That was three with o2 wasn't it?

That's your wifi.

You are completely wrong. BT owns 100% of EE. The EU approved that deal are rejected the other takeover that was on the card which was one of the other operators.

Well, I wouldn't quite say by 'ask nicely' because I had to get a PAC code, wait for the next day to get a call for the deal to come through.

The guy I spoke to (to get my PAC code) said there is no such thing as a 25GB plan - but it definitely is worth it as there is no risk.. If you don't use the PAC code within 30 days then they just continue billing as normal.

they are good... I just managed to get my number changed for free for the third time.... it's usually 35 pounds

BT owns EE, and has the same coverage, as it is the same system.

BT runs on the standard speed EE network, all customers who go with EE directly get double speed internet as well as extra perks such as tethering, Wuaki Movies, EU usage etc.

In short, its better to go directly with EE than BT at the moment.

Cold, they can do 25GB for £18.99 if you ask nicely.

Same as above 25gb

Well, I wouldn't quite say by 'ask nicely' because I had to get a PAC code, wait for the next day to get a call for the deal to come through.

The guy I spoke to (to get my PAC code) said there is no such thing as a 25GB plan - but it definitely is worth it as there is no risk.. If you don't use the PAC code within 30 days then they just continue billing as normal.

due upgrade June so will be checking out what they can offer.... Cheers OP

Currently on o2 sim only deal paying £15 a month for 1gb data, i need a way to get on the EE network without paying through the nose

Any suggestions?

I'm due an upgrade from EE but have been offered rubbish (including an EE shop assistant saying "seems like you've got a good deal, we can't offer anything better") Will definitely be trying this in the morning. Thanks

If you're beyond your contractual obligation then just request your PAC

No it doesn't! it was proposed but the competition commission from Brussels stopped it. As it went against the rules and not enough carriers in the UK

I mean how to get on an ee tariff without paying stupid money

Their normal tariffs are silly money for new customers

That was three with o2 wasn't it?

I'm on 4GEE and data is quite slow unless you're in central London. Once you leave London, reception is very average specially during busy time or when others are likely to be streaming..

Buffers a lot, even checking emails can be a task.

HOT is you live in central London
COLD if you don't ..

That was O2 and Three that got veto'd. BT does own EE and has done so since February this year

You are completely wrong. BT owns 100% of EE. The EU approved that deal are rejected the other takeover that was on the card which was one of the other operators.

Currently on Vodafone simo 12 month deal at £20 pm, but I did get £85.85 tcb and 12 months £7.99 pm Netflix offer added. So effectively £4.85pm for 20GB data, utld mins and texts.

I managed to get a new line for £16.49 for the 16GB Data unlimited calls and text after mentioning the BT deal. It's worth noting that the BT plan DOES NOT come with the extra speed 4G out of the box and that it costs £4 extra a month. For comparison purposes the equivalent package at BT would be £24 with slightly more data but WITHOUT the ability to use your data for tethering.

Or there's this deal http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/vodafone-12mth-8gb-unltd-mins-txts-spotify-22-95-mth-161-cash-back-9-50-equiv-mobiles-2454929 which is £9.50 after cashback for the following
12 months
8GB 4G UK Data
unlimited UK minutes
unlimited UK texts
2GB inclusive roaming data
unlimited inclusive roaming minutes and texts
2 months' unlimited UK data
12-month entertainment pack (Spotify, NowTV Entertainment or BT Sports Mobile TV)

It does require an outlay of £22.95 per month and claiming cashback from mobiles.co.uk at regular specified intervals. I appreciate that will not be for everyone though. Oh and there's £5 back through Quidco.

I'm in Bedfordshire and I have to say the coverage on ee is better than any other network. I get 4g I'd say 60% of the time and colleagues on o2 for example barely get 3g outside the town centre. I wouldn't move to another network purely for the superior coverage on ee/bt

So i guess it says 4G on the screen and gives 5-6 signal bars, but what's the performance like?

Never had any issues, I've done a few speed tests and it's been up to 55mb in the past. That was near London (Cheshunt) though. I'll do some tests today and try getting back with some screenshots.

