Compare BT Mobile with Virgin Mobile Network
| Features |  |
 |
|---|---|---|
| Network Provider | EE | O2 |
| Check network coverage: | BT Mobile coverage | Virgin Mobile coverage |
| 5G Network | Yes | Yes |
| 5th generation network. Max data speed of 10 or 20 Gb/s. | ||
| 4G Network | Yes | Yes |
| 4th generation network. Max data speed of 1 Gbps (1000 Mb/s). | ||
| 3G Network | Yes | Yes |
| 3rd generation network. Max data speed of 42 Mbps. | ||
| 2G Network | Yes | Yes |
| 2nd generation network. Max data speed of 0.3 Mb per second. | ||
| WiFi Calling | Yes | Yes |
| Use Wi-Fi for mobile phone calls and texts when no network signal. | ||
| 4G Calling (VoLTE) | Yes | No |
| Voice over LTE (4G Calling) makes clearer HD calls over 4G networks. | ||
| Data Rollover | No | Yes |
| Unused mobile data allowance rolled over from one month to the next. | ||
| Tethering Allowed | Yes | Yes |
| Tethering allows you to share your mobile internet with other devices. | ||
| eSIM | No | No |
| e-SIMs are digital virtual SIM cards downloaded onto supported mobile handsets. | ||
| Network Frequency Bands | ||
| 5G (NR) Frequency | 3500 MHz | 3500 MHz |
| 4G (LTE) Frequency | 800 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 MHz | 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2300 MHz |
| 3G (UMTS) Frequency | 2100 MHz | 900 / 2100 MHz |
| 2G (GSM) Frequency | 1800 MHz | 900 MHz |
About BT Mobile
BT Mobile is a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) provided by BT Consumer and running on the EE network (which is now owned by BT Group following an acquisition that completed in January 2016).
BT Mobile is currently a SIM-only service, and operates alongside BT Business Mobile which is provided by the BT Business division.
About Virgin Mobile
Virgin Mobile UK was a mobile phone service provider operating in the United Kingdom, and was the world's first Mobile Virtual Network Operator, launched in 1999.
Being a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), Virgin Mobile did not maintain its own network infrastructure, but instead had contracts to use the existing EE network.
In January 2023, Virgin Media confirmed that Virgin Mobile would close and all customers would be moved from Virgin Mobile to O2. Migration began in March 2023 and was completed by the end of August 2023.