A MAJOR phone network has vowed to hand out free speed upgrades to millions of Brits across the UK.

As many as 17 towns and cities will get the boost by the end of the year.

EE has promised two different types of upgrades that Brits will get access to.

The first is the broadest one, and is the rollout of EE's 5G standalone service to 17 locations across Britain.

It means you'll get better access to 5G, with EE promising that it'll be available to 41 million people by the end spring 2026.

Here's the full list of locations getting the 5G standalone upgrade:

Basildon

Bolton

Brighton & Hove

Colchester

Gloucester

Lincoln

Maidstone

Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Northampton

Oxford

Plymouth

Poole

Portsmouth

Reading

Southampton

Southend-on-Sea

Telford

They should all have it by Decem

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