{"id":2143,"date":"2012-11-20T14:01:46","date_gmt":"2012-11-20T14:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=2143"},"modified":"2012-11-20T14:01:46","modified_gmt":"2012-11-20T14:01:46","slug":"ee-uk-launch-delayed-sim-only-superfast-4g-mobile-broadband-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2012\/11\/ee-uk-launch-delayed-sim-only-superfast-4g-mobile-broadband-plans.html","title":{"rendered":"EE UK Launch Delayed SIM-Only Superfast 4G Mobile Broadband Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mobile operator <a class=\"shortlink shortlink-43\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/eebroadband\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"ee home broadband\">EE<\/a> (4GEE) has finally launched the much delayed <strong>SIM-Only<\/strong> (<em>SIM-Free<\/em>) packages for their new <a class=\"shortlink shortlink-116 shortlink-chref\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/4g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"4g\" data-chref=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/broadband_mobile.php\">4G<\/a> (1800MHz) superfast Mobile Broadband network. But are they worth it?<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The SIM-Only deals were originally due to go live at the end of last month, when the operator first launched, but the new tariffs ended up being <strong>delayed<\/strong> after the operators &#8220;<em>comprehensive testing process<\/em>&#8221; took longer than expected to complete. The delay was supposed to last &#8220;<em>a few days<\/em>&#8221; but it ended up taking closer to 3 weeks.<\/p>\n<p>But will customers think the plans are good value for money? A 12 month contract term applies and the<strong> data usage allowances\u00a0are small<\/strong>. Some mobile operators, such as <a class=\"shortlink shortlink-80\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/threeuk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"three uk\">Three UK<\/a>, offer 1 month contracts with their SIM-Only deals and bigger data allowances. On the other hand you do get &#8220;<em>unlimited<\/em>&#8221; calls and texts.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>SIM-Only Plans with Unlimited Texts and Calls<\/strong><br \/>\n500MB \u2013 \u00a321 a month<br \/>\n1GB \u2013 \u00a326<br \/>\n3GB \u2013 \u00a331<br \/>\n5GB \u2013 \u00a336<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Customers can also Tether their phones or use <a class=\"shortlink shortlink-106 shortlink-chref\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/voip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"voip\" data-chref=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/jargon\/jargon_detail.php?VoIP---Voice-over-IP-98\">VoIP<\/a> (e.g. Skype) services as part of the plan.\u00a0Access to <a class=\"shortlink shortlink-145\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/britishtelecom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"BT\">BT<\/a>\u2019s national <a class=\"shortlink shortlink-124 shortlink-chref\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/wifi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"wifi\" data-chref=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/broadband_wireless.php\">WiFi<\/a> Hotspot network is also\u00a0included for free. Paying an extra \u00a35 a month will get unlimited voice and text for use while roaming but this requires a 24-month plan. On top of that there&#8217;s also access to the <strong><a class=\"shortlink shortlink-43\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/eebroadband\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"ee home broadband\">EE<\/a> Film<\/strong> service and the offer of 2 for 1 cinema tickets every Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>In our view the usage allowances are too small for a <a class=\"shortlink shortlink-116 shortlink-chref\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/4g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"4g\" data-chref=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/broadband_mobile.php\">4G<\/a> network and EE might have missed a trick by failing to do something better than its rivals in this department. Similarly their website, which is heavy on big-text, huge images and page folding animations, could do with some work to improve navigation and readability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mobile operator EE (4GEE) has finally launched the much delayed SIM-Only (SIM-Free) packages for their new 4G (1800MHz) superfast Mobile Broadband network. 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