EE announces first UK 4G mobile phone plans, not quite what was expected?

I could hands plough this into a hate-filled rant at EE, but we'll remain calm with a loving cup of tea in ane hand and the crumpet in the other. According to a press release sent out this morning (crossing over Nokia incidentally), EE announced its Uk 4G plans, and what information technology will be charging consumers to make apply of the extra speeds offered by the Uk'due south offset LTE network.

Now don't get us incorrect, we expected a slight jump in pricing due to the exclusivity held past EE on the improved network speed, but what has been revealed by the company is almost mind boggling.

Should you not currently own a 4G handset, be prepared to fork out for the following plans:

£36 - 500MB
£41 - 1GB
£46 - 3GB
£51 - 5GB
£56 - 8GB

No, we haven't made them up. Yous're expected to deal with a 500MB cap on the Britain's outset 4G network, should yous find £36 more than enough for the service y'all'll be expected to receive. While those in other markets have been known for dealing with tighter carrier data allowances, hither in the UK we've always enjoyed "unlimited data", which is what many networks currently supply - at a cheaper price than the above.

To make matters worse, there's no unlimited option. 8GB is the heaven, should you lot wish to venture into space, y'all might take to jump ship and look until the other carriers are able to launch their 4G networks to compete with EE. Withal, at that place is low-cal at the end of the tunnel should you already own a 4G smartphone.

SIM-only plans from EE will as well offer data with unlimited SMS and phonation calls on each program, and turns out to be slightly cheaper than the above total contracts.

£21 - 500MB
£26 - 1GB
£31 - 3GB
£36 - 5GB

EE is not but the Britain's first 4G network, but it's besides the showtime unintentionally set BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) choice. EE states that they volition inform customers when data allowances are nigh met, and will offer the chance to purchase data add-ons to provide a slight boost to the set limit.

Thankfully there's no restrictions on how data can be used - VoIP, tethering, etc. is all within the plans. Also, BT Wi-fi is also included at no extra cost, providing access to millions of wireless hotspots beyond the UK, which will relieve some MBs.

Businesses have a slightly more reasonable deal on EE (almost double the data for the same toll compared to consumer plans):

£35 - 1GB
£forty - 4GB
£45 - 8GB
£50 - 16GB

Unfortunately, existence British, this has sparked some EE feedback on social media websites, but hopefully EE volition increment allowances or reduce cost for the higher data caps. Notwithstanding, for the average consumer, is 500MB / 8GB enough? Especially with increased network speed, which could well increase the usage considerably if said consumer streams video, etc.

Find out more data over at EE.

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