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EE FTTP BB questions + a vodafone one.

Route66

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Will EE supply a WiFi extender, or do you have to pay for smart WiFi plus to get one? Given my current tp link extender cost £20, I'm not sure £10pm is good value.

Does EE WiFi extender have ethernet port? My main pc does not have wireless so is hardwired to my current extender.

Does the router supplied with EE 1.6Gbps service have 2.5Gbe or 10Gbe ports?

Given the 1.6 service also comes with smart WiFi plus, would the supplied extender have 2.5Gbe or 10Gbe if you are on 1.6?

Finally do EE ofer blue light discount? I was told over phone 20% but have feeling this is for mobile only and agent was getting mixed up. Also do they offer anything if you have mobile contract with them? I know Vodafone give £3pm off BB if you have mobile, but for some odd reason they say I can't have fttp with them. My area is openreach, if it matters. Is it true I can't have Vodafone fttp, or have they not updated their systems? Openreach has only just installed locally.

Thanks in advance.
 
Will EE supply a WiFi extender, or do you have to pay for smart WiFi plus to get one? Given my current tp link extender cost £20, I'm not sure £10pm is good value.

Does EE WiFi extender have ethernet port? My main pc does not have wireless so is hardwired to my current extender.

Does the router supplied with EE 1.6Gbps service have 2.5Gbe or 10Gbe ports?

Given the 1.6 service also comes with smart WiFi plus, would the supplied extender have 2.5Gbe or 10Gbe if you are on 1.6?

Finally do EE ofer blue light discount? I was told over phone 20% but have feeling this is for mobile only and agent was getting mixed up. Also do they offer anything if you have mobile contract with them? I know Vodafone give £3pm off BB if you have mobile, but for some odd reason they say I can't have fttp with them. My area is openreach, if it matters. Is it true I can't have Vodafone fttp, or have they not updated their systems? Openreach has only just installed locally.

Thanks in advance.
EEs router only has one 2.5gb WAN port, that's it so you cannot get the full speed from EE 1.6 unless you have your own router with a 2.5gb WAN PORT and one 2.5gb LAN PORT. (EE's router is Wi-Fi 6)

Vodafone's router is better as you get wifi6e and 2.5gb wan with a single SFP port (not sure if you can actually use the SFP port or not).

Voda also gives you a Wi-Fi booster which is wifi6e if I'm not mistaken unlike EE's Wi-Fi 6.

Just wanted to let you know, if you care about having low latency, its best to go with EE, Vodafone's routing is really odd.
 
To be fair, if you're north of the border whatever you get for Voda routing will be good, it's when you're further south the lottery of which node they route your traffic through can make a difference.
 
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EEs router only has one 2.5gb WAN port, that's it so you cannot get the full speed from EE 1.6 unless you have your own router with a 2.5gb WAN PORT and one 2.5gb LAN PORT. (EE's router is Wi-Fi 6)
You can get the full speed across multiple devices, you just can't get it to any one device via ethernet and probably not via wifi.

I suppose they're aiming it at "busy homes" rather than someone who wants their games downloads to go just a bit faster.
Will EE supply a WiFi extender, or do you have to pay for smart WiFi plus to get one? Given my current tp link extender cost £20, I'm not sure £10pm is good value.

That's the decision you'd have to make. EE and others will tell you that it's a service and that they provide as many extenders as you need (I think in practice it's three or four) for good wifi coverage in your home. If you want to DIY then you can do that, but others won't care about paying a bit extra for something that's low effort and just works.

The EE stuff is probably better than that £20 TP-Link though.

Does EE WiFi extender have ethernet port? My main pc does not have wireless so is hardwired to my current extender.
yes, although it's gigabit ethernet only. regardless of ISP, if you're serious about high speeds then you should consider running a wire all the way to the router (and remember that Openreach doesn't have to put their ONT where the copper master socket is, if there's a better location they can put it there)
 
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