Review article by Steve Tattersall, last updated 11 May 2021

Final Rating: 4 out of 5 

In this review: 1. Introduction 2. Key EE Broadband highlights 3. EE Broadband speed performance 4. EE Broadband deals 5. Comparable services: EE Fibre Broadband versus BT Fibre & Sky Fibre 6. EE home phone review 7. EE Broadband & TV deals 8. EE package & router details 9. Installation & setup 10. EE Broadband customer service performance 11. Our final verdict on EE Broadband

1. Introduction

A division of the BT Group, EE was established back in 2010 through the merger of the T-Mobile and Orange businesses in the UK. Fast forward to today and EE is widely regarded as the UK's number one mobile network with superfast 4G and 5G services. It is also a well respected UK Internet Service Provider that utilises the Openreach network to provide a range of home phone and broadband packages. These include ultrafast Full Fibre Max packages with top average speeds of 145Mbps, 300Mbps and 900Mbps (please note, coverage is currently limited to around 4.5 million UK homes). Read on to find out how the EE home broadband packages fair in our review. Then, if you're ready, you can start your EE Broadband order from this page.

2. Key EE Broadband Highlights

• Average speeds: ADSL Standard Broadband 10Mbps, Fibre 36Mbps, Fibre Plus 67Mbps, Fibre Max 145Mbps, Fibre Max 300Mbps, Fibre Max 900Mbps
• Deals from: £23.50p/m for ADSL Standard Broadband, £27.50p/m for Fibre, £31p/m for Fibre Plus, £39p/m for Fibre Max 145, £47p/m for Fibre Max 300 & £60p/m for Full Fibre Max 900. There is an option to have no landline phone service with all Fibre packages. Existing EE pay monthly mobile customers qualify for a 10% discount on these prices - that's up to £6 per month off
• Limited time offers: FREE setup available with Fibre & Fibre Plus packages (Save up to £15), £50 switching credit if you're charged for early cancellation by your existing provider, 12 months FREE subscription to Norton Security Premium for up to ten devices worth £79.99, 5GB monthly mobile data boost to new and existing EE Pay Monthly Phone or 12 month SIM Only customers (one boost per household)
• EE Smart Wi-Fi Review - Pay an extra £10 a month for EE Smart Wi-Fi (EE's Wi-Fi Booster for the home) and receive the following benefits; the next-generation EE Smart Router, EE Wi-Fi boosting discs to give you a stronger Wi-Fi connection around the home, easy setup and the ability to pause the Internet on any device with the EE Home app, plus a handy and portable 4GEE Wi-Fi Mini Hotspot with 250GB of mobile data should your EE Home Broadband develop a fault or go down
• Broadband customer complaints Q4 2020: 6 complaints per 100,000 customers, the fewest complaints in the industry versus an average of 16 per 100,000 (Source: Latest Ofcom Telecoms & Pay TV Complaints Report Q4 2020, published April 30th 2021)
• Customer satisfaction 2020: 82% satisfaction with overrall EE Home Broadband services, higher than the industry average of 80% (Source: Ofcom Comparing Customer Service Report, published 7th May 2021)
• EE Broadband call centres have been awarded 'The Best Large Contact Centre' in the UK CXA Customer Experience Awards with 100% of calls answered by call centres in the UK and Ireland
• Easy ordering & switching: Place your EE Home Broadband online application in less than 5 minutes and EE will handle the whole switch-over for you (note, the only exception is Virgin Media customers)

3. EE Broadband Speed Performance

The EE broadband download speeds of 10Mbps for ADSL, 36Mbps for Fibre and 67Mbps for Fibre Plus are average download speeds that are available to at least 50% of EE Broadband customers at peak times (8pm-10pm, 7 days a week). These speeds are similar to the average speeds of other major broadband suppliers that use the Openreach (part of the BT Group) network.

In Ofcom's annual UK Home Broadband Performance Report 2019 (measurement period November 2019, published May 2020), EE broadband speeds, together with that of other major providers are tested against their advertised speeds to see how close they match up. EE's 36Mbps Fibre package was found to have an average peak-time download speed of between 27.1Mbps and 35.1Mbps. The EE 67Mbps Fibre Plus package had average speeds of between 60Mbps and 64.9Mbps. It's therefore fair to conclude that EE's real world broadband speeds pretty much match up with their advertised speeds. Please note that no data was available in Ofcom's report for EE's ultrafast Fibre Max 145, 300 & 900 packages, which is to be expected given how new the packages are.

Naturally, before you complete your online order for EE Broadband, EE will supply you with an estimation of the download speed you are likely to receive at the main phone socket in your home (where you should plug your router in). Bear in mind, internal factors like the use of phone extension leads may have an impact on your broadband and subsequent Wi-Fi speeds. It's also worth noting that unlike some other UK broadband suppliers, EE will never slow your connection down, even at peak times of the day.

