London,
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October
2014
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EE launches the UK’s most affordable 4G tablet and ‘free data every month’ with all new pay as you go smartphone and 4G tablet purchases

  • EE announces the UK’s lowest price 4G Pay As You Go (PAYG) tablet in time for Christmas with the Alcatel ONE TOUCH Pop 7S at just £99.99
  • EE also unveils a 2014 Christmas gifting offer – providing all new EE 4G PAYG smartphone and tablet purchases with 100MB of free mobile data each and every month
  • All new 4G tablets launched on EE between now and 31st January 2015, and smartphones between now and 28th December 2014, to be included in the Christmas promotion

Wednesday 15th October, 2014 – EE, the UK’s most advanced digital communications company, today announced the UK’s lowest price 4G PAYG tablet as well as a ground-breaking Christmas promotion, giving all customers who purchase a new PAYG smartphone or 4G tablet from EE 100MB of free data each and every month. For customers looking to purchase a smartphone or tablet this Christmas, it’s a gift that will keep on giving, long after the festive season is over.

All 4G tablets purchased from EE, from today until 31st January 2015 will come with a free PAYG SIM and 100MB free every month. There’s no top up required and absolutely no other catches, just a bit of extra data to use when and wherever customers need it most.

For those looking for a superfast smartphone this Christmas, all PAYG smartphones and mobile SIMs* purchased from EE, from today until 28th December 2014 are also compatible with the offer. There’s no minimum spend each month, just free data to enjoy on the biggest and fastest network in the UK. And with EE’s Recycle and Reward service, customers can also trade their old devices for additional discounts on the latest 4G tablets and smartphones. 

All new smartphones and 4G tablets launched on EE PAYG during the eligibility period will also be included in the Christmas promotion.  Additional data is also available, starting from £3 for EE 4G PAYG tablet users and just £1 for EE PAYG smartphone users.

With 100MB free, customers can either:

  • Stream 100 minutes of classic Christmas tunes
  • Send 2000 ‘Merry Christmas’ messages on WhatsApp
  • Download 20 of their favourite party anthems
  • Spend four hours shopping online during the January sales 

Alongside the Christmas offer, EE is also introducing the UK’s most affordable 4G tablet – the

Alcatel ONE TOUCH Pop 7S. Available from just £99.99, the thin and light tablet has a 7” screen, a front and rear camera, a quad core processor, 8GB hard drive and MicroSD slot. The tablet also comes with three colourful back covers at no extra cost. 

Christopher Traggio, Director of Pay As You Go, EE said: “The Christmas sales have come early this year for those shopping for a new Pay As You Go smartphone or tablet. With the most affordable 4G tablet in the UK, plus free data each and every month on the UK’s biggest and fastest network, we’re helping customers purchase a gift that will keep on giving, long after the festive season is over.”

For more information on the new offers as well as full terms and conditions, please visit www.ee.co.uk/smartphones

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*A one-off £5 activation top-up is required for SIM only customers

For more information, please contact the EE press team:

ee@nelsonbostock.com

0845 373 7070

About EE

EE is the largest and most advanced digital communications company in Britain, delivering mobile and fixed communications services to consumers, businesses, government and the wholesale market. EE has approximately 15,000 employees and 580 retail stores, and serves more than 30 million customers across its mobile, fixed and wholesale businesses.

EE runs the UK's biggest, fastest and most reliable mobile network, pioneering the UK's first superfast 4G mobile service in October 2012. EE's 4G coverage today reaches 75% of the UK population. EE’s 2G coverage reaches 99% of the population while 3G reaches 98%. EE's superfast fibre broadband service covers 54% of the UK population, and ADSL broadband service covers 98.7% of the population.

In the last few years, EE has received extensive independent recognition including being ranked the UK's best overall network by

RootMetrics®, Best network at the 2014 Mobile News Awards, Fastest Network at the 2013 uSwitch Awards, Best Network at the 2013 Mobile Choice Consumer Awards and What Mobile Awards, Network Innovation at the 2013 Recombu awards and Best Network for Business at the 2013 Mobile Industry awards.

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