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Vodafone to bring back mobile roaming charges in Europe from January
Vodafone is to start charging new and upgrading customers roaming fees of £2 a day to use their monthly allowance in Europe from January 2022.
9 August 2021
Sky to hike broadband, TV and home phone prices by up to £72/yr
Millions of Sky broadband, TV and home phone customers will be hit with price hikes, but some may be able to leave contracts penalty-free
1 April 2021
Warning: New and renewing O2 customers to be hit with inflation-busting price hikes
Mobile users who sign up to a pay-monthly or Sim-only contract with O2 from 25 March, including existing customers who renew their contracts after this date, will be hit with price hikes of at least 3.9% from April 2022. It comes as the provider shakes up its terms and conditions.
26 March 2021
Three to hit pay-as-you-go customers with steep price hike from February
Three pay-as-you-go mobile users will see the cost of using their phones both in the UK and abroad rocket from 16 February with the price of calls, texts and data increasing by up to 1,650%. But you can leave penalty-free and switch to a cheaper deal
12 January 2021
Mobile firms to be banned from selling 'locked' phones
Mobile companies will be banned from selling 'locked' phones which only work with their network, under new rules coming into force at the end of next year
27 October 2020
Apple launches iPhone 12, 12 Mini, 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max – how to find the cheapest deals
The tech giant has unveiled its new premium handset range, while cutting the price of the now-older iPhone 11, SE and XR
20 October 2020
Post Office phone customers face price hikes of up to £42/yr
The Post Office has announced that it will be raising the price of some call plans and landline calls in November, with some customers facing increases of up to £42/year
2 October 2020
140,000 Virgin Mobile customers face April price hikes
Around 140,000 pay-monthly Virgin Mobile customers will see their bills rise from April because the operator is scrapping some of its tariffs, MoneySavingExpert can reveal
25 February 2020
Three and O2 pay-monthly mobile customers to be hit by 2.7% price rise
Three has announced it will increase prices for its pay-monthly mobile customers by 2.7% in May, and O2 is set to do the same in April
19 February 2020
EE to increase pay-monthly mobile prices by 2.2%
EE customers on monthly mobile contracts will be hit by a 2.2% price rise next month, MoneySavingExpert can reveal
5 February 2020
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