Compare EE with ASDA Mobile Network

Features
Network Provider EE Vodafone
Check network coverage: EE coverage ASDA 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 Yes
Voice over LTE (4G Calling) makes clearer HD calls over 4G networks.
Data Rollover No No
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 Yes 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 / 1500 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 MHz
3G (UMTS) Frequency 2100 MHz 900 / 2100 MHz
2G (GSM) Frequency 1800 MHz 900 MHz

EE (formerly Everything Everywhere) currently has the biggest network coverage in the UK, covering over 99% of the UK population with their mobile network infrastructure. EE Mobile introduced the first 4G network to the United Kingdom in October 2012 and launched the first UK 5G network in May 2019.

EE consistently ranks as the fastest mobile network operator in the UK, according to various independent speed tests. Its 5G network has the highest average download speeds and lowest latency, while its 4G network also delivers fast internet speeds.

Along with providing mobile telecommunication services to consumers and small to medium sized businesses, EE also offers home and business broadband using mobile and fixed line connections.

The EE company was formed in 2010 as a fifty-fifty joint venture between Deutsche Telekom and Orange S.A. (previously France Télécom) through the merger of their respective T-Mobile and Orange mobile businesses in the UK.

In 2020, EE was acquired by BT Group, and it now operates as a subsidiary of the British Telecom Group.

Asda Mobile is a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) in the United Kingdom, operated by ASDA on the Vodafone network.

In December 2013, ASDA Mobile switched from using Vodafone to running on the EE network for several years before switching back to Vodafone in March 2021.

Asda Mobile is available in hundreds of stores across the UK and online by purchasing ASDA Mobile Bundles which give you 30 day bundle plans with no fixed contract.