Mobiles

Mobile phone giant O2 has hiked roaming rates for customers travelling outside the European Union — with costs nearly trebling in some cases.

A new era for mobile phone users begins today as superfast 4G products and services are made available to consumers in 11 cities across the UK.

Orange is facing a mutiny from angry mobile phone customers who claim it has reneged on a promise to offer free broadband for life.

Mobile users who want to upgrade to the new superfast 4G network will face steeper costs — with few special favours for Orange and T-Mobile customers.

Phone and broadband firms could be banned from raising prices before a users' contract is up.

Millions of O2 customers are struggling to make calls or use data to surf the web after the second network fault to hit the operator in three months.

NatWest and RBS have suspended a function on their mobile apps, which allowed customers to get cash without a debit card, over fraud fears.

Superfast mobile internet will arrive in the UK at the end of this month, but only for EE customers.

Millions of Vodafone pay monthly mobile customers will be hit by price hikes from next month, while some call charges will also rise.

The proceeds of selling off 4G mobile phone licences should be used to "kick-start the economy" by building 100,000 affordable homes and funding a tax break for first-time buyers, shadow chancellor Ed Balls will say today.