I assume that you have travelled to every part of the UK to find this out?

This offer was on HUKD a few months ago and managed to grab for £16.49. Still worth £19.99.

I live in Devon and the 4G/signal is fine no issues here.

Nope nope no no no. Do you understand the difference between 8GB & 20GB? & the coverage & speed? Please save that deal for those who still 'surf the Internet'.

Got this in Kent a couple of years ago on 4GEE...

That's your wifi.

Pmsl!

Thank you for this deal just phoned up right there and got it!

Seems asking for your PAC code and wating for the obligatory call back offering a deal is the way to go .....my contract is up July 24 so i will be ringing June 23 to request my PAC and to see if they offer the above deal as i currently pay £22 for 2gb , unlimited texts n calls .

You said you were offered a 2nd SIM at a reduced price, is that also UL/UL/20GB?

5-6 signal bars. Does any phone do that these days? Back in the days of ETACS maybe :confused:

That would share that data on a separate number.

Also - just to clarify. Do not just request a PAC code and wait.....follow the options for requesting a PAC code that will take you to the retentions team.....Just be straight with them and ask for the BT deal....No need to wait for a call back..

Regards,
Slim Jim

You do know that signal bars don't actually represent the signal strength right? No, no you don't. The signal bars don't actually represent signal strength & are company contrived. They're a bit of a con. You either are connected or you arent.

Incorrect. They may bare little relation to the power strength of your coverage. Try standing directly under a cell site and see how much relation they have to service. Quality of service can vary and what your phone display shows, gives a very rough idea.

I don't think it is. :sunglasses:

Kent


Lancashire

Looking forward to my contract with them ending this year so I can negotiate something like this. At this price you're literally paying half of what I am per month for the same allowance.

Thats kind of just how phones work outside London rather than anything particularly special about EE. EE does have very good rural coverage though, as good as Vodaphone if not better and it actually has good coverage in the cities which vodaphone doesn't always have .

Does anyone know if this is a 30-day contract or a longer term?

At that speed (100Mb/s), it would take around 28mins to use the 20gb cap. Lol... Silly if you ask me. Those speeds would make sense on an unlimited data tariff.

Twelve months.

I'm in Three and the signal is rubbish, I wanna join EE.. But their normal sim-only prices are a bit ridiculous, £17.99 for 2gb of data. Would love to see something similar to what I've got right now, 2gb for £10
Is it worth it to go to EE shop and ask them if they could offer me something better than what they have online?

A faster bandwidth doesn't mean you use more data.

I know that lol. Why have such high speed on a capped plan

Using the Retention Team they offered me UL/UL/2gb for 9.99 a month.

Hi, I'm currently with o2 on a monthly plan. Something like 5gb for 24 quid.

I need something with unlimited data as I can use this 5gb in a week. Can anyone make any recommendations? Preferably a monthly contract.

I live in the Glasgow area if that helps.

Thanks.

It's quicker to do things like transfer files, open web pages, load videos etc. Why would you want to wait longer just because you don't have an unlimited plan?

Besides, the only truly unlimited plans are on Three who have much less 4g coverage than EE.

Agreed that's why I left them and joined Talktalk sim only deal 1000mins, unlimited txt and 3gb of data which is more than enough for most people, it's £5.50 per month and I got £60 cashback from Top cash back, = 50p per week plus I rang Talktalk and told them I wasn't happy with the 3g signal and that I wanted to cancel the contract and they gave me £80 credit to stay and they told that they will be using O2 for their mobile network and I will be receiving 4g then, so I am happy indeed. :smile:

The only company that will give you unlimited data is Three...

I managed to get unlimited mins and texts and 2gb data for £7.99 if that helps anybody
Had to go through retentions for the deal

Yes unlimited data, but severely throttled during peak times (SW London), download and upload speeds are ridiculously slow compared to EE.

​no limits on tethering with EE though

My girlfriend has just done it. She said that her friend had been offered the 20gb per month BT deal and he said they had the 20gb for £19.99 deal without having to request a PAC code.