4. Compare EE Broadband Deals

EE Home Broadband deals start from £23.50 a month on an 18 month contract. EE Broadband Extras like FREE Norton Security Premium for a year, plus a 5GB monthly mobile data boost to your EE mobile tariff are included, while a £50 switching credit is available.

Provider	Package Details	Average Speed*	Download Limit	Contract Period	Costs	More Info
Average speed*: 10Mb, Download limit: Unlimited, £10 setup, 1st year cost £292.00, £23.50* per month	EE Standard ADSL Broadband * For 18 months. Includes EE phone line rental. Annual price increase applies	10Mb	Unlimited	18 months	Monthly cost £23.50* 1st year cost: £292.00 £10.00 setup	FREE Norton Security Premium Worth £79.99 + 5GB Mobile Data Boost Find out more at EE £2.50p/m Discount Available For EE Pay Monthly Mobile Customers
Average speed*: 36Mb, Download limit: Unlimited, £0 setup, 1st year cost £330, £27.50* per month	EE Fibre Broadband *For 18 months. Includes EE phone line rental. Annual price increase applies	36Mb	Unlimited	18 months	Monthly cost £27.50* 1st year cost: £330.00 £0.00 setup	FREE Norton Security Premium Worth £79.99 + 5GB Mobile Data Boost Find out more at EE FREE Setup (Save £15) + £3p/m Discount Available For EE Pay Monthly Mobile Customers
Average speed*: 67Mb, Download limit: Unlimited, £0 setup, 1st year cost £372, £31*	EE Fibre Plus Broadband * For 18 months. Includes EE phone line rental. Annual price increase applies	67Mb	Unlimited	18 months	Monthly cost £31.00* 1st year cost: £372.00 £0.00 setup	FREE Norton Security Premium Worth £79.99 + 5GB Mobile Data Boost Find out more at EE FREE Setup (Save £15) + £3p/m Discount Available For EE Pay Monthly Mobile Customers
Average speed*: 145Mb, Download limit: Unlimited, £25 setup, 1st year cost £493, £39*	EE Fibre Max 100 Broadband * For 18 months. Includes EE phone line rental. Annual price increase applies	145Mb	Unlimited	18 months	Monthly cost £39.00* 1st year cost: £493.00 £25.00 setup	FREE Norton Security Premium Worth £79.99 + 20GB Mobile Data Boost Limited availability - Check your area at EE £4p/m Discount Available For EE Pay Monthly Mobile Customers
Average speed*: 300Mb, Download limit: Unlimited, £25 setup, 1st year cost £589, £47*	EE Fibre Max 300 Broadband * For 18 months. Includes EE phone line rental. Annual price increase applies	300Mb	Unlimited	18 months	Monthly cost £47.00* 1st year cost: £589.00 £25.00 setup	FREE Norton Security Premium Worth £79.99 + 20GB Mobile Data Boost Limited availability - Check your area at EE £5p/m Discount Available For EE Pay Monthly Mobile Customers
Average speed*: 900Mb, Download limit: Unlimited, £25 setup, 1st year cost £745, £60*	EE Full Fibre Max 900 Broadband * For 18 months. No landline available. Annual price increase applies	900Mb	Unlimited	18 months	Monthly cost £60.00* 1st year cost: £745.00 £25.00 setup	FREE Norton Security Premium Worth £79.99 + 20GB Mobile Data Boost Limited availability - Check your area at EE £6p/m Discount Available For EE Pay Monthly Mobile Customers

5. Compare EE Fibre Broadband Versus BT Fibre & Sky Fibre

Take a look at the table below to compare the speeds and prices of EE Fibre Broadband versus Sky Fibre and BT Fibre. Use our fibre broadband checker to see how EE Fibre Broadband stacks up against other providers.

Provider	Package Details	Average Speed*	Download Limit	Contract Period	Costs	More Info
Average speed*: 67Mb, Download limit: Unlimited, £0 setup, 1st year cost £372, £31*	EE Fibre Plus Broadband * For 18 months. Includes EE phone line rental. Annual price increase applies	67Mb	Unlimited	18 months	Monthly cost £31.00* 1st year cost: £372.00 £0.00 setup	FREE Norton Security Premium Worth £79.99 + 5GB Mobile Data Boost Find out more at EE FREE Setup (Save £15) + £3p/m Discount Available For EE Pay Monthly Mobile Customers
Average Speed*: 59Mb, Download limit: Unlimited, £9.95 setup, 1st year cost £345.95, £28.00*	Unlimited Sky Broadband Superfast + Unlimited Sky WiFi + Sky Talk Pay As You Go Calls To UK Landlines & Mobiles * For 18 months. Includes Sky phone line rental. Pricing may change during this 18 month period	59Mb	Unlimited	18 months	Monthly cost £28.00* 1st year cost: £345.95 £9.95 setup	FREE McAfee Internet Security Suite Add Sky Broadband Boost With Guaranteed Wi-Fi In Every Room For £5p/m Extra
Average speed*: 67Mb, Download limit: Unlimited, £9.99 setup, 1st year cost £405.87, £32.99*	BT Fibre 2 + Pay As You Go Calls To UK Landlines & Mobiles *For 24 months. No landline phone service included (can be added if required). Annual price increase applies	67Mb	Unlimited	24 months	Monthly cost £32.99* 1st year cost: £405.87 £9.99 setup	Add BT TV From £12p/m £110 BT Reward Card To Go Shopping With

