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Broadband and mobile price hikes 2025

Millions of broadband and mobile customers will see their bills increase this spring. Depending on your provider and when your contract started, your bill could rise by the rate of inflation plus a percentage on top, or by a specified amount in pounds and pence. Here's what's happening...

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Broadband and mobile price hikes 2025: How BT, Sky, Virgin Media and more will change bills this spring

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  • oldernonethewiser
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    Over a 20% rise for my O2 SIM only deal so time to move.
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  • King_Of_Fools
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    O2 appear to be moving everybody to the new £1.80 fixed increase, even if they took out a contract before the changes. So my £5.99 contract is now going to increase 30% - I guess I am one of the losers under the new system!
  • O2 appear to be moving everybody to the new £1.80 fixed increase, even if they took out a contract before the changes. So my £5.99 contract is now going to increase 30% - I guess I am one of the losers under the new system!
    You should be able to leave without penalty (I am in the same boat with a 25% increase). The email O2 sent even states ”because of these changes, you have the right to end your airtime plan in the next 30 days”. Unfortunately, no one seems to have told O2 customer service. I spent an hour on the phone to them yesterday speaking to multiple people who all said I’d have to pay an early termination fee.

    I’ve now started a complaint and hope this might resolve things. But it seems incredible to me that O2 don’t realise they can’t just change everyone’s contract without giving us a chance to leave - penalty free!
  • MSE_Emily said:
    Millions of broadband and mobile customers will see their bills increase this spring. Depending on your provider and when your contract started, your bill could rise by the rate of inflation plus a percentage on top, or by a specified amount in pounds and pence. Here's what's happening...

    The article is not correct because as mentioned above O2 are moving everyone to a new contract and apparently not allowing them to leave without paying an early termination fee. 
    On another thread I have seen one person who finally managed to get O2 customer service to accept they shouldn’t have to pay, but it seems not everyone in O2 knows this.
  • O2 appear to be moving everybody to the new £1.80 fixed increase, even if they took out a contract before the changes. So my £5.99 contract is now going to increase 30% - I guess I am one of the losers under the new system!
    You should be able to leave without penalty (I am in the same boat with a 25% increase). The email O2 sent even states ”because of these changes, you have the right to end your airtime plan in the next 30 days”. Unfortunately, no one seems to have told O2 customer service. I spent an hour on the phone to them yesterday speaking to multiple people who all said I’d have to pay an early termination fee.

    I’ve now started a complaint and hope this might resolve things. But it seems incredible to me that O2 don’t realise they can’t just change everyone’s contract without giving us a chance to leave - penalty free!
    I've finally had some success!

    I made a complaint to O2 through the relevant email address and today spoke to someone from the Complaints Team. They reiterated that I would have to pay an early termination fee. They said the paragraph in the letter about "you have the right to end your airtime plan" only applied to people with a device as well as airtime. They then claimed that my right to exit ended in December (I think this is due to an email sent out in November, but this was only applicable to data-only and watch plans - which I don't have). Finally, I said if they couldn't help me further I'd like a deadlock letter so I can go to the Communications Ombudsman. This seemed to unlock something, since I was then told if I still wanted to leave they could credit the amount of the early termination fee to my account.

    My main issue remaining is that I have nothing in writing. I was told they would send me a text confirming the credit, but so far this hasn't arrived.
  • Kite2010
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    God bless Ofcom for allowing those greedy telecom companies to increase prices by a fixed amount.  Be the same amount if paying for a £10 Sim-only contract to a £60 contract for a top of the range premium mobile.

    Certainly I will be jumping ship from O2 considering £1.80 is a ~20% price hike on my current Sim only deal
  • QrizB
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    Kite2010 said:
    God bless Ofcom for allowing those greedy telecom companies to increase prices by a fixed amount.
    Consumers and consumer groups complained to OFCOM repeatedly about RPI- or CPI-linked increases, claiming that consumers wanted certainty. OFCOM took notice of their complaints and changed the rules.
    This page includes all the consultation responses:
    The following link is the response from MSE:
    Which includes the following:
    Our evidence suggests that the proposed £/pence requirement will be an improvement for all consumers, and particularly vulnerable consumers who may struggle to engage with measures of inflation. We expect that this change will provide a level of certainty and clarity and will reduce the likelihood of price rises catching consumers by surprise. As Ofcom has previously said, price rises can be materially harmful to consumers when they are not made clear in advance.
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