Some parts of Kent are in London, albeit greater ..

On GiffGaff, would love to change over for a nice deal like this, coverage is so good with EE too.

I just did this update yesterday, £19.99 happy with that

my contract is up in the next month and a half. Am I correct in saying that I can request a PAC, 30 days before my contract is up or do I need to be out of contract?

Also, is this the 4GEE option or standard 4G?

You can request PAC code up to one month before your contract actually finishes

This plan is 4GEE

Good deal but i guess it depends on how much data you need. I settled for this old retention deal.

2000 mins,
unlimited texts 5GB data 4G. £11.99 PM

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/ee-retention-deal-2000-minutes-unlimited-texts-5-gb-4g-data-for-11-99-2241148?p=25515657

Depends on how much data you need i guess, i was once on a 12gb 4G data a month tariff once and was only using about 3-4gb per month. £19.99 a month seems a bit steep for a sim only tariff. The ee roaming thrown in might make it worth it but i think it doesn't include data?

Thanks op, been trying to wangle a better deal for over a month now - requested PAC code 2 weeks ago but never got a call back.

Phoned again not long ago, ended up having to speak to three different people as they kept transferring me - first one said that BT is slower and throttled after 6pm and he couldn't match the price, second one was offering 10gb for £23 and third one matched the deal after putting me on hold :smiley:

Is it an Extra plan? I.e. Inclusive EU mins and texts?

Yes. EU mins/text, not data.

Anyone got this from a 30-day plan? I've just signed up.

Thanks for the geography lesson. I was in the Medway region at the time, so not in any part of London or Greater London.

Wouldn't really say 4GEE is slow - I'm getting 50Mbps download and 35 upload and I'm in Wales (middle of nowhere)...

Great, thanks for sharing the deal. Also got 20GB for £20 p/m with EE. Lady I spoke to said she couldn't find any offer for 16GB on my account. The 16GB was coming up for £24 p/m. Strange...

No worries. It's my absolute pleasure to keep the fellow members well informed and educated so that we're all on the same wavelength, so to speak ..

​Not ALL EE users get double-speed 4G

​Mate I get nearly 60Mbps in Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle...

​It can do. If you stream video it usually detects your Internet speed and plays the video at te best quality possible. So a fast connection might default to playing 1080p while a slower connection may only be able to let you play a 480p file without buffering.

What's buffering? :stuck_out_tongue:


While that's true, surely there aren't any 4G networks in the UK that can't manage 10 Mbps?

​ive put BT sim in EE mifi and does wonders.

OP .. what was the 2nd sim tariff you got for tenner

The clue is in that little bit in the top right that says "4G".

​I don't see any broadband giving that much upload speed unless its a dedicated lines.. Max i did with ee was 80 mb down on iphone 5..

So yea it is 4g speeed.

It depends on how good your signal is, amongst other things. If you are connected at 4G but your RSRQ/SNR values are low you might not be able to achieve 10Mbps. There's a lot more to it than just how fast the network is. :smiley:

Called retentions, said exactly what you suggested and they matched the deal without issue. My wife's phone is on a shared plan with me so after asking what they could do, they converted hers to £12 a month sim only sharing this plan (down from £22) and they will honour her upgrade, if we want it, in a months time. Absolutely fantastic, just halved my mobile phone bill each month and quadrupled my data. Thank you very much.

I didn't...they offered it at 10% deduction from £12 a month.

Basically a second SIM (different number) to share the data.

So, is it possible to get this deal and sell it on to a non ee customer? What's the legals for that?

I get 85mb/s on ee 4g in bury , but there is 4g+ coverage in my area but I don't have a 4g+ phone

I am currently with Tesco mobile but have had a payg EE sim. What's the best way for me to switch please? I am also a BT broadband customer so could go with BT but need to be able to tether.

No idea, sorry.

Opps just posted this too!

*note to self - remember to search before shouting :wink:

If you're due an upgrade with EE, always demand to speak with their Loyalty/Retentions department. The customer services people and the shop staff offer crap deals but you can get some excellent offers from their retentions folk.

