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ASA UK Ban Misleading EE Superfast 4G Mobile Claim After BT Moan

31st July, 2013 (7 Comments)

The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a website advert for EE’s 4G (4GEE) based Mobile Broadband service after rival ISP BT complained that its claim to offer a “superfast” service was misleading because it didn’t meet the governments minimum speed definition of greater than 24Mbps (Megabits).

ISP EE UK Offers 12 Months Half Price Unlimited Broadband and Calls

29th July, 2013 (3 Comments)

EE (Everything Everywhere) have refreshed their entry-level fixed line broadband and weekend calls bundle by offering the service for 12 months at half price (i.e. £2.50 a month and then £5 thereafter). In addition, the old 3 months free service promotions on their other fibre packages have all now changed to half-price offers.

EE Rise to 704K UK Home Broadband Users and Doubles 4G Customers

24th July, 2013 (2 Comments)

Mobile operator and ISP EE (Orange UK) has today reported that their fixed line Home Broadband subscriber base has grown by +10,000 customers in Q2-2013 to reach a total of 704,000 (up sharply from the +1k added in Q1). Meanwhile their 4G based mobile customers have doubled from 318,000 in Q1 to 687,000 now.

Ofcom Calls on UK ISPs to Improve their Broadband Speed Info and Support

23rd July, 2013 (0 Comments)

Ofcom has published the outcome from their latest mystery shopping study into fixed line ISP compliance with the regulators rules concerning how broadband speeds should be sold and communicated to consumers. Suffice to say that some providers (TalkTalk and O2) have fallen short of expectations but overall the market has improved.

The Fastest Mobile Broadband Services for Liverpool, Belfast and Sheffield

18th July, 2013 (3 Comments)

RootMetrics has published another new study into the 3G and 4G based Mobile Broadband performance from all four of the UK’s major Mobile Network Operators (MNO), covering the cities of Liverpool, Belfast and Sheffield. As before EE and Three UK came top of the pack for internet download speed.

EE Gives Top Data Mobile Speeds in Birmingham, Nottingham and Coventry

8th July, 2013 (0 Comments)

Mobile operators EE and Three UK have once again come top of a new RootMetrics study into Mobile Broadband performance across the three cities of Birmingham, Nottingham and Coventry in England.

UPD Impressive Full Spec for EE BrightBox 2 Home Fibre Broadband ISP Router

3rd July, 2013 (8 Comments)

Customers interested in taking EE’s superfast “Home Fibre Broadband” (up to 76Mbps FTTC) package might also like to know precisely why the ISP’s latest BrightBox 2 wireless router is going to give rival devices from Sky Broadband, BT, TalkTalk and Virgin Media a run for their money. Built-in VDSL2 and 802.11ac support.

EE UK Prep New Fibre Broadband Router and Start 4G Speed Boost to 150Mb

3rd July, 2013 (6 Comments)

Mobile network operator EE has confirmed that its new 4G (LTE / 1800MHz) “double speed” Mobile Broadband upgrade will go live tomorrow and boost headline speeds up to 150Mbps (i.e. average speeds of 24-30Mbps). A new BrightBox 2 ac spec wireless router has also been launched for their for Home Fibre Broadband package(s).

RootMetrics Say EE and Three UK are Best for Mobile Internet in Newcastle

2nd July, 2013 (2 Comments)

The latest RootMetrics study of mobile network performance in Newcastle (North East England) has named EE and Three UK as the best two networks for Mobile Broadband speeds, with both also scoring well for text message and call performance. But once again Vodafone was the worst.

EE 4G Rollout Expands to Cover More than 55% of the UK Population

27th June, 2013 (1 Comment)

Mobile network operator EE (4GEE) has announced that its superfast 4G (LTE at 1800MHz) based Mobile Broadband network can now reach 55% of the United Kingdom’s population across 85 towns and cities.

Three UK and EE Come Top in 2013 Mobile Broadband Road Trip Test

18th June, 2013 (6 Comments)

Mobile operator’s Three UK and EE have come top in the latest annual study of roaming Mobile Broadband performance. Overall Three UK delivered the highest peak internet download speed of 8.66Mbps (Megabits per second), while EE delivered the best average speed of 3.43Mbps. But once again it’s bad news for Vodafone.

UPDATE Orange UK Accused of Blocking YouTube on its Mobile Network

17th June, 2013 (1 Comment)

The Open Rights Group (ORG) has heavily criticised Orange UK (EE) for allegedly blocking access to Google’s hugely popular internet video streaming site YouTube through its child safety filtering service “Safeguard“, which is switched on by default.

Three UK and EE Pick Ericsson to Manage their 3G and 4G Mobile Networks

11th June, 2013 (0 Comments)

Mobile operators Three UK and EE have once again chosen Ericsson to manage the continued operation and maintenance of their joint 2G, 3G and 4G (LTE) based radio access (Mobile Broadband) network in the United Kingdom for at least the next 5 years.

UK ISP EE Covers Home Phone Price Hike with Cheaper Broadband Deals

11th June, 2013 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator and ISP EE (Everything Everywhere) will today refresh their fixed line home broadband and phone bundles with new discounts, although some of these represent a price rise from the previous 6 and 3 months free promotions. Line rental has also risen from £14 to £14.75 a month.

EE UK to Launch 4G Pay-As-You-Go Mobile Broadband Service

6th June, 2013 (5 Comments)

Mobile operator EE (4GEE) has announced that it intends to launch a new 4G based Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) Mobile Broadband service this summer and that its recently announced plan to double their network speeds up to 80Mbps (here) will begin “within weeks“.

RootMetrics Say EE are the Best for Mobile Broadband in London UK

4th June, 2013 (0 Comments)

RootMetrics has labelled EE as the fastest Mobile Broadband operator in London (England), as well as the best for text messages and calls, after it steamed past distant rivals like Three UK to record the best overall performance.

RootMetrics Name EE Fastest for Mobile Broadband in Manchester UK

20th May, 2013 (3 Comments)

A new study from RootMetrics has named EE as the fastest mobile broadband operator in Manchester (England) after it blitzed past rivals, including distant runner-up Three UK, to record an average download speed of 15.2Mbps (Megabits per second) and uploads of 9.4Mbps.