Compare Three with EE Network
| Features |  |
 |
|---|---|---|
| Network Provider | Three | EE |
| Check network coverage: | Three coverage | EE 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 | No | 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 | Yes |
| 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 / 1500 / 1800 / 2100 MHz | 800 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 MHz |
| 3G (UMTS) Frequency | 2100 MHz | 2100 MHz |
| 2G (GSM) Frequency | N/A MHz | 1800 MHz |
About Three
Three is the brand name of CK Hutchison Holdings under which several UMTS-based mobile phone networks and Broadband Internet Providers are operated in Australia, Austria, Denmark, Hong Kong, Macau, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
Founded in 2002, Three operates 5G, 4G and 3G services within the United Kingdom, and is the only UK network operator not to offer 2G coverage.
About EE
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.