What we used to test? We started off by running the free Speedtest app in each of the six locations. We did this three times to get average upload and download speeds.
EE came top, clocking an average download speed of It was also the only operator which managed to get over 25Mbps in three locations.
O2 and Vodafone were separated by a whisker as they averaged speeds of This is because they are sharing masts in some areas to accelerate their rollout.
Vodafone also provided the fastest speed, averaging Three brought up the rear, with average of But it did clock the highest speed at Kings Cross with a speed of A poor showing at Regent's Park where all the other networks were quick pulled down the average. As expected, average upload times were significantly slower, with a maximum of 26Mbps.
EE had the highest average upload speed Three The Speedtest app provided a good indicator but how did the networks perform with a real download? We measured the time it took to download a MB test file, the average size of a minute TV show. O2 came top here, taking an average of 3 minutes and 25 seconds to download the MB test file.
The fastest time we were able to download the test file was 57 seconds. This was at two locations - Regent's Park O2 and Fitzrovia Vodafone where both networks had speeds hovering around the 40Mbps mark. Theoretically, this means you could blast through a 1GB data allowance in 5 minutes. We've taken a look at SIM-only plans for the purposes of this comparison. We start with providing the minimum cost for 1GB of data and then look at the maximum available allowance.
Where possible, we've split sections into consumer and business tariffs. Three Every customer is upgraded to 4G as standard, for no extra charge. At the time of writing Three offers 4G in 30 towns and cities and aims to have it active in 50 regions by the end of The comparison service on our site is provided by Runpath Regulated Services Limited on a non-advised basis. Forbes Advisor has selected Runpath Regulated Services Limited to compare a wide range of loans in a way designed to be the most helpful to the widest variety of readers.
Customers with Three and Vodafone networks could see noticeably bigger bills from April, as new, increased charges come in to effect. However, pay-as-you-go PAYG customers will not be affected. Related: Compare Mobile Phone Tariffs. If you signed up with Three as a pay-monthly customer or renewed your pay-monthly Three contract on or after October 29 last year, your bills will increase by 4.
If you joined Three or renewed with them between May 29, and October 29 last year, you will see a smaller increase of 1. The price change will then hit your April bill. If you joined or renewed your Vodafone deal after that date, your bills will increase by 4. It will affect pay-monthly and SIM-only phone and tablet customers, but not home broadband customers.
If you signed up for home broadband with Vodafone between December 9 last year and February 23 this year, you will also have to wait for RPI to be announced in March to find out how much your bills will increase by. The news follows the announcement by BT and EE earlier this month that its mobile, broadband, home phone, and TV customers will face price increases of up to 4. Price rises are written into mobile contracts and tend to happen around this time of year.
When you sign a mobile contract, you agree to its terms and give your network permission to increase its prices. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info. Anyone who uses some of the UK's biggest mobile networks might be interested to know just how well they perform. Now there's some new research which has done just that with the team at BusinessFibre. Over the past few years, EE has always topped the charts when it comes to best UK network but that's not the case on this occasion.
According to these new stats, Vodafone is now top dog when it comes to the best overall network. The firm scored well for roaming locations without charging extra and price for its cheapest SIM-only plans. Coming a close second was Three Mobile who performed well on cost and its plans which feature free roaming.
Three was then followed by EE who, despite not coming No. However, EE's lack of no cost roaming and higher overall prices meant the network could beat Three and Vodafone.
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