I'm getting the same for 70p less

I'm currently a T-Mobile business customer ... will I be able to get this, which I assume is a consumer deal. Any advice or experience greatly appreciated - thanks.

I have no idea - ring them.

For those who have taken up this contract, I have just checked my online account with EE and it shows the bill/contract as being £37.99.

However, I phoned them up just to query the figure and they said not to worry - there is an £18 loyalty discount that is not visible to the user and only to EE themselves.

Panic over.

I've just phoned EE, 150 from my mobile, have got a shared sim swapped to the 20gb plan and a 2gb sim that I was previously paying £16 a month for and also swapped to the 20gb plan for £20 a month. EE will match the deal no problem at all. Although I will still be paying a similar amount per month, my two teenagers will now be getting loads more data with these plans.

an anyone enlighten? Contract is now within 30days and I've phoned to cancel with the hope of a decent deal. Been offered the 20gb for 19.99 or a 6gb for 18.99. I only use 3-4gb a month max and was hoping to be paying 15pounds max. anyone been offered deals around this Price point with decent data?

just got this deal myself and I was 45 days away from renewal. Good times.

Same with mine... I was going to phone them up to check this as I'm worried that they will charge me £37.99 and obviously with 14 days (cooling period) being over there won't be much we will be able to do. Not sure if you can trust in what they say over the phone. Perhaps it's worth asking for person's name or some kind of ID so they can be liable for their words.

Its still not price matched.. With BT u could get 40 pounds cashback + 60 pounds amazon voucher + BT sports + BT wifi spots (not best but still an extra) + u get the same EE network...

​You should receive a text with the persons name and confirmation of the price.

Showing 19.99 now on the online system.

they offered me a new second sim for £16.49 p/m with 16Gb data. Should I cancel BT sim and move on to this? :smiley:

Was this outbound retentions or did you ring them as that's exactly what I've been looking for but what they tell me they don't have any 16gb plans. Just gone for the 20gb offer but need to sort out a line for my son. Maybe I should have gone to BT but missed the giftcard which expired last night.

I already have a phone contract with them (2 years phone plan due to expire next year). I used to have my own personal sim only until earlier this year when they wouldnt offer me zilch, nothing, so I left for BT Mobile 20Gb data for £16 p/m and the Amazon vouchers and cashback.

I called their CS today and selected the option for if you want your PAC code etc.... and got offered this deal and was told its the best they could do.

I'm on the fence at the moment, I can get out of the 4 month old BT contract, but is there a reason to do so?

Called EE this afternoon on 150, followed through various menus to get to thinking of leaving. Requested PAC code and even though I was still 45 days from contract end date the advisor instantly offered to match the BT 20GB deal for £19.99. You have to quote other deals you have seen first before they will match them.

Can you please tell me what the BT deal is?

20GB data unlimited text unlimited minutes 12 month sim only £19.99

Thanks a lot

I took up this offer this afternoon too. 3gb for 15.99, 6gb for 18.99 or 20gb for 19.99. No brainer - wife/kids can tether their tablets/phones when on holiday etc. Bonus.

....holiday in this country!

​yeah - to clarify..... Caravan holidays

got my upgrade today as sim only be careful in 12 months time goes up to 37.99 a month so expect to haggle again in 12 months

just did this today aswell yes, you'll pay 37.99 a month after 12 months but u can haggle again

I tried to get this deal but they didn't listen, I felt they are bit rude saying that they are best and they don't match with anyone else, even lady on the chat was bit extream. I had to cancel my 5GB UNLM text & minutes plan withing cooling off period.

I just got 25GB data, unl text & unl Calls including EU calls and text at no extra charge for £19.99 with the first month paid for. 12 month contract! Haggle Wins every time

Just got offered 3GB data and unlimited texts and calls for £18.99 a month by retentions. I told them that was a terrible deal considering the comments on here and what other providers are offering. the chap on the phone agreed when I said that was a terrible deal to offer a customer that has been with ee/orange for 15 years.

Haggle, Herr Hektor!

​Maybe BT is owner but it's not the same system. EE still is separate product