6. EE Home Phone Review

All EE Fibre Broadband packages are available without a landline phone service, however, if you love your landline and make plenty of calls from your home phone during the day, it's easy to add an EE Home Phone calling plan to your broadband package. Pay as you go calls to UK landlines can be enabled for £2 a month, while anytime calls to UK landlines and UK mobiles (1,500 mobile minutes) is £8 a month. For £12 a month, calls to landlines in 50 countries is included, together with anytime calls to UK landlines and UK mobiles (1,500 mobile minutes).

If you choose to add the EE pay as you go home phone calling plan, any calls you make using your home phone will be charged at EE's standard call rates.

7. Compare EE Home Broadband & Apple TV 4K Deals

Provider	Package Details	Average Speed*	Download Limit	Contract Period	Costs	More Info
Average speed*: 10Mb, Download limit: Unlimited, £10 setup, 1st year cost £514, £42* per month	EE Home Broadband + Apple TV 4K (Access To A Range Of Apps Like BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub, UK TV, Netflix, Prime Video and NOW TV, plus FREE BT Sport) * For 18 months. Includes EE phone line rental. Annual price increase applies	10Mb	Unlimited	18 months	Monthly cost £42.00* 1st year cost: £514.00 £10.00 setup	FREE Norton Security Premium Worth £79.99 Available to EE Mobile customers only - Find out more at EE FREE BT Sport + 5GB Mobile Data Boost
Average speed*: 36Mb, Download limit: Unlimited, £0 setup, 1st year cost £540, £45* per month	EE Fibre Broadband + Apple TV 4K (Access To A Range Of Apps Like BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub, UK TV, Netflix, Prime Video and NOW TV, plus FREE BT Sport) *For 18 months. Includes EE phone line rental. Annual price increase applies	36Mb	Unlimited	18 months	Monthly cost £45.00* 1st year cost: £540.00 £0.00 setup	FREE Norton Security Premium Worth £79.99 Available to EE Mobile customers only - Find out more at EE FREE Setup + FREE BT Sport + 5GB Mobile Data Boost
Average speed*: 67Mb, Download limit: Unlimited, £0 setup, 1st year cost £564, £47*	EE Fibre Plus Broadband + Apple TV 4K (Access To A Range Of Apps Like BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub, UK TV, Netflix, Prime Video and NOW TV, plus FREE BT Sport) * For 18 months. Includes EE phone line rental. Annual price increase applies	67Mb	Unlimited	18 months	Monthly cost £47.00* 1st year cost: £564.00 £0.00 setup	FREE Norton Security Premium Worth £79.99 Available to EE Mobile customers only - Find out more at EE FREE Setup + FREE BT Sport + 5GB Mobile Data Boost

8. EE Broadband Package & Router Details

EE offer ADSL copper, superfast, ultrafast and full fibre broadband packages with prices starting from just £23.50 per month including EE phone line rental. Pricing is cheaper (up to £6 per month) if you're an existing EE Pay Monthly Mobile customer. With EE's unlimited broadband usage offers, customers simply pay a flat monthly fee for average speeds ranging from 10Mbps to 67Mbps and beyond with Fibre Max 145, 300 and 900.

Unlimited EE Broadband

What You Get:

• Average download speeds of 10Mb
• Unlimited monthly download usage allowance
• FREE 'n' class 'Bright Box' wireless router for wireless EE broadband access. The Bright Box supports remote access, has 4 ethernet ports and a built in dual-band antenna
• Online protection with 12 months FREE Norton Security Premium for up to 10 devices
• FREE customer support
• EE home phone line rental included
• Choose from a range of EE home phone calling plans from £2 a month
• 18 month contract applies
• Available to new customers and existing EE customers
• Cost is £23.50 per month for 18 months (£21p/m for EE pay monthly mobile customers). This price includes EE phone line rental. There is currently a £10 setup fee
• Please click here for further information at ee.co.uk

Unlimited EE Fibre Broadband Plus

What You Get:

