EE to hike cost of out-of-bundle calls and texts - MSE News 25 June 2019 at 12:51PM in Mobiles 16 replies 3K views

Former_MSE_Naomi

Pay-monthly EE customers will have to pay more for calls and texts not included in their plans from August, as the mobile giant has announced it's hiking out-of-bundle prices...

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eDicky

I don't think EE has offered plans other than with unlimited minutes/texts for at least a couple of years, so anyone liable for the 'out of bundle' price increases is probably past their contract minimum term and paying far too much anyway...

Ian011

Indeed, if you are exceeding your inclusive allowance for calls to geographic numbers starting 01 and 02, non-geographic numbers starting 03 or mobile numbers starting 071 to 075 or 077 to 079 then you are probably on the wrong call plan.

Given that usage of premium rate 084 and 087 numbers is now banned for most purposes, there should be no need to ever call those numbers. Likewise, there should be no need to call any numbers starting 055, 056, 070 or 076.

This just leaves calls to landline or mobile numbers in CI and IoM and to genuine premium rate services on 09 numbers and to directory enquiries.

Bmwm3gt2

How do you inform them you with to terminate due to the rises? I call and message international numbers so it will affect me but I'm unsure if I can call or need to put it in writing? Thanks

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cbrookes wrote: »

How do you inform them you with to terminate due to the rises? I call and message international numbers so it will affect me but I'm unsure if I can call or need to put it in writing? Thanks

Call once you've been informed directly by EE.

simax

cbrookes wrote: »

How do you inform them you with to terminate due to the rises? I call and message international numbers so it will affect me but I'm unsure if I can call or need to put it in writing? Thanks

Why not use the free call abroad add-on then? Which countries do you call/text?

Bmwm3gt2

Free? Not aware of that. I call/text many EU countries plus US&Canada. I'm aware I can roam without charge on the Max plan but don't think I can call them without charge?

Bmwm3gt2

So apparently I cannot cancel as the rise is not of detrimental effect to me, this was after being put through to a manager yet the original assistant allegedly spoke to his manager when he put me on hold and told me his manager said you cannot cancel without penalty for out of plan rises, only monthly contract rises?!

simax

cbrookes wrote: »

Free? Not aware of that. I call/text many EU countries plus US&Canada. I'm aware I can roam without charge on the Max plan but don't think I can call them without charge?

Call 150 and ask for it, or add it through your online account.

Rates here -> https://ee.co.uk/content/dam/ee-help/help-pdfs/calling-abroad-add-on-pay-monthly-costs-08052019.pdf

mobilejunkie

cbrookes wrote: »

So apparently I cannot cancel as the rise is not of detrimental effect to me, this was after being put through to a manager yet the original assistant allegedly spoke to his manager when he put me on hold and told me his manager said you cannot cancel without penalty for out of plan rises, only monthly contract rises?!

Shock horror. Same old same old. Next....

sully1311

cbrookes wrote: »

So apparently I cannot cancel as the rise is not of detrimental effect to me, this was after being put through to a manager yet the original assistant allegedly spoke to his manager when he put me on hold and told me his manager said you cannot cancel without penalty for out of plan rises, only monthly contract rises?!

Make an official complaint if you believe the rise is going to have a detrimental effect and then take it to the Ombudsman if that fails.