EE turn on 4G home broadband cells – solving slow rural internet?

EE has launched their newest 4G home broadband option, delivering fast internet speeds to the UK’s poorest-served broadband areas.

Following a successful trial across the Northern Fells in Cumbria, EE has now made their 4G home broadband available nationwide. This gives up to 580,000 customers that are stuck on slow fixed-line connections a fast and reliable solution to their home broadband.

EE’s package includes the 4GEE router and the installation of a powerful external antenna to significantly boost the 4G signal.

In the Cumbria trials, EE report to have achieved speeds of 100Mbps – putting many fixed-line services to shame.

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The service taps into EE’s extensive 4G network, which currently has a coverage over 90% of the UK’s landmass, or 99.6% of homes.

With the launch of 4G home broadband, superfast internet is now readily available to almost the entire population.

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For thousands of people, EE’s new service could be their first taste of superfast broadband in the home. Unfortunately, it does come with some rather steep costs.

Prices start at £25 a month for 10GB of data, scaling up to £60 a month for 200GB, with an additional cost of £100 for the installation of the external antennae. Unlimited usage has become the standard for fixed-line broadband, so customers switching to the strict data caps of 4G may find the limits a challenge.

With 10GB of data for a month, watching HD three movies on Netflix would put you over the limit. Customers need to be aware of their usage, as going beyond your limit it can incur major costs.