BT Fibre 900 vs EE Fibre 900, is switching worth it

[mattyjoyce71]

Morning, been a BT customer since 2003 and never had an issue (apart from the prices ).

Anyway every contract term ends I keep getting persuaded to switch to EE, similar price so my question is for those that have moved across is it worth it, does EE give you anything different than BT.  I know the routers are meant to be better but are they really  ?

My only slight criticism with is the home hub from BT, def feels a little outdated, especially with wifi 6 and 7 becoming standard, does anyone know if there are plans for BT to release a new hub ?

Anyway I welcome your thoughts please, my contract ends in October so a bit of time research.

oh one small question, assuming if I do move my BT e-mail addresses I have are still ok to use

Thanks in advance 

[Kodikid]

It's odd that BT don't rebrand the EE wifi 6/7 router's and offer them to BT broadband customers. 

The only noticeable difference at the moment is Norton anti virus is a chargeable add on with EE but "free" with BT and Plusnet. 

Personally out of the three I would choose Plusnet as it's cheaper. 

Finally do you actually need 900mbps? Because in the everyday world there's literally no noticeable difference between this and the 300/500 mbps deals.

[mattyjoyce71]

Hi, thanks for reply, possibly not, however I do work from home and have 4 heavy family users on wifi and direct connection.

tbh if the service is not that different at EE I will stay where I am, BT has stayed reliable for years and years so if it is not broken ......   I just wondered if the router you get with EE is better that's all.

Thanks though

[Kodikid]

Personally in my experience no doubt the EE wifi 6 is well better. 

With the BT SH2 all I could manage was around 200mbps over wifi on a 500mbps package. 

Now I regularly go over the 500mbps on wifi with the privately bought EE router 

[mattyjoyce71]

So after a bit of reading yes the EE router for fibre900 has wifi 6 which is better, perfect for what I need.  You can buy the wifi 7 router from ebay so might be an option later.

Also states you can keep your BT e-mail addresses which is great.

One last question which I get mixed answer for if I switch do I get a new EE router (not the wifi 7 pro one obvious;y), do you have to ask for one >?

thanks

[Kodikid]

All EE full fibre packages get the wifi 6 router. BT will ask you to return your current BT router. 

[mattyjoyce71]

Thank you, ok might be time to move

Although just looking on Uswitch about other providers and boy they are cheaper, by a lot - Plusnet and Vodafone are 20 pounds month cheaper for the same 900 service, wow

[chrisjp]

Other providers will indeed provide a significantly cheaper broadband than long-time customers of BT are having to pay. Moving to EE won't get any cheaper deals because, despite BT insisting it is completely separate from EE, EE will identify you as an existing customer of the BT group and not offer you the new customers rates. Not sure if this also applies to Plusnet but I suspect it does.
Also, if you move to non-BT broadband supplier, you'll lose your current "premium" email service, unless you pay a monthly fee. You will still get a basic email service but, in particular, that won't allow you to access your emails via an email client (such as Thunderbird or indeed the email access apps built into mobile phones). You can only access it via a web browser.

[Jackofalltrades]

Why not stay with BT and buy the EE Snart Hub Plus (wifi6) router on ebay? 

It's literally plug and play with added advantage that you get better and faster wifi that the BT SH2.

[Kodikid]

Speaking from personal experience Plusnet new customer deals are available to migrating BT consumers. 

Do this myself bi annually with the obligatory gift card thrown in, currently £130 voucher on the 900mbps.