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EE doubling UK 4G speed: 80Mbps peak in ten city summer trial

, Apr 9th 2013 Discuss [0]

4G carrier EE has announced plans to double the speed of its UK LTE network, taking peak downloads to as much as 80Mbps+ in ten locations by summer 2013. The "turbocharged 4G" trial - which, if successful, will see the network boost rolled out to all across EE's service - should see an average download rate per user of 20Mbps, the carrier says, and is part of a number of enhancements EE plans for its service in the near future. Read The Full Story

Samsung GALAXY S 4 coming to the UK April 26 on EE

, Mar 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

While we have yet to hear an official release date from any of the US carriers about the Samsung GALAXY S 4, the UK is getting on the ball. British carrier EE -- UK's only LTE carrier -- has announced that they'll be offering the GALAXY S 4 starting on April 26, with pre-orders beginning March 28. Read The Full Story

EE 4G spreads: Nine more LTE UK locations go live

, Feb 27th 2013 Discuss [0]

UK 4G trailblazer EE has switched on its next batch of LTE locations, adding high-speed data coverage to a total of nine new towns and cities, and bringing the total number of active 4G locations to 37. In fact, EE claims to already have 45-percent coverage of UK homes and businesses, as it races to cement its early-starter position ahead of rival services launching later in 2013. Read The Full Story

HTC One SV Review

, Jan 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

Flagship smartphones may get us talking, but it’s mass market devices like the HTC One SV that get huge sales, and that’s just what UK 4G trailblazer EE needs to help push LTE to the mainstream. HTC’s mid-range Android ticks some high-end boxes, with its 4G support and slick design, but there are compromises in the mixture too, in order to hit a more affordable price point. Is the One SV the LTE Android for the everyman? Read on for our full review.

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Phones 4u’s LIFE Mobile hits UK in March with EE’s help (but no 4G)

, Jan 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

UK mobiles retailer Phones 4u will launch a new network, LIFE Mobile, in March 2013, using EE's network as its backbone, though subscribers will miss out on 4G support initially. The deal, EE's 25th MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) agreement, will at first offer only 2G/3G support to subscribers, presumably since the 4G carrier wants to keep its LTE goodness as an exclusive feature itself. Read The Full Story

EE paring back store saturation: 78 locations to close

, Jan 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

UK 4G network EE will close 78 stores across the UK, the carrier has confirmed, as it pares back unneeded retail floorspace following the harmonized rebranding of T-Mobile and Orange locations. The shuttering will affect more than 10-percent of EE's total retail locations, the FT reports, after the common branding led to some EE stores being just a few paces apart. Read The Full Story

UK 4G bidders revealed: Vodafone, O2, Three & EE all want airwaves

, Dec 20th 2012 Discuss [0]

Telecoms regulator Ofcom has announced the seven bidders in the UK 4G spectrum auction, with the process itself set to kick off in January 2013 and networks potentially switching on midway through next year. Vodafone, Hutchinson 3G (aka Three), and Telefonica (aka O2), are all among the bidders, as well as Everything Everywhere which is currently the only UK network to offer commercial LTE service through its EE brand. Read The Full Story

EE now offering Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE and Google Nexus 7 tablets

, Dec 14th 2012 Discuss [0]

UK wireless carrier EE has announced that it is now offering two new tablets to consumers as of today. The new tablets include the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE and the Google Nexus 7. The Google tablet comes paired with a Huawei E589 mobile Wi-Fi dongle allowing it to access the Internet on the go. Read The Full Story

EE confirms next UK LTE roadmap

, Dec 13th 2012 Discuss [0]

EE has confirmed the next phase of its LTE rollout, with seventeen more UK towns and cities set to get high-speed mobile data by March 2013. The new locations will also be developed in tandem with increased network coverage in existing locations, with EE saying 4G density is "being increased on a daily basis"; in addition, it continues to upgrade its 3G network to support DC-HSPA. Read The Full Story

HTC One SV hits UK for LTE midrange

, Dec 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

HTC has revealed a new LTE smartphone for the UK, the HTC One SV, hitting EE and other networks with a 4.3-inch Super LCD2 display and a 5-megapixel camera. Running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich with HTC’s Sense 4 on a 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dualcore, the One SV aims for the midrange rather than the screaming territories of the DROID DNA.

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iPad mini 4G hits EE’s LTE from £50

, Dec 6th 2012 Discuss [0]

Apple's 4G-blessed iPad mini has gone on sale with UK carrier EE today, with the 7.9-inch tablet subsidized down to £50 ($80) if you're willing to commit to two years of LTE. The iPad mini WiFi + Cellular is offered with 3GB, 5GB, or 8GB of LTE data per month, priced at £25.99, £30.99, or £35.99 per month respectively. Alternatively, there's a cheaper way to get online at LTE speeds if you're willing to pay full-whack for the tablet. Read The Full Story

EE bumps LTE mobile broadband data by up to 3GB a month

, Nov 27th 2012 Discuss [0]

UK 4G carrier EE has quietly tweaked its mobile broadband plans, increasing the amount of data subscribers get per month by as much as 3GB. The new plans - which are also joined by a monthly rolling plan for those contract-averse - stick at the same price points as before, beginning at £15.99 on the 18-month agreement, but now offer a choice of 3GB, 5GB, or 8GB of LTE data. Read The Full Story
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