EE and O2 customers facing inflation-led price hikes 14 February 2017 at 12:45PM in Mobiles 20 replies 3.3K views

Former_MSE_Faye

Some EE mobile customers will see their bills rise by 2.5% from 30 March, while O2 is set to increase prices by 2.6%...

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unforeseen

Why is it news orthy that they are doing what they state in thief T&Cs?.

What's the next story? 'Sun predicted to rise tomorrow morning's ?

phillw

unforeseen wrote: »

Why is it news orthy that they are doing what they state in thief T&Cs?.

Because most people don't read T&C. The news is the increase, the fact you're tied in just saves you sitting on hold to find out that it's cheaper to stay.

[Deleted User]

Interesting that you can change broadband providers within contract if a price increase but cannot for mobiles? Why?

unforeseen

Because you have agreed that they can raise the price by upto the RPI each year. So, any agreement for a penalty free termination would only ever be a goodwill gesture.

CKhalvashi

Just called EE and asked for a discount (have 2 phones on SIM only) and got a good deal, right for my circumstances that I'm happy with, that actually works out cheaper than now.

Surely that's common sense money saving advice, and should be that given if you can.

phillw

craigr98 wrote: »

Interesting that you can change broadband providers within contract if a price increase but cannot for mobiles? Why?

Personally I think most people are more willing to change mobile providers than broadband. So they need to force people to stay with mobile, but with broadband they stay anyway without any bad press.

But it also might have to do with the £600 contract phone they gave you when you signed up a couple of months ago, although O2 can have equipment separate from line rental anyway these days.

20aday

You'd be able to terminate your airtime agreement if the increase was above the published RPI figure i.e. if EE/o2 had increased it by 3%.

The article mentions Vodafone-according to their website RPI will take effect from April of each year based on the figure announced in March. Three will raise their tariffs in May based on January's figure (unless you're a SIMO customer) and Virgin Mobile will adjust theirs in July based on April's announcement.

AFAIK only BT/Tesco Mobile don't use RPI to increase their tariffs during the minimum term.

PenguinKratos

I have just received a text from EE advising that as of 30th March 2017 my sim only price plan will increase by 2.5% due to RPI, as per my terms.

I took out my current SIM only deal over the phone around December last year. I have never signed a contract etc or agreed to such terms. (I am aware that a contract can legally be formed verbally).

Can they do this?

It frustrates me how EE or any phone company can alter terms of a contract to suit them but it doesn’t work the other way round…

JJ_Egan

Can they do this?

>>Yes if its in the T&C see many similiar posts .>>


<< You said it yourself >> as per my terms. .


It frustrates me how EE or any phone company can alter terms of a contract to suit them but it doesn’t work the other way round…

<<You will find that they are not altering the terms of the contract as the contract had the option to increase prices as you have posted .>>

CKhalvashi

PenguinKratos wrote: »

I have just received a text from EE advising that as of 30th March 2017 my sim only price plan will increase by 2.5% due to RPI, as per my terms.

I took out my current SIM only deal over the phone around December last year. I have never signed a contract etc or agreed to such terms. (I am aware that a contract can legally be formed verbally).

Can they do this?

It frustrates me how EE or any phone company can alter terms of a contract to suit them but it doesn’t work the other way round…

It'll be in the terms and they will have told you at the time. In the call yesterday I was explicitly warned that the costs would rise by RPI.

It's not EE's fault if you didn't listen to them.