• Average download speeds of 67Mb
• Unlimited monthly download usage allowance
• FREE top of the range Smart Hub wireless router for wireless EE broadband access. This is EE's most powerful router to date providing a stronger and more reliable Wi-Fi signal all around the home. With automatic setup and autosensing, the EE Smart Hub has 7 internal WiFi antennas ensuring maximum Wi-Fi capacity for all of your connected devices. It features WPA2 wireless security, Dual Wi-Fi bands: 2.4GHz and 5GHz, a USB port and 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports. There's also EE Access Control which enables parents to login to the Smart Hub to set daily Wi-Fi access times and schedules for their kids games consoles, tablets and smartphones
• Online protection with 12 months FREE Norton Security Premium for up to 10 devices
• FREE customer support
• Optional EE landline phone service
• Choose from a range of EE home phone calling plans from £2 a month
• 18 month contract applies
• Available to new customers and existing EE customers
• Cost is £31 per month for 18 months (£28p/m for EE pay monthly mobile customers). This price includes EE phone line rental. The £15 setup fee is currently waived
• Please click here for further information at ee.co.uk

9. Installation & Setup

Once you've ordered EE Broadband, you'll receive an email and text from EE with the order confirmation details and the expected date of your broadband activation.

If you're new to EE Broadband or need a new router as part of your order, your wireless router will arrive on or just before your activation day. You don't have to stay in waiting for your router to arrive as in most cases, it will be posted through your letter box. You can track your broadband or TV order and the delivery of your router or TV box by logging into the My EE section of the EE website.

EE will let you know via text or email the morning your EE broadband is due to go live and again when it's live. This could be any time up to midnight. Once your broadband is live you can set up your router, which should be pretty straight-forward. Set up instructions do come with the router, while you can also use EE's Online Setup Guide for more information on the router settings, or the EE Virtual Support app.

Once you're up and running, EE will fine-tune your phone line to make sure you're getting the best possible connection. Therefore, you may notice your broadband connection drop or that your speed fluctuates for the first 10 days.

According to Ofcom's Comparing Service Quality Report (last published in August 2020), from broadband order to delivery, it takes EE on average 14 days to complete, which is slower than the industry average of 11.

10. EE Broadband Customer Service Performance, Satisfaction, Support, Complaints & Phone Numbers

EE Broadband Customer Service can be contacted for free by dialling 150 from an EE Mobile or 0800 079 8586 from an EE landline. Customers can also dial 0207 362 0200. Opening hours are 8am-9pm Monday to Friday and 8am-8pm Saturday and Sunday. According to the Ofcom Comparing Customer Service Report (last published May 7th 2021), EE call waiting times are on average 1 minute 15 seconds, far quicker than the industry average call waiting time of 4 minutes 9 seconds.

For Service queries and support, the Customer Service team can also be contacted by Webchat.

For Technical queries, Webchat can also be used to contact the Technical team.

Comprehensive online Help and Support guides are also available, while the vibrant EE community is also a good source of information and advice.

With regards to broadband complaints, EE recorded the fewest broadband complaints in the industry in Q4 2020 at just 6 complaints per 100,000 customers, compared to an average of 16 per 100,000 (Source: Latest Ofcom Telecoms & Pay TV Complaints Report Q4 2020, published April 30th 2021)

Looking at how happy or not EE Broadand customers are, the Ofcom Comparing Customer Service report 2020 shows that EE Broadband customers had 82% satisfaction with overrall EE Broadband services, out-performing the industry average of 80%.

11. Our Final Verdict On EE Broadband

EE Home Broadband Review - Our Final Comment And Rating
Final Rating - 4 out of 5
Although not the cheapest in the market, EE offer an excellent range of value for money home broadband plans that are backed up by impressive customer service, satisfaction and complaints statistics. With actual broadband speeds pretty much matching what EE advertise, coupled with the impressive Smart Hub router, EE Broadband is worth serious consideration, especially if you're an existing EE pay monthly mobile customer as a 10% discount applies.

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About The Author, Steve Tattersall

Steve is a broadband technology writer and digital marketing consultant based in Hampshire (England). He founded the BBC recognised broadband information site BroadbandInternetUk.com in 2004 and is Chief Editor. He has 17 years experience within the telecommunications industry, helping people across the UK with their Internet requirements via a comprehensive range of broadband information, comparison tools and self-help guides, all delivered on BroadbandInternetUk.com. A graduate of Buckinghamshire New University, Steve's background is in Marketing, E-Business, M-Commerce and Online Sales & Marketing. He was previously a telecoms executive at cable operator NTL, which merged with Telewest to form Virgin Media, one of the UK's leading broadband, phone & TV suppliers. In addition to operating this website, Steve has worked as a digital marketing consultant and has skills & interests in SEO, Content Marketing & Affiliate Marketing. To contact Steve, please visit the contact us page or follow him on Twitter.

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