price rise on Tesco mobile

rexel

if I take out a 2 year sim only deal on Tesco mobile will price be frozen for 2years

flaneurs_lobster

rexel said:

if I take out a 2 year sim only deal on Tesco mobile will price be frozen for 2years

The Tesco Mobile T&C say the price is the price for 24 months. No mention at all of price reviews or RPI/CPI + x.

savergrant

Hasn't there been something about clubcard holders being exempt from in contract price changes in future?

wild666

I wouldn't put it passed them altering the T&C's so they can increase the monthly fee for the data and calls packages.

tinker411

savergrant said:

Hasn't there been something about clubcard holders being exempt from in contract price changes in future?

Yes:

https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2023/02/tesco-mobile-introduce-uk-price-hikes-but-clubcard-users-have-options.html

Meaning the answer to the question in the OP is yes - if you sign up before 27th March, irrespective of plan.

If you sign up after 27th March then the answer will still be yes - if you sign up to a plan that's a 'Clubcard Price' offer, otherwise it'll be a no.

macman

TM were one of the very few mobile operators to offer fixed price contracts.

Grumpy_chap

I have received the notification that (if I do nothing) the price will increase from April and then each April by RPI +3.9%.

Can anyone understand or explain why these inflation adjustments should be inflation PLUS? 
I never understand that part of it whatever type of contract it is.

I have always found Tesco Mobile to be very fair in the past in that there are no mid-contract rises plus the price always just carried out once the contract period ended. 
That was always against a back-drop of mobile contract prices falling (or more texts / minutes / data for the same price).

I am out of contract, so the switch by Tesco Mobile is a timely prompt for me to look at whether I still have the best deal.  I have not looked yet and the devil will be in the detail I suspect.  My current contract includes roaming.  I have yet to check whether new contracts include that.

Grumpy_chap

Just looked at the Tesco site. 

My current contract is £10 per month, £9 per months CC price. EU roaming included.
If I do nothing, that will increase by 14.4%.
Does that mean £11.44?
OR does that mean the CC price will stay but increase, so £10.30

If I switch, the same package is £10 per month, no CC price, 24 month contract
A change to "EU roaming until late Spring 2023" whenever that means.

If I can do nothing, stay on the CC price, but accept the increase to £10.30 and still keep EU roaming that seems to be just as good as switching to get the 24-month price fix.

I must find out whether the inflation will be to the current CC price or the current "standard" price and whether the roaming stays on the current contract for ever.

JGreenwood

I was hit by a few price rises by tesco mobile. But I was on sim only and got fed up of it. I've now switched to VOXI which has been cheaper and I've not been hit by any horrible price rises either

MoneyMate

I have just been notified that WiFi calling has just been introducted to keep up with competitors, i have had no problems using mine so now even beter value.

g7mjv

I took out a 100GB/Month 2yr contract last August for £14 a month and prices seem not to have gone up for me.. Hope it stays that way