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Network operator EE Mobile is preparing to launch a new “Full Works Plus” airtime plan in the near future (probably the next month or so), which will cost £5 extra per month than their regular “Full Works” plan and introduce enhanced 5G+ (5G Standalone) mobile broadband network slicing via a new ‘Fast Lane‘ feature. But there’s a big caveat.
Just for some context. EE already includes a ‘Network Boost‘ feature on all of their Full Works (and All-Rounder) mobile plans, which gives customers mobile data priority queuing at congested cell towers in crowded places, such as stadiums, busy shopping centres and train stations etc. (note: there’s no prioritisation of calls or texts). But this is more of a traditional Quality-of-Service (QoS) traffic prioritisation mechanism.
According to ISPreview’s sources, the new Fast Lane feature that will accompany EE’s future Full Works Plus plan will only work on their 5G Standalone (5G+) network with a compatible Smartphone and is expected to promote itself as offering customers 5x more network priority (we assume this is when compared with the ‘Network Boost’ feature on Full Works and All-Rounder).