the monthly price for existing EE mobile customers during the first 18-month term – £54). Hopefully they’ll add the extra detail and get their checker working later today.

Finally, new customers can add Smart WiFi (mesh system) for an extra £10 per month or Apple TV and BT Sport for an additional £15 per month.

UPDATE 9:58am

Feedback from our readers indicates that EE’s 900Mbps tier currently only has a flat price with no extra discount for EE mobile.